org.opencms.json

Class JSONObject

java.lang.Object

org.opencms.json.JSONObject

public class JSONObject
extends java.lang.Object

A JSONObject is an unordered collection of name/value pairs. Its external form is a string wrapped in curly braces with colons between the names and values, and commas between the values and names. The internal form is an object having get and opt methods for accessing the values by name, and put methods for adding or replacing values by name. The values can be any of these types: Boolean, JSONArray, JSONObject, Number, String, or the JSONObject.NULL object. A JSONObject constructor can be used to convert an external form JSON text into an internal form whose values can be retrieved with the get and opt methods, or to convert values into a JSON text using the put and toString methods. A get method returns a value if one can be found, and throws an exception if one cannot be found. An opt method returns a default value instead of throwing an exception, and so is useful for obtaining optional values.

The generic get() and opt() methods return an object, which you can cast or query for type. There are also typed get and opt methods that do type checking and type conversion for you.

The put methods adds values to an object. For example,

     myString = new JSONObject().put("JSON", "Hello, World!").toString();

produces the string {"JSON": "Hello, World"}.

The texts produced by the toString methods strictly conform to the JSON syntax rules. The constructors are more forgiving in the texts they will accept:

• An extra , (comma) may appear just before the closing brace.
• Strings may be quoted with ' (single quote).
• Strings do not need to be quoted at all if they do not begin with a quote or single quote, and if they do not contain leading or trailing spaces, and if they do not contain any of these characters: { } [ ] / \ : , = ; # and if they do not look like numbers and if they are not the reserved words true, false, or null.
• Keys can be followed by = or => as well as by :.
• Values can be followed by ; (semicolon) as well as by , (comma).
• Numbers may have the 0- (octal) or 0x- (hex) prefix.
• Comments written in the slashshlash, slashstar, and hash conventions will be ignored.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
protected static class	JSONObject.Null JSONObject.NULL is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls null, whilst Java's null is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls undefined.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.Object	NULL It is sometimes more convenient and less ambiguous to have a NULL object than to use Java's null value.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JSONObject() Construct an empty JSONObject.
JSONObject(boolean sorted) Construct an empty sorted JSONObject.
JSONObject(JSONObject jo, java.lang.String[] names) Construct a JSONObject from a subset of another JSONObject.
JSONObject(JSONTokener x) Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener.
JSONObject(JSONTokener x, boolean sorted) Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener, optionally sorted.
JSONObject(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map) Construct a JSONObject from a Map.
JSONObject(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map, boolean includeSuperClass) Construct a JSONObject from a Map.
JSONObject(java.lang.Object bean) Construct a JSONObject from an Object using bean getters It reflects on all of the public methods of the object.
JSONObject(java.lang.Object bean, boolean includeSuperClass) Construct JSONObject from the given bean.
JSONObject(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String[] names) Construct a JSONObject from an Object, using reflection to find the public members.
JSONObject(java.lang.String source) Construct a JSONObject from a source JSON text string.
JSONObject(java.lang.String source, boolean sorted) Construct a JSONObject from a source JSON text string, optionally sorted.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JSONObject	accumulate(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Accumulate values under a key.
JSONObject	append(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Append values to the array under a key.
static java.lang.String	doubleToString(double d) Produce a string from a double.
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.String key) Get the value object associated with a key.
boolean	getBoolean(java.lang.String key) Get the boolean value associated with a key.
double	getDouble(java.lang.String key) Get the double value associated with a key.
int	getInt(java.lang.String key) Get the int value associated with a key.
JSONArray	getJSONArray(java.lang.String key) Get the JSONArray value associated with a key.
JSONObject	getJSONObject(java.lang.String key) Get the JSONObject value associated with a key.
long	getLong(java.lang.String key) Get the long value associated with a key.
static java.lang.String[]	getNames(JSONObject jo) Get an array of field names from a JSONObject.
static java.lang.String[]	getNames(java.lang.Object object) Get an array of field names from an Object.
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key) Get the string associated with a key.
boolean	has(java.lang.String key) Determine if the JSONObject contains a specific key.
