Setting data in correct JSON format using Array and Dictionary

Question

Below is the model for which I have to set the data. I am using array and dictionary to achieve this, Here is the code which I tried. But its giving me the output which is invalid JSON.
One more thing I want to ask is why the log of an array starts and ends with small braces?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Code:

NSDictionary *paramDic = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                       parameterName,@"parameterName",
                       parameterType, @"parameterType",
                       [NSNumber numberWithBool:parameterSorting],@"parameterSorting",[NSNumber numberWithBool:parameterSorting],
                       @"parameterOrdering",
                       nil];

NSMutableArray *paramArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:paramDic];
NSDictionary *paramData = @{@"rqBody":@{@"catalogName":@"",@"userId":@"", @"parameter":paramArray, @"catalogMode":@""}};

NSData *postData = [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:paramData];`

Output:

{"rqBody":{"catalogName":"abcd","userId":"65265hgshg76","parameter":"(
        {
        parameterName = anandShankar;
        parameterOrdering = 1;
        parameterSorting = 1;
        parameterType = Text;
    }
)","catalogMode":"xxxxxx"}}

Desired Output:

{"rqBody":{"catalogName":"abcd","userId":"65265hgshg76","parameter":[{
        "parameterName" : "anandShankar",
        "parameterOrdering" : 1,
        "parameterSorting" : 1,
        "parameterType" : "Text"
    }],"catalogMode":"xxxxxx"}}

"parameter":[{ show array of dictionary so can you just put dictionary to array and set to paramData dictionary... — Bhoomi Jagani, Apr 22 '16 at 09:38

Ketan Parmar · Answer 1 · 2016-04-22T09:48:19.070

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There is nothing wrong in it. in console or log round braces () indicates array. if it is showing round braces then it is array. you will never het [] square braces in console or log.

Update :

  NSData *data = [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:paramData options:kNilOptions error:nil];

and then send this data to server. it will in your desired json fromat

hope this will help :)

edited Apr 22 '16 at 09:48

answered Apr 22 '16 at 09:40

Ketan Parmar

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Thanks for the explanation. But how would I replace these semiColumn with comma,So that my data would be valid json? – Kunal Kumar Apr 22 '16 at 09:43
would you like to send this data in server ? – Ketan Parmar Apr 22 '16 at 09:44
:Yes, Please check the required format in question. – Kunal Kumar Apr 22 '16 at 09:45
check my update in answer. you need to convert in data like this and you can send this data to server by using `nsurlsession` – Ketan Parmar Apr 22 '16 at 09:49
don't use NSKeyedArchiver, use `nsjsonserialization` as i mentioned in answer. pass your final dictonary and send that data to server – Ketan Parmar Apr 22 '16 at 09:58

kamwysoc · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-22T10:07:34.590

Try this code :

NSDictionary *paramDic = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
        @"Object1",@"parameterName",
        @"Object2", @"parameterType",
        @'Object3',@"parameterSorting",@"Object4",
        @"parameterOrdering",
                nil];
NSMutableArray *paramArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:paramDic];

NSDictionary *paramData = @{@"rqBody":@{@"catalogName":@"",@"userId":@"", @"parameter":paramArray, @"catalogMode":@""}};

Add this lines :

NSError * err;
NSData * jsonData = [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:paramData options:0 error:&err];
NSString * myString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:jsonData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];

NSLog(@"%@", myString); // it will print valid json

JSON

{  
  "rqBody":{  
     "catalogName":"",
     "parameter":[  
        {  
           "parameterOrdering":"Object4",
           "parameterName":"Object1",
           "parameterType":"Object2",
           "parameterSorting":51
        }
     ],
     "userId":"",
     "catalogMode":""
  }
}

Array is my requirement, But still I tried and the above code doesn't produce valid JSON As well :( — Kunal Kumar, Apr 22 '16 at 09:50
Check my update I've tested it and it will produce valid JSON — kamwysoc, Apr 22 '16 at 09:57
Check update it will create a valid JSON with an NSArray inside — kamwysoc, Apr 22 '16 at 10:01

Setting data in correct JSON format using Array and Dictionary

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