JSONObject.java

package org.jsonfork;

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * A JSONObject is an unordered collection of name/value pairs. Its external
 * form is a string wrapped in curly braces with colons between the names and
 * values, and commas between the values and names. The internal form is an
 * object having <code>get</code> and <code>opt</code> methods for accessing the
 * values by name, and <code>put</code> methods for adding or replacing values
 * by name. The values can be any of these types: <code>Boolean</code>,
 * <code>JSONArray</code> , <code>JSONObject</code>, <code>Number</code>,
 * <code>String</code>, or the <code>JSONObject.NULL</code> object. A JSONObject
 * constructor can be used to convert an external form JSON text into an
 * internal form whose values can be retrieved with the <code>get</code> and
 * <code>opt</code> methods, or to convert values into a JSON text using the
 * <code>put</code> and <code>toString</code> methods. A <code>get</code> method
 * returns a value if one can be found, and throws an exception if one cannot be
 * found. An <code>opt</code> method returns a default value instead of throwing
 * an exception, and so is useful for obtaining optional values.
 * <p>
 * The generic <code>get()</code> and <code>opt()</code> methods return an
 * object, which you can cast or query for type. There are also typed
 * <code>get</code> and <code>opt</code> methods that do type checking and type
 * coercion for you. The opt methods differ from the get methods in that they do
 * not throw. Instead, they return a specified value, such as null.
 * <p>
 * The <code>put</code> methods add or replace values in an object. For example,
 * 
 * <pre>
 * myString = new JSONObject().put(&quot;JSON&quot;, &quot;Hello, World!&quot;).toString();
 * </pre>
 * 
 * produces the string <code>{"JSON": "Hello, World"}</code>.
 * <p>
 * The texts produced by the <code>toString</code> methods strictly conform to
 * the JSON syntax rules. The constructors are more forgiving in the texts they
 * will accept:
 * <ul>
 * <li>An extra <code>,</code>&nbsp;<small>(comma)</small> may appear just
 * before the closing brace.</li>
 * <li>Strings may be quoted with <code>'</code> &nbsp;<small>(single
 * quote)</small>.</li>
 * <li>Strings do not need to be quoted at all if they do not begin with a quote
 * or single quote, and if they do not contain leading or trailing spaces, and
 * if they do not contain any of these characters:
 * <code>{ } [ ] / \ : , #</code> and if they do not look like numbers and if
 * they are not the reserved words <code>true</code>, <code>false</code>, or
 * <code>null</code>.</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @author JSON.org
 * @version 2013-06-17
 */
public class JSONObject {
    /**
     * JSONObject.NULL is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls null,
     * whilst Java's null is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls
     * undefined.
     */
    private static final class Null {

        /**
         * There is only intended to be a single instance of the NULL object, so
         * the clone method returns itself.
         * 
         * @return NULL.
         */
        protected final Object clone() {
            return this;
        }

        /**
         * A Null object is equal to the null value and to itself.
         * 
         * @param object
         *            An object to test for nullness.
         * @return true if the object parameter is the JSONObject.NULL object or
         *         null.
         */
        public boolean equals(Object object) {
            return object == null || object == this;
        }

        /**
         * Get the "null" string value.
         * 
         * @return The string "null".
         */
        public String toString() {
            return "null";
        }
    }

    /**
     * The map where the JSONObject's properties are kept.
     */
    private final Map map;

    /**
     * It is sometimes more convenient and less ambiguous to have a
     * <code>NULL</code> object than to use Java's <code>null</code> value.
     * <code>JSONObject.NULL.equals(null)</code> returns <code>true</code>.
     * <code>JSONObject.NULL.toString()</code> returns <code>"null"</code>.
     */
    public static final Object NULL = new Null();

    /**
     * Construct an empty JSONObject.
     */
    public JSONObject() {
        this.map = new HashMap();
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from a subset of another JSONObject. An array of
     * strings is used to identify the keys that should be copied. Missing keys
     * are ignored.
     * 
     * @param jo
     *            A JSONObject.
     * @param names
     *            An array of strings.
     * @throws JSONException
     * @exception JSONException
     *                If a value is a non-finite number or if a name is
     *                duplicated.
     */
    public JSONObject(JSONObject jo, String[] names) {
        this();
        for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i += 1) {
            try {
                this.putOnce(names[i], jo.opt(names[i]));
            } catch (Exception ignore) {
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from a JSONTokener.
     * 
     * @param x
     *            A JSONTokener object containing the source string.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If there is a syntax error in the source string or a
     *             duplicated key.
     */
    public JSONObject(JSONTokener x) throws JSONException {
        this();
        parse(x);
        setSearchByPathChars('.', '[', ']');
    }
    
    public void parse(String jsonString) {
        parse(new JSONTokener(jsonString));
    }

    public void parse(JSONTokener x) {
        char c;
        String key;

        if (x.nextClean() != '{') {
            throw x.syntaxError("A JSONObject text must begin with '{'");
        }
        for (;;) {
            c = x.nextClean();
            switch (c) {
            case 0:
                throw x.syntaxError("A JSONObject text must end with '}'");
            case '}':
                return;
            default:
                x.back();
                key = x.nextValue().toString();
            }

