I am trying to manipulate a JsonArray to look like another JsonArray.
I implemented some string methods to the existing JsonArray. and now I want to put it back in another JsonArray.
CODE
Log.d("defaultArrayShuffled", defaultArray.toString());
String temp = defaultArray.toString();
String temp1= temp.replaceAll("_white_", "_");
Log.d("temp1", temp1);
JSONObject temp2 = new JSONObject();
temp2.put("arr", temp1);
Log.d("temp2", temp2.toString());
replacingArray = temp2.getJSONArray("arr");
LogCAT
07-03 19:16:37.310: D/defaultArrayShuffled(8863): ["findhidden\/o_white_64.png","findhidden\/x_white_64.png","findhidden\/f_white_64.png","findhidden\/b_white_64.png","findhidden\/a_white_64.png","findhidden\/g_white_64.png","findhidden\/p_white_64.png","findhidden\/u_white_64.png","findhidden\/n_white_64.png","findhidden\/j_white_64.png","findhidden\/y_white_64.png","findhidden\/q_white_64.png","findhidden\/l_white_64.png","findhidden\/t_white_64.png","findhidden\/h_white_64.png","findhidden\/v_white_64.png","findhidden\/r_white_64.png","findhidden\/k_white_64.png","findhidden\/m_white_64.png","findhidden\/c_white_64.png","findhidden\/z_white_64.png","findhidden\/s_white_64.png","findhidden\/w_white_64.png","findhidden\/d_white_64.png","findhidden\/i_white_64.png","findhidden\/e_white_64.png"]
07-03 19:16:37.310: D/temp1(8863): ["findhidden\/o_64.png","findhidden\/x_64.png","findhidden\/f_64.png","findhidden\/b_64.png","findhidden\/a_64.png","findhidden\/g_64.png","findhidden\/p_64.png","findhidden\/u_64.png","findhidden\/n_64.png","findhidden\/j_64.png","findhidden\/y_64.png","findhidden\/q_64.png","findhidden\/l_64.png","findhidden\/t_64.png","findhidden\/h_64.png","findhidden\/v_64.png","findhidden\/r_64.png","findhidden\/k_64.png","findhidden\/m_64.png","findhidden\/c_64.png","findhidden\/z_64.png","findhidden\/s_64.png","findhidden\/w_64.png","findhidden\/d_64.png","findhidden\/i_64.png","findhidden\/e_64.png"]
07-03 19:16:37.310: D/temp2(8863): {"arr":"[\"findhidden\\\/o_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/x_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/f_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/b_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/a_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/g_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/p_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/u_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/n_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/j_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/y_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/q_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/l_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/t_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/h_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/v_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/r_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/k_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/m_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/c_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/z_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/s_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/w_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/d_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/i_64.png\",\"findhidden\\\/e_64.png\"]"}
MORE LOGCAT
07-03 19:16:37.320: W/System.err(8863): at org.json.JSON.typeMismatch(JSON.java:96)
From the log output of temp2, the json type of arr is String. So you would get typeMismatch if you try to get JSONArray out of it.
See if the below code works for you. JSONObject’s constructor can take a JSON-encoded string containing an object. So we use it to create temp2.
Hope it helps.