boolean	isNull(java.lang.String key) Determine if the value associated with the key is null or if there is no value.
java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String>	keys() Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.
java.util.Set<java.lang.String>	keySet() Gets the set of keys.
int	length() Get the number of keys stored in the JSONObject.
void	merge(JSONObject jo, boolean overwrite, boolean deep) Merges the current JSON object with the given one, modifying the this.
JSONArray	names() Produce a JSONArray containing the names of the elements of this JSONObject.
static java.lang.String	numberToString(java.lang.Number n) Produce a string from a Number.
java.lang.Object	opt(java.lang.String key) Get an optional value associated with a key.
boolean	optBoolean(java.lang.String key) Get an optional boolean associated with a key.
boolean	optBoolean(java.lang.String key, boolean defaultValue) Get an optional boolean associated with a key.
double	optDouble(java.lang.String key) Get an optional double associated with a key, or NaN if there is no such key or if its value is not a number.
double	optDouble(java.lang.String key, double defaultValue) Get an optional double associated with a key, or the defaultValue if there is no such key or if its value is not a number.
int	optInt(java.lang.String key) Get an optional int value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
int	optInt(java.lang.String key, int defaultValue) Get an optional int value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
JSONArray	optJSONArray(java.lang.String key) Get an optional JSONArray associated with a key.
JSONObject	optJSONObject(java.lang.String key) Get an optional JSONObject associated with a key.
long	optLong(java.lang.String key) Get an optional long value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
long	optLong(java.lang.String key, long defaultValue) Get an optional long value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.
java.lang.String	optString(java.lang.String key) Get an optional string associated with a key.
java.lang.String	optString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Get an optional string associated with a key.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, boolean value) Put a key/boolean pair in the JSONObject.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> value) Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONArray which is produced from a Collection.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, double value) Put a key/double pair in the JSONObject.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, int value) Put a key/int pair in the JSONObject.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, long value) Put a key/long pair in the JSONObject.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> value) Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONObject which is produced from a Map.
JSONObject	put(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject.
JSONObject	putOpt(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, but only if the key and the value are both non-null.
static java.lang.String	quote(java.lang.String string) Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the right places.
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.String key) Remove a name and its value, if present.
java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String>	sortedKeys() Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.
JSONArray	toJSONArray(JSONArray names) Produce a JSONArray containing the values of the members of this JSONObject.
java.lang.String	toString() Make a JSON text of this JSONObject.
java.lang.String	toString(int indentFactor) Make a pretty printed JSON text of this JSONObject.
java.io.Writer	write(java.io.Writer writer) Write the contents of the JSONObject as JSON text to a writer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NULL

public static final java.lang.Object NULL

It is sometimes more convenient and less ambiguous to have a NULL object than to use Java's null value. JSONObject.NULL.equals(null) returns true. JSONObject.NULL.toString() returns "null".

Constructor Detail

JSONObject

public JSONObject()

Construct an empty JSONObject.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(boolean sorted)

Construct an empty sorted JSONObject.

Parameters:

sorted - true for sorted, false for none sorted

JSONObject

public JSONObject(JSONObject jo,
                  java.lang.String[] names)
           throws JSONException

Construct a JSONObject from a subset of another JSONObject.

An array of strings is used to identify the keys that should be copied. Missing keys are ignored.

Parameters:

jo - a JSONObject

names - an array of strings

Throws:

JSONException - if a value is a non-finite number

JSONObject

public JSONObject(JSONTokener x)
           throws JSONException

Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener.

Parameters:

x - a JSONTokener object containing the source string

Throws:

JSONException - if there is a syntax error in the source string

JSONObject

public JSONObject(JSONTokener x,
                  boolean sorted)
           throws JSONException

Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener, optionally sorted.