            // The key is followed by ':'.

            c = x.nextClean();
            if (c != ':') {
                throw x.syntaxError("Expected a ':' after a key");
            }
            this.putOnce(key, x.nextValue());

            // Pairs are separated by ','.

            switch (x.nextClean()) {
            case ';':
            case ',':
                if (x.nextClean() == '}') {
                    return;
                }
                x.back();
                break;
            case '}':
                return;
            default:
                throw x.syntaxError("Expected a ',' or '}'");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from a Map.
     * 
     * @param map
     *            A map object that can be used to initialize the contents of
     *            the JSONObject.
     * @throws JSONException
     */
    public JSONObject(Map map) {
        this.map = new HashMap();
        if (map != null) {
            Iterator i = map.entrySet().iterator();
            while (i.hasNext()) {
                Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry) i.next();
                Object value = e.getValue();
                if (value != null) {
                    this.map.put(e.getKey(), wrap(value));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from an Object using bean getters. It reflects on
     * all of the public methods of the object. For each of the methods with no
     * parameters and a name starting with <code>"get"</code> or
     * <code>"is"</code> followed by an uppercase letter, the method is invoked,
     * and a key and the value returned from the getter method are put into the
     * new JSONObject.
     * 
     * The key is formed by removing the <code>"get"</code> or <code>"is"</code>
     * prefix. If the second remaining character is not upper case, then the
     * first character is converted to lower case.
     * 
     * For example, if an object has a method named <code>"getName"</code>, and
     * if the result of calling <code>object.getName()</code> is
     * <code>"Larry Fine"</code>, then the JSONObject will contain
     * <code>"name": "Larry Fine"</code>.
     * 
     * @param bean
     *            An object that has getter methods that should be used to make
     *            a JSONObject.
     */
    public JSONObject(Object bean) {
        this();
        this.populateMap(bean);
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from an Object, using reflection to find the
     * public members. The resulting JSONObject's keys will be the strings from
     * the names array, and the values will be the field values associated with
     * those keys in the object. If a key is not found or not visible, then it
     * will not be copied into the new JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param object
     *            An object that has fields that should be used to make a
     *            JSONObject.
     * @param names
     *            An array of strings, the names of the fields to be obtained
     *            from the object.
     */
    public JSONObject(Object object, String names[]) {
        this();
        Class c = object.getClass();
        for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i += 1) {
            String name = names[i];
            try {
                this.putOpt(name, c.getField(name).get(object));
            } catch (Exception ignore) {
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from a source JSON text string. This is the most
     * commonly used JSONObject constructor.
     * 
     * @param source
     *            A string beginning with <code>{</code> &nbsp;<small>(left
     *            brace)</small> and ending with <code>}</code>
     *            &nbsp;<small>(right brace)</small>.
     * @exception JSONException
     *                If there is a syntax error in the source string or a
     *                duplicated key.
     */
    public JSONObject(String source) throws JSONException {
        this(new JSONTokener(source));
    }

    /**
     * Construct a JSONObject from a ResourceBundle.
     * 
     * @param baseName
     *            The ResourceBundle base name.
     * @param locale
     *            The Locale to load the ResourceBundle for.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If any JSONExceptions are detected.
     */
    public JSONObject(String baseName, Locale locale) throws JSONException {
        this();
        ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(baseName, locale,
                Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());

        // Iterate through the keys in the bundle.

        Enumeration keys = bundle.getKeys();
        while (keys.hasMoreElements()) {
            Object key = keys.nextElement();
            if (key instanceof String) {

                // Go through the path, ensuring that there
                // is a nested
                // JSONObject for each
                // segment except the last. Add the value
                // using the last
                // segment's name into
                // the deepest nested JSONObject.

