/*
* Tiled Map Editor, (c) 2004-2006
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
* the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
* Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
* version.
*
* JSON map writer contributed by Nader Akhres <nader.akhres@laposte.net>
*/
package de.yaams.extensions.basemap.tiled.plugins.json;
import java.text.ParseException;
import de.yaams.extensions.basemap.org.json.JSONArray;
import de.yaams.extensions.basemap.org.json.JSONObject;
/**
* Contains utilities to extend JSON capabilities.
*/
public class JSONUtils {
/**
* Constructor.
*/
public JSONUtils() {
// nothing
}
/**
* This method takes an object that is JSONArray already or JSONObject and
* convert it into JSONArray this is useful because JSON turn an xml entry
* into array or object according to number of entries using this method
* will avoid to treat as special cases whether you have one entrie or
* several.
*
* @param obj
* @return JSONArray
* @throws ParseException
*/
public static JSONArray getAsJSONArray(Object obj) throws ParseException {
// We always convert to a json array: json object become a json array
// with one item
JSONArray result = null;
if (obj instanceof JSONArray) {
result = (JSONArray) obj;
} else if (obj instanceof JSONObject) {
result = new JSONArray();
result.put(obj);
} else {
throw new ParseException("problem while interpreting " + obj, 0);
}
return result;
}
/**
* Unit test.
*
* @param args
*/
/*
* public static void main(String[] args) { //test }
*/
}