Parameters:

x - a JSONTokener object containing the source string

sorted - true for sorted, false for none sorted

Throws:

JSONException - if there is a syntax error in the source string

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map)

Construct a JSONObject from a Map.

Parameters:

map - a map object that can be used to initialize the contents of the JSONObject

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map,
                  boolean includeSuperClass)

Construct a JSONObject from a Map.

Note: Use this constructor when the map contains <key,bean>.

Parameters:

map - a map with Key-Bean data

includeSuperClass - tell whether to include the super class properties.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.lang.Object bean)

Construct a JSONObject from an Object using bean getters

It reflects on all of the public methods of the object. For each of the methods with no parameters and a name starting with "get" or "is" followed by an uppercase letter, the method is invoked, and a key and the value returned from the getter method are put into the new JSONObject.

The key is formed by removing the "get" or "is" prefix. If the second remaining character is not upper case, then the first character is converted to lower case.

For example, if an object has a method named "getName", and if the result of calling object.getName() is "Larry Fine", then the JSONObject will contain "name": "Larry Fine".

Parameters:

bean - an object that has getter methods that should be used to make a JSONObject

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.lang.Object bean,
                  boolean includeSuperClass)

Construct JSONObject from the given bean.

This will also create JSONObject for all internal object (List, Map, Inner Objects) of the provided bean.

Parameters:

bean - an object that has getter methods that should be used to make a JSONObject

includeSuperClass - tell whether to include the super class properties.

See Also:

also.

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.lang.Object object,
                  java.lang.String[] names)

Construct a JSONObject from an Object, using reflection to find the public members.

The resulting JSONObject's keys will be the strings from the names array, and the values will be the field values associated with those keys in the object. If a key is not found or not visible, then it will not be copied into the new JSONObject.

Parameters:

object - an object that has fields that should be used to make a JSONObject

names - an array of strings, the names of the fields to be obtained from the object

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.lang.String source)
           throws JSONException

Construct a JSONObject from a source JSON text string.

This is the most commonly used JSONObject constructor.

Parameters:

source - a string beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace)

Throws:

JSONException - if there is a syntax error in the source string

JSONObject

public JSONObject(java.lang.String source,
                  boolean sorted)
           throws JSONException

Construct a JSONObject from a source JSON text string, optionally sorted.

This is the most commonly used JSONObject constructor.

Parameters:

source - a string beginning

sorted - true for sorted, false for none sorted with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace)

Throws:

JSONException - if there is a syntax error in the source string

Method Detail

doubleToString

public static java.lang.String doubleToString(double d)

Produce a string from a double. The string "null" will be returned if the number is not finite.

Parameters:

d - a double

Returns:

a String

getNames

public static java.lang.String[] getNames(JSONObject jo)

Get an array of field names from a JSONObject.

Parameters:

jo - the JSONObject

Returns:

an array of field names, or null if there are no names

getNames

public static java.lang.String[] getNames(java.lang.Object object)

Get an array of field names from an Object.

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

an array of field names, or null if there are no names

numberToString

public static java.lang.String numberToString(java.lang.Number n)
                                       throws JSONException

Produce a string from a Number.

Parameters:

n - a Number

Returns:

a String

Throws:

JSONException - if n is a non-finite number

quote

public static java.lang.String quote(java.lang.String string)

Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the right places.

A backslash will be inserted, allowing JSON text to be delivered in HTML. In JSON text, a string cannot contain a control character or an unescaped quote or backslash.

Parameters:

string - a String

Returns:

a String correctly formatted for insertion in a JSON text

accumulate

public JSONObject accumulate(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.Object value)
                      throws JSONException

Accumulate values under a key.

It is similar to the put method except that if there is already an object stored under the key then a JSONArray is stored under the key to hold all of the accumulated values. If there is already a JSONArray, then the new value is appended to it. In contrast, the put method replaces the previous value.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - an object to be accumulated under the key

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the value is an invalid number or if the key is null

append

public JSONObject append(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.Object value)
                  throws JSONException

Append values to the array under a key.