                String[] path = ((String) key).split("\\.");
                int last = path.length - 1;
                JSONObject target = this;
                for (int i = 0; i < last; i += 1) {
                    String segment = path[i];
                    JSONObject nextTarget = target.optJSONObject(segment);
                    if (nextTarget == null) {
                        nextTarget = new JSONObject();
                        target.put(segment, nextTarget);
                    }
                    target = nextTarget;
                }
                target.put(path[last], bundle.getString((String) key));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Accumulate values under a key. It is similar to the put method except
     * that if there is already an object stored under the key then a JSONArray
     * is stored under the key to hold all of the accumulated values. If there
     * is already a JSONArray, then the new value is appended to it. In
     * contrast, the put method replaces the previous value.
     * 
     * If only one value is accumulated that is not a JSONArray, then the result
     * will be the same as using put. But if multiple values are accumulated,
     * then the result will be like append.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            An object to be accumulated under the key.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the value is an invalid number or if the key is null.
     */
    public JSONObject accumulate(String key, Object value) throws JSONException {
        testValidity(value);
        Object object = this.opt(key);
        if (object == null) {
            this.put(key,
                    value instanceof JSONArray ? new JSONArray().put(value)
                            : value);
        } else if (object instanceof JSONArray) {
            ((JSONArray) object).put(value);
        } else {
            this.put(key, new JSONArray().put(object).put(value));
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Append values to the array under a key. If the key does not exist in the
     * JSONObject, then the key is put in the JSONObject with its value being a
     * JSONArray containing the value parameter. If the key was already
     * associated with a JSONArray, then the value parameter is appended to it.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            An object to be accumulated under the key.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the key is null or if the current value associated with
     *             the key is not a JSONArray.
     */
    public JSONObject append(String key, Object value) throws JSONException {
        testValidity(value);
        Object object = this.opt(key);
        if (object == null) {
            this.put(key, new JSONArray().put(value));
        } else if (object instanceof JSONArray) {
            this.put(key, ((JSONArray) object).put(value));
        } else {
            throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + key
                    + "] is not a JSONArray.");
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Produce a string from a double. The string "null" will be returned if the
     * number is not finite.
     * 
     * @param d
     *            A double.
     * @return A String.
     */
    public static String doubleToString(double d) {
        if (Double.isInfinite(d) || Double.isNaN(d)) {
            return "null";
        }

        // Shave off trailing zeros and decimal point, if
        // possible.

        String string = Double.toString(d);
        if (string.indexOf('.') > 0 && string.indexOf('e') < 0
                && string.indexOf('E') < 0) {
            while (string.endsWith("0")) {
                string = string.substring(0, string.length() - 1);
            }
            if (string.endsWith(".")) {
                string = string.substring(0, string.length() - 1);
            }
        }
        return string;
    }

    /**
     * Get the value object associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or a search path. <h4>key</h4>
     *            <p>
     *            When a key is used the associated object is directly returned.
     *            <h4>search path</h4>
     *            <p>
     *            When a search path is used, determined by dots or brackets in
     *            the key, a more thorough and traversal search is performed.
     *            <p>
     *            Typical is that the first object that match is the one that is
     *            returned, regardless of if there are more available that also
     *            match.
     *            <p>
     *            It is possible to search among objects by dot notation like
     *            this: <code>jsonObject.get("parent.child.child");</code>
     *            <p>
     *            In case of arrays this syntax can be used:
     *            <code>jsonObject.get("parentArray[elementName==value].childArray[child.element!=value].child");</code>
     *            <p>
     *            Consider that this JSON has been used:
     *            <p>
     * 
     *            <pre>
     *            {
     *              parent: {
     *                  child: {
     *                      child: {
     *                          element: "value"
     *                      }
     *                  }
     *              },
     *              parentArray: [
     *                  {
     *                      elementName: "value",
     *                      childArray: [
     *                          {
     *                              child: {
     *                                  element: "value"
     *                              }
     *                          }
     *                      ]
     *                  }
     *              ]
     *            }
     * </pre>
     * 
     *            These test operands can be used:
     *            <ul>
     *            <li><code>==</code> : Equality test
     *            <li><code>!=</code> : Not equal test
     *            <li><code>< </code> : Less than test
     *            <li><code>> </code> : Greater than test
     *            <li><code><=</code> : Less than or equal test
     *            <li><code>>=</code> : Greater than or equal test
     *            <li><code>*=</code> : Contains text test
     *            <li><code>!*</code> : Not contains text test
     *            <li><code>^=</code> : Starts with text test
     *            <li><code>!^</code> : Not starts with text test
     *            <li><code>$=</code> : Ends with text test
     *            <li><code>!$</code> : Not ends with text test
     *            </ul>
     * @return The object associated with the key or search path.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is not found.
     */
    public Object get(String key) throws JSONException {
        if (key == null) {
            throw new JSONException("Null key.");
        }
        Object object = this.opt(key);
        if (object == null) {
            throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key) + "] not found.");
        }
        return object;
    }

