org.json.JSONException: Expected literal value at character 85

Question

This is my json string :

{
gateway=vary, 
gateway_text=xyz, 
gateway_data=, 
start=17/02/2022 06:23:45, 
end=17/03/2022 06:23:45, 
promo_time=17/03/2022 06:23:45, 
in_process_canceled=0.0, 
id=817957632
}

When I am trying to convert it to JSON object, it is throwing the exception

val obj = JSONObject(purchaseData.toString())

Please help me resolve this.

That is not JSON what you're trying to parse there, so the error is justified. — Ulrich Eckhardt, Mar 16 '22 at 06:37

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 14 '22 at 11:41

1

Your json is not a valid json, remove "=" and put double quotes in property and values

{
    "gateway": "vary",
    "gateway_text": "xyz",
    "gateway_data": "ss",
    "start": "17/02/202206:23:45",
    "end": "17/03/202206:23:45",
    "promo_time": "17/03/202206:23:45",
    "in_process_canceled": "0.0",
    "id": "817957632"
}

Then it will work

answered Mar 14 '22 at 11:41

Mostafa Hassan

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Is there any way to convert the same programatically – Nikitha Mar 14 '22 at 12:17
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You should have a right json format, but incase if you don't have control over this output, a string replace can do the job, here you are an example: json = json.replace(" ","").replace("\n","").replace("{", "{\"").replace("}", "\"}").replace("=", "\":\"").replace(",", "\",\""); , please mark the question as answered if this works with you, thanks – Mostafa Hassan Mar 14 '22 at 16:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 16 '22 at 06:27

This can handled by converting it to a json string ;


json = json.replace(" ","")
        json = json.replace("\n","")
        json = json.replace("{", "{\"")
        json = json.replace("}", "\"}")
        json = json.replace("=", "\":\"")
        json = json.replace(",", "\",\"")
val obj = JSONObject(json)

org.json.JSONException: Expected literal value at character 85

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