If the key does not exist in the JSONObject, then the key is put in the JSONObject with its value being a JSONArray containing the value parameter. If the key was already associated with a JSONArray, then the value parameter is appended to it.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - an object to be accumulated under the key

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is null or if the current value associated with the key is not a JSONArray

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.String key)
                     throws JSONException

Get the value object associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

the object associated with the key

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String key)
                   throws JSONException

Get the boolean value associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - A key string

Returns:

the truth

Throws:

JSONException - if the value is not a Boolean or the String "true" or "false"

getDouble

public double getDouble(java.lang.String key)
                 throws JSONException

Get the double value associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

the numeric value

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value is not a Number object and cannot be converted to a number

getInt

public int getInt(java.lang.String key)
           throws JSONException

Get the int value associated with a key.

If the number value is too large for an int, it will be clipped.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

the integer value

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value cannot be converted to an integer

getJSONArray

public JSONArray getJSONArray(java.lang.String key)
                       throws JSONException

Get the JSONArray value associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

a JSONArray which is the value

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value is not a JSONArray

getJSONObject

public JSONObject getJSONObject(java.lang.String key)
                         throws JSONException

Get the JSONObject value associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

a JSONObject which is the value

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value is not a JSONObject

getLong

public long getLong(java.lang.String key)
             throws JSONException

Get the long value associated with a key.

If the number value is too long for a long, it will be clipped.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

the long value.

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found or if the value cannot be converted to a long

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)
                           throws JSONException

Get the string associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

a string which is the value

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is not found

has

public boolean has(java.lang.String key)

Determine if the JSONObject contains a specific key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

true if the key exists in the JSONObject

isNull

public boolean isNull(java.lang.String key)

Determine if the value associated with the key is null or if there is no value.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

true if there is no value associated with the key or if the value is the JSONObject.NULL object

keys

public java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String> keys()

Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.

Returns:

an iterator of the keys

keySet

public java.util.Set<java.lang.String> keySet()

Gets the set of keys.

Returns:

the set of keys

length

public int length()

Get the number of keys stored in the JSONObject.

Returns:

The number of keys in the JSONObject

merge

public void merge(JSONObject jo,
                  boolean overwrite,
                  boolean deep)
           throws JSONException

Merges the current JSON object with the given one, modifying the this.

Parameters:

jo - the JSON object to merge

overwrite - if to overwrite values

deep - if to recurse in object values

Throws:

JSONException - if a value is a non-finite number

Since:

7.6

names

public JSONArray names()

Produce a JSONArray containing the names of the elements of this JSONObject.

Returns:

a JSONArray containing the key strings, or null if the JSONObject is empty.

opt

public java.lang.Object opt(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional value associated with a key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

an object which is the value, or null if there is no value

optBoolean

public boolean optBoolean(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional boolean associated with a key.

It returns false if there is no such key, or if the value is not Boolean.TRUE or the String "true".

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

the truth

optBoolean

public boolean optBoolean(java.lang.String key,
                          boolean defaultValue)

Get an optional boolean associated with a key.

It returns the defaultValue if there is no such key, or if it is not a Boolean or the String "true" or "false" (case insensitive).

Parameters:

key - a key string

defaultValue - the default

Returns:

the truth

optDouble

public double optDouble(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional double associated with a key, or NaN if there is no such key or if its value is not a number.

If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:

key - a string which is the key

Returns:

an object which is the value

optDouble

public double optDouble(java.lang.String key,
                        double defaultValue)

Get an optional double associated with a key, or the defaultValue if there is no such key or if its value is not a number.

If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:

key - a key string

defaultValue - the default

Returns:

an object which is the value

optInt

public int optInt(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional int value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.

If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

an object which is the value

optInt

public int optInt(java.lang.String key,
                  int defaultValue)

Get an optional int value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.

