javax.json

Interface JsonValue

All Known Subinterfaces:

JsonArray, JsonNumber, JsonObject, JsonString, JsonStructure

public interface JsonValue

JsonValue represents an immutable JSON value.

A JSON value is one of the following: an object (JsonObject), an array (JsonArray), a number (JsonNumber), a string (JsonString), true (JsonValue.TRUE), false (JsonValue.FALSE), or null (JsonValue.NULL).

Author:

Jitendra Kotamraju

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	JsonValue.ValueType Indicates the type of a JsonValue object.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static JsonValue	FALSE JSON false value
static JsonValue	NULL JSON null value.
static JsonValue	TRUE JSON true value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JsonValue.ValueType	getValueType() Returns the value type of this JSON value.
String	toString() Returns JSON text for this JSON value.

Field Detail

NULL

static final JsonValue NULL

JSON null value.

TRUE

static final JsonValue TRUE

JSON true value.

FALSE

static final JsonValue FALSE

JSON false value

Method Detail

getValueType

JsonValue.ValueType getValueType()

Returns the value type of this JSON value.

Returns:

JSON value type

toString

String toString()

Returns JSON text for this JSON value.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

JSON text