/*
* PhoneGap is available under *either* the terms of the modified BSD license *or* the
* MIT License (2008). See http://www.phonegap.com/about/license/ for full text.
*
* Copyright (c) 2011, IBM Corporation
*/
package blackberry.common.util.json4j;
import java.io.IOException;
import blackberry.common.util.json4j.internal.JSON4JStringWriter;
/**
* This class implements a JSONSringer, a basic convenience subclass of JSONWriter to allow for
* generating JSON strings quickly. This class exists for API compatibility to other popular
* JSON parsers.
*/
public class JSONStringer extends JSONWriter {
public JSONStringer() {
super(new JSON4JStringWriter());
}
/**
* Return a string of the stringer contents. This also terminates the
* Stringer and it cannot be used again. If any errors occur while trying to generate the JSON
* it returns an empty string.
*/
public String toString() {
try {
super.flush();
super.close();
return ((JSON4JStringWriter)writer).toString();
} catch (Exception ex) {
/* Squelch */
return "";
}
}
/**
* Over-ride to do nothing for the stringer. Only toString() terminates the stringer object.
*/
public void close() throws IOException, IllegalStateException {
// Do nothing.
}
}