Name

setJSONArray()

Class

JSONObject

Description

Sets the value of the JSONArray with the associated key.

Examples

  • String[] species = { "Capra hircus", "Panthera pardus", "Equus zebra" };
    String[] names = { "Goat", "Leopard", "Zebra" };
    
    JSONObject json;
    
    void setup() {
      
      JSONArray values = new JSONArray();
    
      for (int i = 0; i < species.length; i++) {
    
        JSONObject animal = new JSONObject();
    
        animal.setInt("id", i);
        animal.setString("species", species[i]);
        animal.setString("name", names[i]);
    
        values.setJSONObject(i, animal);
      }
      
      json = new JSONObject();
      json.setJSONArray("animals", values);
    
      saveJSONObject(json, "data/new.json");
    }
    
    // Sketch saves the following to a file called "new.json":
    // {"animals": [
    //   {
    //     "id": 0,
    //     "species": "Capra hircus",
    //     "name": "Goat"
    //   },
    //   {
    //     "id": 1,
    //     "species": "Panthera pardus",
    //     "name": "Leopard"
    //   },
    //   {
    //     "id": 2,
    //     "species": "Equus zebra",
    //     "name": "Zebra"
    //   }
    // ]}
    

Syntax

  • .setJSONArray(key, value)

Parameters

  • key(String)a key string
  • value(JSONArray)value to assign

Return

  • JSONObject