Package javax.json

Interface JsonObjectBuilder



  • public interface JsonObjectBuilder
    A builder for creating JsonObject models from scratch. This interface initializes an empty JSON object model and provides methods to add name/value pairs to the object model and to return the resulting object. The methods in this class can be chained to add multiple name/value pairs to the object.

    The class Json contains methods to create the builder object. The example code below shows how to build an empty JsonObject instance.

     
     JsonObject object = Json.createObjectBuilder().build();
     
     

    The class JsonBuilderFactory also contains methods to create JsonObjectBuilder instances. A factory instance can be used to create multiple builder instances with the same configuration. This the preferred way to create multiple instances. The example code below shows how to build a JsonObject model that represents the following JSON object:

     
     {
         "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", "age": 25,
         "address" : {
             "streetAddress": "21 2nd Street",
             "city": "New York",
             "state": "NY",
             "postalCode": "10021"
         },
         "phoneNumber": [
             { "type": "home", "number": "212 555-1234" },
             { "type": "fax", "number": "646 555-4567" }
         ]
     }
     
     

    The code to create the object shown above is the following:

     
     JsonBuilderFactory factory = Json.createBuilderFactory(config);
     JsonObject value = factory.createObjectBuilder()
         .add("firstName", "John")
         .add("lastName", "Smith")
         .add("age", 25)
         .add("address", factory.createObjectBuilder()
             .add("streetAddress", "21 2nd Street")
             .add("city", "New York")
             .add("state", "NY")
             .add("postalCode", "10021"))
         .add("phoneNumber", factory.createArrayBuilder()
             .add(factory.createObjectBuilder()
                 .add("type", "home")
                 .add("number", "212 555-1234"))
             .add(factory.createObjectBuilder()
                 .add("type", "fax")
                 .add("number", "646 555-4567")))
         .build();
     
     

    This class does not allow null to be used as a name or value while building the JSON object

    See Also:
    JsonArrayBuilder
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, boolean value)
      Adds a name/JsonValue#TRUE or name/JsonValue#FALSE pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, double value)
      Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, int value)
      Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, long value)
      Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
      Adds a name/JsonString pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, java.math.BigDecimal value)
      Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, java.math.BigInteger value)
      Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, JsonArrayBuilder builder)
      Adds a name/JsonArray pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, JsonObjectBuilder builder)
      Adds a name/JsonObject pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name, JsonValue value)
      Adds a name/JsonValue pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      default JsonObjectBuilder addAll​(JsonObjectBuilder builder)
      Adds all name/value pairs in the JSON object associated with the specified object builder to the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      JsonObjectBuilder addNull​(java.lang.String name)
      Adds a name/JsonValue#NULL pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder where the value is null.
      JsonObject build​()
      Returns the JSON object associated with this object builder.
      default JsonObjectBuilder remove​(java.lang.String name)
      Remove the name/value pair from the JSON object associated with this object builder if it is present.
    • Method Detail

      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              JsonValue value)
        Adds a name/JsonValue pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name or value is null
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              java.lang.String value)
        Adds a name/JsonString pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name or value is null
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              java.math.BigInteger value)
        Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name or value is null
        See Also:
        JsonNumber
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              java.math.BigDecimal value)
        Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name or value is null
        See Also:
        JsonNumber
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              int value)
        Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name is null
        See Also:
        JsonNumber
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              long value)
        Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name is null
        See Also:
        JsonNumber
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              double value)
        Adds a name/JsonNumber pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NumberFormatException - if the value is Not-a-Number (NaN) or infinity
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name is null
        See Also:
        JsonNumber
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              boolean value)
        Adds a name/JsonValue#TRUE or name/JsonValue#FALSE pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the specified value.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        value - value in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name is null
      • addNull

        JsonObjectBuilder addNull​(java.lang.String name)
        Adds a name/JsonValue#NULL pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder where the value is null. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with null.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name is null
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              JsonObjectBuilder builder)
        Adds a name/JsonObject pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. The value JsonObject is built from the specified object builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the JsonObject from the specified object builder.
        Parameters:
        name - name in the name/value pair
        builder - the value is the object associated with this builder
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name or builder is null
      • add

        JsonObjectBuilder add​(java.lang.String name,
                              JsonArrayBuilder builder)
        Adds a name/JsonArray pair to the JSON object associated with this object builder. The value JsonArray is built from the specified array builder. If the object contains a mapping for the specified name, this method replaces the old value with the JsonArray from the specified array builder.
        Parameters:
        name - the name in the name/value pair
        builder - the value is the object array with this builder
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name or builder is null
      • addAll

        default JsonObjectBuilder addAll​(JsonObjectBuilder builder)
        Adds all name/value pairs in the JSON object associated with the specified object builder to the JSON object associated with this object builder. The newly added name/value pair will replace any existing name/value pair with the same name.
        Parameters:
        builder - the specified object builder
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified builder is null
        Since:
        1.1
      • remove

        default JsonObjectBuilder remove​(java.lang.String name)
        Remove the name/value pair from the JSON object associated with this object builder if it is present.
        Parameters:
        name - the name in the name/value pair to be removed
        Returns:
        this object builder
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified name is null
        Since:
        1.1
      • build

        JsonObject build​()
        Returns the JSON object associated with this object builder. The iteration order for the JsonObject is based on the order in which name/value pairs are added to the object using this builder.
        Returns:
        JSON object that is being built