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I want to read this JSON lines but because it start with JSONArray im a little confused 

 "abridged_cast": [
            {
                "name": "Jeff Bridges",
                "id": "162655890",
                "characters": [
                    "Jack Prescott"
                ]
            },
            {
                "name": "Charles Grodin",
                "id": "162662571",
                "characters": [
                    "Fred Wilson"
                ]
            },
            {
                "name": "Jessica Lange",
                "id": "162653068",
                "characters": [
                    "Dwan"
                ]
            },
            {
                "name": "John Randolph",
                "id": "162691889",
                "characters": [
                    "Capt. Ross"
                ]
            },
            {
                "name": "Rene Auberjonois",
                "id": "162718328",
                "characters": [
                    "Bagley"
                ]
            }
        ],

i just need to use the "name" and save all as one String. (the string value will be : Jeff Bridges,Charles Grodin,Jessica Lange,John Randolph,Rene Auberjonois).

this is my code:

try {
        //JSON is the JSON code above

        JSONObject jsonResponse = new JSONObject(JSON);
        JSONArray movies = jsonResponse.getJSONArray("characters");
        String hey = movies.toString();


    } catch (JSONException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
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can you post the full json string? –  Udi Oshi Jun 16 '13 at 19:22
 
You are retrieving the array by the wrong name. –  Joel Bodega Jun 16 '13 at 19:29
 
Should be getJSONArray("abridged_cast") and then for-loop –  vorrtex Jun 16 '13 at 19:30
 
I accidentally wrote "characters" in the code i ment to wrote "name". –  digitalmidges Jun 16 '13 at 19:45
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up vote 3 down vote accepted

If you're after the 'name', why does your code snippet look like an attempt to get the 'characters'?

Anyways, this is no different from any other list- or array-like operation: you just need to iterate over the dataset and grab the information you're interested in. Retrieving all the names should look somewhat like this:

List<String> allNames = new ArrayList<String>();

JSONArray cast = jsonResponse.getJSONArray("abridged_cast");
for (int i=0; i<cast.length(); i++) {
    JSONObject actor = cast.getJSONObject(i);
    String name = actor.getString("name");
    allNames.add(name);
}

(typed straight into the browser, so not tested).

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thank you it worked! –  digitalmidges Jun 16 '13 at 20:29
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getJSONArray(attrname) will get you an array from the object of that given attribute name in your case what is happening is that for 

{"abridged_cast":["name": blah...]}
^ its trying to search for a value "characters"

but you need to get into the array and then do a search for "characters"

try this 

String json="{'abridged_cast':[{'name':'JeffBridges','id':'162655890','characters':['JackPrescott']},{'name':'CharlesGrodin','id':'162662571','characters':['FredWilson']},{'name':'JessicaLange','id':'162653068','characters':['Dwan']},{'name':'JohnRandolph','id':'162691889','characters':['Capt.Ross']},{'name':'ReneAuberjonois','id':'162718328','characters':['Bagley']}]}";

    JSONObject jsonResponse;
    try {
        ArrayList<String> temp = new ArrayList<String>();
        jsonResponse = new JSONObject(json);
        JSONArray movies = jsonResponse.getJSONArray("abridged_cast");
        for(int i=0;i<movies.length();i++){
            JSONObject movie = movies.getJSONObject(i);
            JSONArray characters = movie.getJSONArray("characters");
            for(int j=0;j<characters.length();j++){
                temp.add(characters.getString(j));
            }
        }
        Toast.makeText(this, "Json: "+temp, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    } catch (JSONException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

checked it :)

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