JSON parsing in Android

Overview

JSON parsing is used to read JSON file from a .json file. To parse the data we have to use a library GSON.

Steps to follow

• Add the required dependency in build.gradle (Module) file.

   // GSON
   def gson_version = "2.8.6"
   implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:$gson_version"

• Parse the .json data with the help of following code

 private fun loadQuotesFromAssets(): Array<Quote> {
    val inputStream = context.assets.open("quotes.db")
    val size = inputStream.available()
    val buffer = ByteArray(size)
    inputStream.read(buffer)
    inputStream.close()
    val json = String(buffer, Charsets.UTF_8)
    val gson = Gson()
    return gson.fromJson(json, Array<Quote>::class.java)
 }

Reference

1. https://github.com/iamraajkanchan/Quotify_Android