java - Using GSON to parse a JSON array

Question

I have a JSON file like this:

[
    {
        "number": "3",
        "title": "hello_world",
    }, {
        "number": "2",
        "title": "hello_world",
    }
]

Before when files had a root element I would use:

Wrapper w = gson.fromJson(JSONSTRING, Wrapper.class);

code but I can't think how to code the Wrapper class as the root element is an array.

I have tried using:

Wrapper[] wrapper = gson.fromJson(jsonLine, Wrapper[].class);

with:

public class Wrapper{

    String number;
    String title;

}

But haven't had any luck. How else can I read this using this method?

P.S I have got this to work using:

JsonArray entries = (JsonArray) new JsonParser().parse(jsonLine);
String title = ((JsonObject)entries.get(0)).get("title");

But I would prefer to know how to do it (if possible) with both methods.

Answer 1

Problem is caused by comma at the end of (in your case each) JSON object placed in the array:

{
    "number": "...",
    "title": ".." ,  //<- see that comma?
}

If you remove them your data will become

[
    {
        "number": "3",
        "title": "hello_world"
    }, {
        "number": "2",
        "title": "hello_world"
    }
]

and

Wrapper[] data = gson.fromJson(jElement, Wrapper[].class);

should work fine.