How to create multiple JSON array

Question

I was looking this for creating JSON and the output is

{ "age":100, "name":"mkyong.com", "messages":["msg 1","msg 2","msg 3"] }

But i want an array of 10 times like this

{
 "engine": "Trident",
 "browser": "Internet Explorer 4.0",
 "platform": "Win 95+",
 },
 {
 "engine": "Trident",
 "browser": "Internet Explorer 5.0",
 "platform": "Win 95+",
 },
 {
 "engine": "Trident",
 "browser": "Internet Explorer 5.5",
 "platform": "Win 95+",
 },

And this is the way I tried

import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
public class TestJson {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 JSONObject obj=null;
 obj = new JSONObject();
 for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
 {
 obj.put("engine", "mkyong.com");
 obj.put("browser", i);
obj.put("platform", i);
 //obj.put("messages", list);
 }
 try {
 FileWriter file = new FileWriter("c:\\test.json");
 file.write(obj.toJSONString());
 file.flush();
 file.close();
 } catch (IOException e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
 }
 System.out.print(obj);
 }
}

but this only prints 1 json

{
 "engine": "Trident",
 "browser": "Internet Explorer 4.0",
 "platform": "Win 95+",
 }

• Sotirios Delimanolis: You want a JSON array but you are using a JSONObject...
• Deepak: @SotiriosDelimanolis Thanks for the reply.How to create 10 times like the example
• Алексей: @Deepak as suggested: create JSONArray and add to it what you want
• Kaushik: I've done the same in C# if you will say i can explain the logic in the answer. the logic is like create a list of object and then add an new item to the list each and every time.

Answer 1

you can do this:

JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
JSONArray array = new JSONArray();
for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
 JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
 obj.put("engine", "mkyong.com");
 obj.put("browser", i);
 obj.put("platform", i);
 //if you are using JSON.simple do this
 array.add(obj);
 //and if you use json-jena
 array.put(obj);
}
jsonObject.put("MyArray" , array);
System.out.print(jsonObject);

• Sotirios Delimanolis: JSONArray does not have a put method.
• Mehran Hatami: check this link out and you will find the put method.
• Deepak: yes it does not have a put method but when i changed it to add,it worked.Sorry i do not have enough reputations to upvote
• Sotirios Delimanolis: array.put(obj); should be array.add(obj);
• Mehran Hatami: @Sotirios Delimanolis: thanks for reminding I just updated my answer. the code is the same for both except the put and add.

Answer 2

In the following code

JSONObject obj=null;
obj = new JSONObject();
for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
{
 obj.put("engine", "mkyong.com");
 obj.put("browser", i);
 obj.put("platform", i);
 //obj.put("messages", list);
}

you are creating a single JSONObject and overwriting its values 10 times.

Why are you working with a JSONObject when you want a JSON array?

Create a JSONArray and add 10 JSONObject objects to it.

• Deepak: Thanks for the answer.But I didnt understand you.Can you give an example please?
• Sotirios Delimanolis: @Deepak What don't you understand? An example won't help if you don't understand what you are doing.
• Sotirios Delimanolis: @Deepak Good stuff. I recommend you go through the different data types that JSON supports.
• Deepak: I do not have enough reputations to upvote your answer but I promise I will do when I have it later.Thanks again for the answer
• Sotirios Delimanolis: @deepak Don't worry about that. But please don't ask for solutions right off the bat. Try to understand what you are doing and what you are trying to do. The solution will often come on its own.