All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable
```
public interface JsonReader
extends java.io.Closeable
```
Reads a JSON object or an array structure from an input source.
The class Json contains methods to create readers from input sources (InputStream and Reader).
The following example demonstrates how to read an empty JSON array from a string:
```
 
 JsonReader jsonReader = Json.createReader(new StringReader("[]"));
 JsonArray array = jsonReader.readArray();
 jsonReader.close();
 
 
```
The class JsonReaderFactory also contains methods to create JsonReader instances. A factory instance can be used to create multiple reader instances with the same configuration. This the preferred way to create multiple instances. A sample usage is shown in the following example:
```
 
 JsonReaderFactory factory = Json.createReaderFactory(config);
 JsonReader reader1 = factory.createReader(...);
 JsonReader reader2 = factory.createReader(...);
 
 
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes this reader and frees any resources associated with the reader.
`JsonStructure`	`read()`	Returns a JSON array or object that is represented in the input source.
`JsonArray`	`readArray()`	Returns a JSON array that is represented in the input source.
`JsonObject`	`readObject()`	Returns a JSON object that is represented in the input source.

- Method Detail
  - read
```
JsonStructure read()
```
    Returns a JSON array or object that is represented in the input source. This method needs to be called only once for a reader instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    a JSON object or array
    
    Throws:
    
    JsonException - if a JSON object or array cannot be created due to i/o error (IOException would be cause of JsonException)
    
    JsonParsingException - if a JSON object or array cannot be created due to incorrect representation
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if read, readObject, readArray or close method is already called
  - readObject
```
JsonObject readObject()
```
    Returns a JSON object that is represented in the input source. This method needs to be called only once for a reader instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    a JSON object
    
    Throws:
    
    JsonException - if a JSON object cannot be created due to i/o error (IOException would be cause of JsonException)
    
    JsonParsingException - if a JSON object cannot be created due to incorrect representation
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if read, readObject, readArray or close method is already called
  - readArray
```
JsonArray readArray()
```
    Returns a JSON array that is represented in the input source. This method needs to be called only once for a reader instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    a JSON array
    
    Throws:
    
    JsonException - if a JSON array cannot be created due to i/o error (IOException would be cause of JsonException)
    
    JsonParsingException - if a JSON array cannot be created due to incorrect representation
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if read, readObject, readArray or close method is already called
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Closes this reader and frees any resources associated with the reader. This method closes the underlying input source.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.io.Closeable
    
    Throws:
    
    JsonException - if an i/o error occurs (IOException would be cause of JsonException)

Interface JsonReader

Method Summary

Method Detail

read

readObject

readArray

close