    /**
     * Get the boolean value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or search path. For explanation on search path
     *            see {@link JSONObject#get(String)}.
     * @return The truth.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the value is not a Boolean or the String "true" or
     *             "false".
     * @see JSONObject#get(String)
     */
    public boolean getBoolean(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        if (object.equals(Boolean.FALSE)
                || (object instanceof String && ((String) object)
                        .equalsIgnoreCase("false"))) {
            return false;
        } else if (object.equals(Boolean.TRUE)
                || (object instanceof String && ((String) object)
                        .equalsIgnoreCase("true"))) {
            return true;
        }
        throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key)
                + "] is not a Boolean.");
    }

    /**
     * Get the double value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or search path. For explanation on search path
     *            see {@link JSONObject#get(String)}.
     * @return The numeric value.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is not found or if the value is not a Number
     *             object and cannot be converted to a number.
     */
    public double getDouble(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        try {
            return object instanceof Number ? ((Number) object).doubleValue()
                    : Double.parseDouble((String) object);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key)
                    + "] is not a number.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the int value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or search path. For explanation on search path
     *            see {@link JSONObject#get(String)}.
     * @return The integer value.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is not found or if the value cannot be converted
     *             to an integer.
     */
    public int getInt(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        try {
            return object instanceof Number ? ((Number) object).intValue()
                    : Integer.parseInt((String) object);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key)
                    + "] is not an int.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the JSONArray value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or search path. For explanation on search path
     *            see {@link JSONObject#get(String)}.
     * @return A JSONArray which is the value.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is not found or if the value is not a JSONArray.
     */
    public JSONArray getJSONArray(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        if (object instanceof JSONArray) {
            return (JSONArray) object;
        }
        throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key)
                + "] is not a JSONArray.");
    }

    /**
     * Get the JSONObject value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or search path. For explanation on search path
     *            see {@link JSONObject#get(String)}.
     * @return A JSONObject which is the value.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is not found or if the value is not a JSONObject.
     */
    public JSONObject getJSONObject(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        if (object instanceof JSONObject) {
            return (JSONObject) object;
        }
        throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key)
                + "] is not a JSONObject.");
    }

    /**
     * Get the long value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string or search path. For explanation on search path
     *            see {@link JSONObject#get(String)}.
     * @return The long value.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is not found or if the value cannot be converted
     *             to a long.
     */
    public long getLong(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        try {
            return object instanceof Number ? ((Number) object).longValue()
                    : Long.parseLong((String) object);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key)
                    + "] is not a long.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get an array of field names from a JSONObject.
     * 
     * @return An array of field names, or null if there are no names.
     */
    public static String[] getNames(JSONObject jo) {
        int length = jo.length();
        if (length == 0) {
            return null;
        }
        Iterator iterator = jo.keys();
        String[] names = new String[length];
        int i = 0;
        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
            names[i] = (String) iterator.next();
            i += 1;
        }
        return names;
    }

    /**
     * Get an array of field names from an Object.
     * 
     * @return An array of field names, or null if there are no names.
     */
    public static String[] getNames(Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            return null;
        }
        Class klass = object.getClass();
        Field[] fields = klass.getFields();
        int length = fields.length;
        if (length == 0) {
            return null;
        }
        String[] names = new String[length];
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
            names[i] = fields[i].getName();
        }
        return names;
    }

    /**
     * Get the string associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return A string which is the value.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if there is no string value for the key.
     */
    public String getString(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object object = this.get(key);
        if (object instanceof String) {
            return (String) object;
        }
        throw new JSONException("JSONObject[" + quote(key) + "] not a string.");
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the JSONObject contains a specific key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return true if the key exists in the JSONObject.
     */
    public boolean has(String key) {
        if (key.indexOf(delimiter) != -1 || key.indexOf(leftBracket) != -1) {
            try {
                get(key);
                return true;
            } catch (JSONException e) {
                return false;
            }
        } else {
            return this.map.containsKey(key);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Increment a property of a JSONObject. If there is no such property,
     * create one with a value of 1. If there is such a property, and if it is
     * an Integer, Long, Double, or Float, then add one to it.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If there is already a property with this name that is not an
     *             Integer, Long, Double, or Float.
     */
    public JSONObject increment(String key) throws JSONException {
        Object value = this.opt(key);
        if (value == null) {
            this.put(key, 1);
        } else if (value instanceof Integer) {
            this.put(key, ((Integer) value).intValue() + 1);
        } else if (value instanceof Long) {
            this.put(key, ((Long) value).longValue() + 1);
        } else if (value instanceof Double) {
            this.put(key, ((Double) value).doubleValue() + 1);
        } else if (value instanceof Float) {
            this.put(key, ((Float) value).floatValue() + 1);
        } else {
            throw new JSONException("Unable to increment [" + quote(key) + "].");
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the value associated with the key is null or if there is no
     * value.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return true if there is no value associated with the key or if the value
     *         is the JSONObject.NULL object.
     */
    public boolean isNull(String key) {
        return JSONObject.NULL.equals(this.opt(key));
    }