If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:

key - a key string

defaultValue - the default

Returns:

an object which is the value

optJSONArray

public JSONArray optJSONArray(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional JSONArray associated with a key.

It returns null if there is no such key, or if its value is not a JSONArray.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

a JSONArray which is the value

optJSONObject

public JSONObject optJSONObject(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional JSONObject associated with a key.

It returns null if there is no such key, or if its value is not a JSONObject.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

a JSONObject which is the value

optLong

public long optLong(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional long value associated with a key, or zero if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.

If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

an object which is the value

optLong

public long optLong(java.lang.String key,
                    long defaultValue)

Get an optional long value associated with a key, or the default if there is no such key or if the value is not a number.

If the value is a string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.

Parameters:

key - a key string

defaultValue - the default

Returns:

an object which is the value

optString

public java.lang.String optString(java.lang.String key)

Get an optional string associated with a key.

It returns an empty string if there is no such key. If the value is not a string and is not null, then it is coverted to a string.

Parameters:

key - a key string

Returns:

a string which is the value

optString

public java.lang.String optString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.String defaultValue)

Get an optional string associated with a key. It returns the defaultValue if there is no such key.

Parameters:

key - a key string

defaultValue - the default

Returns:

a string which is the value

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      boolean value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/boolean pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - a boolean which is the value

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is null

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONArray which is produced from a Collection.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - a Collection value

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if something goes wrong

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      double value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/double pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - a double which is the value

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is null or if the number is invalid.

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      int value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/int pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - an int which is the value

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the key is null

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      long value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/long pair in the JSONObject.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - a long which is the value

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - If the key is null

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a JSONObject which is produced from a Map.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - a Map value

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if something goes wrong

put

public JSONObject put(java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.Object value)
               throws JSONException

Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject.

If the value is null, then the key will be removed from the JSONObject if it is present.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - an object which is the value. It should be of one of these types: Boolean, Double, Integer, JSONArray, JSONObject, Long, String, or the JSONObject.NULL object

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the value is non-finite number or if the key is null.

putOpt

public JSONObject putOpt(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.Object value)
                  throws JSONException

Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, but only if the key and the value are both non-null.

Parameters:

key - a key string

value - an object which is the value. It should be of one of these types: Boolean, Double, Integer, JSONArray, JSONObject, Long, String, or the JSONObject.NULL object

Returns:

this

Throws:

JSONException - if the value is a non-finite number.

remove

public java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.String key)

Remove a name and its value, if present.

Parameters:

key - the name to be removed

Returns:

the value that was associated with the name, or null if there was no value

sortedKeys

public java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String> sortedKeys()

Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.

The keys will be sorted alphabetically.

Returns:

an iterator of the keys

toJSONArray

public JSONArray toJSONArray(JSONArray names)
                      throws JSONException

Produce a JSONArray containing the values of the members of this JSONObject.

Parameters:

names - a JSONArray containing a list of key strings. This determines the sequence of the values in the result

Returns:

a JSONArray of values

Throws:

JSONException - if any of the values are non-finite numbers.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Make a JSON text of this JSONObject.

For compactness, no whitespace is added. If this would not result in a syntactically correct JSON text, then null will be returned instead.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation of the object, beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace).

toString

public java.lang.String toString(int indentFactor)
                          throws JSONException

Make a pretty printed JSON text of this JSONObject.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Parameters:

indentFactor - the number of spaces to add to each level of indentation

Returns:

a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation of the object, beginning with { (left brace) and ending with } (right brace)

Throws:

JSONException - If the object contains an invalid number

write

public java.io.Writer write(java.io.Writer writer)
                     throws JSONException

Write the contents of the JSONObject as JSON text to a writer. For compactness, no whitespace is added.

Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.

Parameters:

writer - the writer to write the contents to

Returns:

the writer

Throws:

JSONException - if something goes wrong