DXJSON (dnanexus-api 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- com.dnanexus.DXJSON

```
public class DXJSON
extends Object
```
Utility class for working with JSON objects.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`DXJSON.ArrayBuilder`	Builder class that generates a JSON array.
`static class`	`DXJSON.ObjectBuilder`	Builder class that generates a JSON object (hash).

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DXJSON.ArrayBuilder`	`getArrayBuilder()`	Creates a new ArrayBuilder, initialized to produce an empty array.
`static DXJSON.ObjectBuilder`	`getObjectBuilder()`	Creates a new ObjectBuilder, initialized to produce an empty object.
`static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode`	`parseJson(String stringified)`	Parses the specified string into a JSON object.
`static <T> T`	`safeTreeToValue(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode json, Class<T> valueType)`	Translates the given JSON object to an instance of the specified class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - parseJson
```
public static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode parseJson(String stringified)
                                                         throws IOException
```
    Parses the specified string into a JSON object.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getArrayBuilder
```
public static DXJSON.ArrayBuilder getArrayBuilder()
```
    Creates a new ArrayBuilder, initialized to produce an empty array.
  - getObjectBuilder
```
public static DXJSON.ObjectBuilder getObjectBuilder()
```
    Creates a new ObjectBuilder, initialized to produce an empty object.
  - safeTreeToValue
```
public static <T> T safeTreeToValue(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode json,
                                    Class<T> valueType)
```
    Translates the given JSON object to an instance of the specified class.
    This is a wrapper around Jackson's treeToValue that suppresses JsonProcessingException and rethrows it as an unchecked exception.
    
    Parameters:
    
    json - JSON object
    
    valueType - A Jackson-deserializable class
    
    Returns:
    
    An instance of the class given by klass