Posting JSON object to HTTP server

Question

So I'm developing an Android app (Java) that posts a JSON object to a web server. I've achieved this, but I'm battling to get the string value to display properly. Instead of the server receiving "6666666666666", it receives "Ljava.lang.String;@41108be0]". How on earth do I go about fixing this? Here's my code:

protected Boolean doInBackground(String... ID) {
HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
Date dateTime = new Date();
string deviceID=null;
try {
HttpPost request = new HttpPost("http://192.168.1.89:80/");
JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
json.put("IDNo", ID.toString());
json.put("DTSent", dateTime);
json.put("DeviceID", deviceID);

StringEntity se = new StringEntity(json.toString(), "UTF-8");
se.setContentType("application/json; charset=UTF-8");
request.setEntity(se);
request.setHeader( "Content-Type", "application/json");
}

Please help.

try `json.put("DTSent", Long.toString(dateTime.getTimeInMillis()));` — Benoit Duffez, Jun 12 '13 at 13:05
It receives *exactly* what you're sending it. `ID` is an array which does not override `toString()` — Brian Roach, Jun 12 '13 at 13:11

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 12 '13 at 13:06

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ID is a String-Array not just a string. the ... makes it an array. so either use ID[0] or remove the ... from the function declaration

answered Jun 12 '13 at 13:06

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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You are passing in an array of strings (see the three dots?). Try using ID[0] instead.

Here is a useful post:

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Jun 12 '13 at 13:09

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Posting JSON object to HTTP server

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