    /**
     * Get an enumeration of the keys of the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @return An iterator of the keys.
     */
    public Iterator keys() {
        return this.keySet().iterator();
    }

    /**
     * Get a set of keys of the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @return A keySet.
     */
    public Set keySet() {
        return this.map.keySet();
    }

    /**
     * Get the number of keys stored in the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @return The number of keys in the JSONObject.
     */
    public int length() {
        return this.map.size();
    }

    /**
     * Produce a JSONArray containing the names of the elements of this
     * JSONObject.
     * 
     * @return A JSONArray containing the key strings, or null if the JSONObject
     *         is empty.
     */
    public JSONArray names() {
        JSONArray ja = new JSONArray();
        Iterator keys = this.keys();
        while (keys.hasNext()) {
            ja.put(keys.next());
        }
        return ja.length() == 0 ? null : ja;
    }

    /**
     * Produce a string from a Number.
     * 
     * @param number
     *            A Number
     * @return A String.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If n is a non-finite number.
     */
    public static String numberToString(Number number) throws JSONException {
        if (number == null) {
            throw new JSONException("Null pointer");
        }
        testValidity(number);

        // Shave off trailing zeros and decimal point, if
        // possible.

        String string = number.toString();
        if (string.indexOf('.') > 0 && string.indexOf('e') < 0
                && string.indexOf('E') < 0) {
            while (string.endsWith("0")) {
                string = string.substring(0, string.length() - 1);
            }
            if (string.endsWith(".")) {
                string = string.substring(0, string.length() - 1);
            }
        }
        return string;
    }
    
    private char delimiter = (char) 0;
    private char leftBracket = (char) 0;
    private char rightBracket = (char) 0;
    
    public void setSearchByPathChars(char delimiter, char leftBracket, char rightBracket) {
        this.delimiter = delimiter;
        this.leftBracket = leftBracket;
        this.rightBracket = rightBracket;
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional value associated with a key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return An object which is the value, or null if there is no value.
     */
    public Object opt(String key) {
        return key == null ? null
                : (key.indexOf(delimiter) != -1 || key.indexOf(leftBracket) != -1) ? optSearchByPath(key)
                        : this.map.get(key);
    }

    private enum Comparator {
        EQ("=="), NE("!="), LT("<"), GT(">"), LE("<="), GE(">="), PO("*="), NP(
                "!*"), SW("^="), NS("!^"), TW("$="), NT("!$");

        private final String comparatorString;

        private Comparator(String comparatorString) {
            this.comparatorString = comparatorString;
        }

        public String getComparatorString() {
            return comparatorString;
        }

        public static final Comparator getMatchingComparator(
                String comparatorString) {
            for (Comparator comparator : Comparator.values()) {
                if (comparator.getComparatorString().equals(comparatorString)) {
                    return comparator;
                }
            }
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * This is a advanced search by path method that is integrated in the normal
     * search of JSONObject in the opt(key) method. This means that it works for
     * any of the normal get methods like getString, getInt and so fourth.
     * <p>
     * Typical is that the first object that match is the one that is returned,
     * regardless of if there are more available that also match.
     * <p>
     * It is possible to search by dot notation like this:
     * <code>jsonObject.getString("first.second.third.string");</code>
     * <p>
     * In case of arrays this syntax can be used:
     * <code>jsonObject.getString("first[element==value].second[element.element!=value].string");</code>
     * <p>
     * These test operands can be used:
     * <ul>
     * <li>== : Equality test
     * <li>!= : Not equal test
     * <li>< : Less than test
     * <li>>: Greater than test
     * <li><= : Less than or equal test
     * <li>>=: Greater than or equal test
     * <li>*= : Contains text test
     * <li>!* : Not contains text test
     * <li>^= : Starts with text test
     * <li>!^ : Not starts with text test
     * <li>$= : Ends with text test
     * <li>!$ : Not ends with text test
     * </ul>
     * 
     * @param path
     *            The path to the value requested.
     * @return The object that match the path or null if not found.
     */
    private Object optSearchByPath(String path) {
        List<String> pathList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(path
                .split("\\"+delimiter)));
        String key = getBracesCompleteKey(pathList);
        Object object = null;
        if (key.matches(".+\\" + leftBracket + ".+\\" + rightBracket)) {
            object = getObjectFromArray(key);
        } else {
            object = opt(key);
        }
        if (pathList.size() > 1) {
            if ((object instanceof JSONArray)) {
                // throw new JSONException("The element '" + key +
                // "' is a JSONArray and must be addressed with [].");
                object = getJSONArray(key).get(0);
            }
            pathList.remove(0);
            if (object != null && object instanceof JSONObject) {
                JSONObject jsonObject = (JSONObject) object;
                jsonObject.setSearchByPathChars(delimiter, leftBracket, rightBracket);
                String restPath = joinList(pathList, delimiter);
                return jsonObject.optSearchByPath(restPath);
            }
        }
        return object;
    }

