Package org.everit.json.schema

Class JSONPointer

java.lang.Object
org.everit.json.schema.JSONPointer
public class JSONPointer extends Object
A JSON Pointer is a simple query language defined for JSON documents by RFC 6901.

In a nutshell, JSONPointer allows the user to navigate into a JSON document using strings, and retrieve targeted objects, like a simple form of XPATH. Path segments are separated by the '/' char, which signifies the root of the document when it appears as the first char of the string. Array elements are navigated using ordinals, counting from 0. JSONPointer strings may be extended to any arbitrary number of segments. If the navigation is successful, the matched item is returned. A matched item may be a JSONObject, a JSONArray, or a JSON value. If the JSONPointer string building fails, an appropriate exception is thrown. If the navigation fails to find a match, a JSONPointerException is thrown.

Version:
2016-05-14
Author:
JSON.org

  • Constructor Details

    • JSONPointer

      public JSONPointer(String pointer)
      Pre-parses and initializes a new JSONPointer instance. If you want to evaluate the same JSON Pointer on different JSON documents then it is recommended to keep the JSONPointer instances due to performance considerations.
      Parameters:
      pointer - the JSON String or URI Fragment representation of the JSON pointer.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if pointer is not a valid JSON pointer

    • JSONPointer

      public JSONPointer(List<String> refTokens)

  • Method Details

    • builder

      public static JSONPointer.Builder builder()
      Static factory method for JSONPointer.Builder. Example usage: 

      
 JSONPointer pointer = JSONPointer.builder()
       .append("obj")
       .append("other~key").append("another/key")
       .append("\"")
       .append(0)
       .build();
      Returns:
      a builder instance which can be used to construct a JSONPointer instance by chained JSONPointer.Builder.append(String) calls.

    • queryFrom

      public Object queryFrom(Object document) throws JSONPointerException
      Evaluates this JSON Pointer on the given document. The document is usually a JSONObject or a JSONArray instance, but the empty JSON Pointer ("") can be evaluated on any JSON values and in such case the returned value will be document itself.
      Parameters:
      document - the JSON document which should be the subject of querying.
      Returns:
      the result of the evaluation
      Throws:
      JSONPointerException - if an error occurs during evaluation

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string representing the JSONPointer path value using string representation
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • toURIFragment

      public String toURIFragment()
      Returns a string representing the JSONPointer path value using URI fragment identifier representation