Android Create A String[] From A Json Feed

i have a lazy list that loads in a list of images at the moment the urls are hard coded in a String[] and i'm wanting to load them via a json feed. so my question is how can i crea

Solution 1:

This is how I add values to a String[] using an ArrayList from a JSONObject. My example uses a JSONArray, but you can always change that to fit your code.

ArrayList<String> arrayName = newArrayList<String>();
ArrayList<String> arrayPicture = newArrayList<String>();

Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
apiResponse = extras.getString("API_RESPONSE");

try {

    JSONArrayJAFriends = newJSONArray(apiResponse);

    for (int i = 0; i < JAFriends.length(); i++) {
        json_data = JAFriends.getJSONObject(i);


        if (json_data.has("name"))  {
            String getFriendName = json_data.getString("name").toUpperCase();
            arrayName.add(getFriendName);
        } else {
            String getFriendName = null;
            arrayName.add(getFriendName);
        }       

        if (json_data.has("pic_square"))    {
            String getFriendPhoto = json_data.getString("pic_square");
            arrayPicture.add(getFriendPhoto);
        } else {
            String getFriendPhoto = null;
            arrayPicture.add(getFriendPhoto);
        }
    }
} catch (JSONException e) {
    return;
}
stringName = newString[arrayName.size()];
stringName = arrayName.toArray(stringName);

stringPicture = newString[arrayPicture.size()];
stringPicture = arrayPicture.toArray(stringPicture);

listofFriends = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);
adapter = newFriendsAdapter(this, stringName, stringPicture);

listofFriends.setAdapter(adapter);

In he for loop, using if statements to ensure no errors creep in, the returned values are added to their respective ArrayLists and 6 lines of code before the adapter is set, the values from the ArrayLists are added to the String[]. Hope this helps solve your question.