    private String getBracesCompleteKey(List<String> pathList) {
        String first = pathList.get(0);
        while (countOccurrance(leftBracket, first) != countOccurrance(rightBracket, first)) {
            pathList.remove(0);
            first = first + delimiter + pathList.get(0);
            pathList.set(0, first);
        }
        return first;
    }

    private int countOccurrance(char match, String string) {
        int result = 0;
        int from = 0;
        while ((from = string.indexOf(match, from)) != -1) {
            from++;
            result++;
        }
        return result;
    }

    private Object getObjectFromArray(String arrayKey) {
        Pattern numeric = Pattern.compile("(.+)\\" + leftBracket + "(\\d+)\\" + rightBracket);
        Pattern field = Pattern
                .compile("([^\\" + leftBracket + "]+)\\" + leftBracket + "([^\\^\\$*=<>!]+)(==|\\*=|!\\*|\\^=|!\\^|\\$=|!\\$|<|>|<=|<=|!=)([^=]+)\\" + rightBracket);
        Matcher numericMatcher = numeric.matcher(arrayKey);
        Matcher fieldMatcher = field.matcher(arrayKey);
        if (numericMatcher.matches()) {
            String key = numericMatcher.group(1);
            int index = Integer.parseInt(numericMatcher.group(2));
            JSONArray array = optJSONArray(key);
            return array!=null?array.get(index):null;
        } else if (fieldMatcher.matches()) {
            String key = fieldMatcher.group(1);
            JSONArray array = getJSONArray(key);
            for (int i = 0; i < array.length(); i++) {
                JSONObject jsonObject = array.getJSONObject(i);
                jsonObject.setSearchByPathChars(delimiter, leftBracket, rightBracket);
                if (match(
                        jsonObject,
                        fieldMatcher.group(2),
                        Comparator.getMatchingComparator(fieldMatcher.group(3)),
                        fieldMatcher.group(4))) {
                    return jsonObject;
                }
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    private boolean match(JSONObject parent, String key, Comparator comparator,
            String testString) {
        Object object = parent.opt(key);
        if (object == null || object == JSONObject.NULL) {
            return testString == null ? true : "null"
                    .equalsIgnoreCase(testString);
        }
        String[] testArray = testString.split("\\|");
        boolean negativeComparator = comparator.getComparatorString().startsWith("!");
        for (int index=0; index<testArray.length; index++) {
            boolean match = matchObject(object, comparator, testArray[index]);
            if (!negativeComparator && match) {
                return true;
            }
            if (negativeComparator && !match) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return negativeComparator;
    }

