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how to store String(json formatted String) value to a list

I am getting the below val as a string from DB
I want to add this values to a list
contactname,and contactmobile as one object we need to insert in list.

input:
{"contactName":"Girish Prabhu","contactMobile":"9952670691"},{"contactName":"Gopal Prasad","contactMobile":"9123560000"}

Expected output:

groupContacts:
[
{
"contactName": "Girish Prabhu",
"contactMobile": "9952670691"
},{
"contactName": "Gopal Prasad",
"contactMobile": "9123560000"
}
]

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CEHJ

If you're manipulating this data programatically, you should probably be using a bean

gurpsbassi

as CEHJ said, use a JSON library

srikotesh

ASKER

Thanks Ryan chong,

Hi CEHJ,

how can i get this string value using json.

I have create bean

public class ContactInfo {
	private List<Contact> contacts;
}

public class Contact {
	private String contactName;
	private String contactNo;
}

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gurpsbassi

Use Jackson to serialise it.
Add annotations for jsonroot and property annotations to getters.

gurpsbassi

Unbelievable. Your going to use string manipulation instead?

srikotesh

ASKER

I don't know about Jackson serialization. so I prefer to go with that approach only

gurpsbassi

That's a bad choice.

srikotesh

ASKER

I don't know about Jackson serialization
and how to get the string val from it.

gurpsbassi

Read up about it if you want to do it right.
Jackson is not the only option . There's others such as gson.

Being a developer means you should seek the best solutions that will be easy to maintain in future. Dont take shortcuts just because you can't be bothered to put the effort in.