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 and Description
`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, 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, 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.
`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.
`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. This method clears the builder.
    
    Returns:
    
    JSON object that is being built

Interface JsonObjectBuilder

Method Summary

Method Detail

add

add

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add

add

add

add

add

addNull

add

add

addAll

remove

build