    private boolean matchObject(Object object, Comparator comparator,
            String testString) {
        if (object instanceof Boolean) {
            switch (comparator) {
                case EQ:
                    return testString.equalsIgnoreCase(object.toString());
                case NE:
                    return !testString.equalsIgnoreCase(object.toString());
                default:  
                    throw new JSONException(
                            "A boolean field can only be tested with == or !=.");
            }
        }
        if (object instanceof Number) {
            if (object instanceof Integer || object instanceof Long) {
                long val = 0L;
                if (object instanceof Integer) {
                    val = ((Integer) object).longValue();
                } else {
                    val = ((Long) object).longValue();
                }
                long tst = Long.parseLong(testString);
                switch (comparator) {
                    case EQ:
                        return val == tst;
                    case NE:
                        return val != tst;
                    case GT:
                        return val > tst;
                    case LT:
                        return val < tst;
                    case GE:
                        return val >= tst;
                    case LE:
                        return val <= tst;
                    default:
                        object = numberToString(val);
                }
            }
            if (object instanceof Double) {
                double val = ((Double) object).doubleValue();
                double tst = Double.parseDouble(testString);
                switch (comparator) {
                    case EQ:
                        return val == tst;
                    case NE:
                        return val != tst;
                    case GT:
                        return val > tst;
                    case LT:
                        return val < tst;
                    case GE:
                        return val >= tst;
                    case LE:
                        return val <= tst;
                    default:
                    object = numberToString(val);
                }
            }
        }
        // compare as string
        switch (comparator) {
            case EQ:
                return object.toString().equals(testString);
            case NE:
                return !object.toString().equals(testString);
            case PO:
                return object.toString().contains(testString);
            case NP:
                return !object.toString().contains(testString);
            case SW:
                return object.toString().startsWith(testString);
            case NS:
                return !object.toString().startsWith(testString);
            case TW:
                return object.toString().endsWith(testString);
            case NT:
                return !object.toString().endsWith(testString);
            case GT:
                return object.toString().compareToIgnoreCase(testString) > 0;
            case LT:
                return object.toString().compareToIgnoreCase(testString) < 0;
            case GE:
                return object.toString().compareToIgnoreCase(testString) >= 0;
            case LE:
                return object.toString().compareToIgnoreCase(testString) <= 0;
            default:
            throw new JSONException("The comparatorString '" + comparator
                    + "' is unknown.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * This helper method joins each element in the String list with the
     * separator between.
     * 
     * @param list
     *            The list of strings
     * @param separator
     *            The separator
     * @return The concatenated string.
     */
    private String joinList(List<String> list, char separator) {
        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
        for (int index = 0; index < list.size(); index++) {
            if (index > 0) {
                result.append(separator);
            }
            result.append(list.get(index));
        }
        return result.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional boolean associated with a key. It returns false if there
     * is no such key, or if the value is not Boolean.TRUE or the String "true".
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return The truth.
     */
    public boolean optBoolean(String key) {
        return this.optBoolean(key, false);
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional boolean associated with a key. It returns the
     * defaultValue if there is no such key, or if it is not a Boolean or the
     * String "true" or "false" (case insensitive).
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param defaultValue
     *            The default.
     * @return The truth.
     */
    public boolean optBoolean(String key, boolean defaultValue) {
        try {
            return this.getBoolean(key);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return defaultValue;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional double associated with a key, or NaN if there is no such
     * key or if its value is not a number. If the value is a string, an attempt
     * will be made to evaluate it as a number.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A string which is the key.
     * @return An object which is the value.
     */
    public double optDouble(String key) {
        return this.optDouble(key, Double.NaN);
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional double associated with a key, or the defaultValue if
     * there is no such key or if its value is not a number. If the value is a
     * string, an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param defaultValue
     *            The default.
     * @return An object which is the value.
     */
    public double optDouble(String key, double defaultValue) {
        try {
            return this.getDouble(key);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return defaultValue;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional int value associated with a key, or zero if there is no
     * such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string, an
     * attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return An object which is the value.
     */
    public int optInt(String key) {
        return this.optInt(key, 0);
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional int value associated with a key, or the default if there
     * is no such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string,
     * an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param defaultValue
     *            The default.
     * @return An object which is the value.
     */
    public int optInt(String key, int defaultValue) {
        try {
            return this.getInt(key);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return defaultValue;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional JSONArray associated with a key. It returns null if there
     * is no such key, or if its value is not a JSONArray.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return A JSONArray which is the value.
     */
    public JSONArray optJSONArray(String key) {
        Object o = this.opt(key);
        return o instanceof JSONArray ? (JSONArray) o : null;
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional JSONObject associated with a key. It returns null if
     * there is no such key, or if its value is not a JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return A JSONObject which is the value.
     */
    public JSONObject optJSONObject(String key) {
        Object object = this.opt(key);
        return object instanceof JSONObject ? (JSONObject) object : null;
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional long value associated with a key, or zero if there is no
     * such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string, an
     * attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return An object which is the value.
     */
    public long optLong(String key) {
        return this.optLong(key, 0);
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional long value associated with a key, or the default if there
     * is no such key or if the value is not a number. If the value is a string,
     * an attempt will be made to evaluate it as a number.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param defaultValue
     *            The default.
     * @return An object which is the value.
     */
    public long optLong(String key, long defaultValue) {
        try {
            return this.getLong(key);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return defaultValue;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional string associated with a key. It returns an empty string
     * if there is no such key. If the value is not a string and is not null,
     * then it is converted to a string.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @return A string which is the value.
     */
    public String optString(String key) {
        return this.optString(key, "");
    }

    /**
     * Get an optional string associated with a key. It returns the defaultValue
     * if there is no such key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param defaultValue
     *            The default.
     * @return A string which is the value.
     */
    public String optString(String key, String defaultValue) {
        Object object = this.opt(key);
        return NULL.equals(object) ? defaultValue : object.toString();
    }

    private void populateMap(Object bean) {
        Class klass = bean.getClass();

        // If klass is a System class then set
        // includeSuperClass to false.

        boolean includeSuperClass = klass.getClassLoader() != null;

