Java – How to convert JSON to XML using JSONObject ?

January 6, 2023 SJ JSON/YAML/XML 0

In this article, we will discuss how to convert JSON file to XML file using JSONObject

1. Required libraries :

1.1 Maven Co-ordinates :

<dependency>
			<groupId>org.json</groupId>
		    <artifactId>json</artifactId>
		    <version>20220924</version>
</dependency>

1.2 JAR files to download :

Download below jar files and include them in Project classpath –

1.3 Project class-path :

2. JSON to XML conversion :

In the below illustration, we will convert JSON to XML file using JSONObject,

  • 1st step is to read the contents of the JSON file to a String object
  • 2nd step is to convert XML in String format to JSONObject
    • by instantiating a new object of type JSONObject passing xmlInString as a constructor–argument
  • 3rd step is to convert JSONObject into XML using XML.toString(jsonObject) method by passing json object obtained from 2nd step
  • 4th step is to store converted XML into a file using Files.write() method passing 2 input-arguments
    • File location
    • XML String contents in bytes format

JSON file contents – Person.json:

{
  "title" : "Mr.",
  "firstName" : "Sam",
  "lastName" : "Anton",
  "address" : {
    "flatNumber" : "BV-1025",
    "buildingName" : "Shivaji",
    "plotNumber" : "1093",
    "sector" : "Sector 19",
    "city" : "Bengaluru",
    "state" : "Karnataka",
    "country" : "India",
    "nodeName" : "South Bengaluru"
  },
  "items" : [ {
    "itemName" : "Television",
    "itemBoughtYear" : "2014"
  }, {
    "itemName" : "Washing Machine",
    "itemBoughtYear" : "2020"
  }, {
    "itemName" : "Refrigerator",
    "itemBoughtYear" : "2011"
  }, {
    "itemName" : "Grinder",
    "itemBoughtYear" : "2012"
  }, {
    "itemName" : "Computer",
    "itemBoughtYear" : "2010"
  } ]
}

JsonToXmlConversion.java

package in.bench.resources.yaml.conversion;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

import org.json.JSONObject;
import org.json.XML;

public class JsonToXmlConversion {

	// main method
	public static void main(String[] args) {

		try {

			// 1st step - read JSON contents
			String jsonContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(
					"C:\\Users\\Demo\\eclipse-workspace\\YamlConversion\\Person.json")));


			// 2nd step - convert JSON to XML
			String xmlResult = convertJsonToXml(jsonContent);


			// print to console
			System.out.println("JSON to XML conversion :- \n\n" + xmlResult);


			// store converted JSON file
			storeConvertedXmlInFile(xmlResult);

		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}


	/**
	 * This method converts JSON String to unformatted XML
	 * 
	 * @param json
	 * @return
	 */
	private static String convertJsonToXml(String json) {

		// create JSONObject
		JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(json);


		// return xml
		return XML.toString(jsonObject);
	}


	/**
	 * This method stores converted XML in Project class-path
	 * 
	 * @param xmlString
	 */
	private static void storeConvertedXmlInFile(String xmlString) {

		// define path to write Json file
		Path filename = Paths.get(
				"C:\\Users\\Demo\\eclipse-workspace\\YamlConversion\\JSON_to_XML_Person.xml");

		try {

			// write to the above file path
			Files.write(filename, xmlString.getBytes());

		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
}

Output in console :

JSON to XML conversion :- 

<firstName>Sam</firstName>
<lastName>Anton</lastName>
<address>
	<nodeName>South Bengaluru</nodeName>
	<buildingName>Shivaji</buildingName>
	<country>India</country>
	<city>Bengaluru</city>
	<flatNumber>BV-1025</flatNumber>
	<plotNumber>1093</plotNumber>
	<state>Karnataka</state>
	<sector>Sector 19</sector>
</address>
<title>Mr.</title>
<items>
	<itemName>Television</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2014</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Washing Machine</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2020</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Refrigerator</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2011</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Grinder</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2012</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Computer</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2010</itemBoughtYear>
</items>

Converted XML file -> JSON_to_XML_Person.xml

<firstName>Sam</firstName>
<lastName>Anton</lastName>
<address>
	<nodeName>South Bengaluru</nodeName>
	<buildingName>Shivaji</buildingName>
	<country>India</country>
	<city>Bengaluru</city>
	<flatNumber>BV-1025</flatNumber>
	<plotNumber>1093</plotNumber>
	<state>Karnataka</state>
	<sector>Sector 19</sector>
</address>
<title>Mr.</title>
<items>
	<itemName>Television</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2014</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Washing Machine</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2020</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Refrigerator</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2011</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Grinder</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2012</itemBoughtYear>
</items>
<items>
	<itemName>Computer</itemName>
	<itemBoughtYear>2010</itemBoughtYear>
</items>

In the following article, we will discuss same JSON to XML conversion using Jackson or ObjectMapper in detail

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