/**
* Parses a string using the default platform encoding. Either a HashMap or ArrayList is
* generated.
*
* @param aJSONString - the string to be parsed. It is assumed that aJSONString uses the default
* encoding for the platform.
* @return either a HashMap or an ArrayList depending on the contents of the parameter string
* @throws JSONException
*/
public static Object parse(String aJSONString) throws JSONException {
if (aJSONString == null) {
return null;
}
byte[] byteArray = aJSONString.getBytes();
ByteArrayInputStream theByteStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(byteArray);
JSONInputStream theStream = new JSONInputStream(theByteStream);
return theStream.readObject();
}
/**
* Parses a string using the defined encoding. Either a HashMap or ArrayList is generated.
*
* @param aJSONString - the string to be parsed. For normal behavior it must be in the encoding
* declared as the theEncoding parameter.
* @param theEncoding - the encoding of the String passed in as aJSONString. It must be one of the
* encodings declared in JSONUtilities.encoding.
* @return either a HashMap or an ArrayList depending on the contents of the parameter string
* @throws JSONException
*/
public static Object parse(String aJSONString, JSONUtilities.encoding theEncoding)
throws JSONException {
if (aJSONString == null) {
return null;
}
if (theEncoding != encoding.UNICODE && theEncoding != encoding.UTF8) {
throw new JSONException("Unsupported encoding: " + theEncoding);
}
byte[] byteArray;
try {
byteArray = aJSONString.getBytes(theEncoding == encoding.UNICODE ? "ISO-8859-1" : "UTF-8");
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
throw new JSONException("Unsupported encoding: " + theEncoding);
}
ByteArrayInputStream theByteStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(byteArray);
JSONInputStream theStream = new JSONInputStream(theByteStream);
return theStream.readObject();
}