        Method[] methods = includeSuperClass ? klass.getMethods() : klass
                .getDeclaredMethods();
        for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i += 1) {
            try {
                Method method = methods[i];
                if (Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
                    String name = method.getName();
                    String key = "";
                    if (name.startsWith("get")) {
                        if ("getClass".equals(name)
                                || "getDeclaringClass".equals(name)) {
                            key = "";
                        } else {
                            key = name.substring(3);
                        }
                    } else if (name.startsWith("is")) {
                        key = name.substring(2);
                    }
                    if (key.length() > 0
                            && Character.isUpperCase(key.charAt(0))
                            && method.getParameterTypes().length == 0) {
                        if (key.length() == 1) {
                            key = key.toLowerCase();
                        } else if (!Character.isUpperCase(key.charAt(1))) {
                            key = key.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase()
                                    + key.substring(1);
                        }

                        Object result = method.invoke(bean, (Object[]) null);
                        if (result != null) {
                            this.map.put(key, wrap(result));
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception ignore) {
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/boolean pair in the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            A boolean which is the value.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the key is null.
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, boolean value) throws JSONException {
        this.put(key, value ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a
     * JSONArray which is produced from a Collection.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            A Collection value.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, Collection value) throws JSONException {
        this.put(key, new JSONArray(value));
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/double pair in the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            A double which is the value.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the key is null or if the number is invalid.
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, double value) throws JSONException {
        this.put(key, new Double(value));
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/int pair in the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            An int which is the value.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the key is null.
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, int value) throws JSONException {
        this.put(key, new Integer(value));
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/long pair in the JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            A long which is the value.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the key is null.
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, long value) throws JSONException {
        this.put(key, new Long(value));
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, where the value will be a
     * JSONObject which is produced from a Map.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            A Map value.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, Map value) throws JSONException {
        this.put(key, new JSONObject(value));
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject. If the value is null, then the
     * key will be removed from the JSONObject if it is present.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            An object which is the value. It should be of one of these
     *            types: Boolean, Double, Integer, JSONArray, JSONObject, Long,
     *            String, or the JSONObject.NULL object.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the value is non-finite number or if the key is null.
     */
    public JSONObject put(String key, Object value) throws JSONException {
        if (key == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Null key.");
        }
        if (value != null) {
            testValidity(value);
            this.map.put(key, value);
        } else {
            this.remove(key);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, but only if the key and the value
     * are both non-null, and only if there is not already a member with that
     * name.
     * 
     * @param key
     * @param value
     * @return his.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             if the key is a duplicate
     */
    public JSONObject putOnce(String key, Object value) throws JSONException {
        if (key != null && value != null) {
            if (this.opt(key) != null) {
                throw new JSONException("Duplicate key \"" + key + "\"");
            }
            this.put(key, value);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Put a key/value pair in the JSONObject, but only if the key and the value
     * are both non-null.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            A key string.
     * @param value
     *            An object which is the value. It should be of one of these
     *            types: Boolean, Double, Integer, JSONArray, JSONObject, Long,
     *            String, or the JSONObject.NULL object.
     * @return this.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the value is a non-finite number.
     */
    public JSONObject putOpt(String key, Object value) throws JSONException {
        if (key != null && value != null) {
            this.put(key, value);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Produce a string in double quotes with backslash sequences in all the
     * right places. A backslash will be inserted within </, producing <\/,
     * allowing JSON text to be delivered in HTML. In JSON text, a string cannot
     * contain a control character or an unescaped quote or backslash.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            A String
     * @return A String correctly formatted for insertion in a JSON text.
     */
    public static String quote(String string) {
        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
        synchronized (sw.getBuffer()) {
            try {
                return quote(string, sw).toString();
            } catch (IOException ignored) {
                // will never happen - we are writing to a
                // string writer
                return "";
            }
        }
    }

    public static Writer quote(String string, Writer w) throws IOException {
        if (string == null || string.length() == 0) {
            w.write("\"\"");
            return w;
        }

        char b;
        char c = 0;
        String hhhh;
        int i;
        int len = string.length();

        w.write('"');
        for (i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
            b = c;
            c = string.charAt(i);
            switch (c) {
            case '\\':
            case '"':
                w.write('\\');
                w.write(c);
                break;
            case '/':
                if (b == '<') {
                    w.write('\\');
                }
                w.write(c);
                break;
            case '\b':
                w.write("\\b");
                break;
            case '\t':
                w.write("\\t");
                break;
            case '\n':
                w.write("\\n");
                break;
            case '\f':
                w.write("\\f");
                break;
            case '\r':
                w.write("\\r");
                break;
            default:
                if (c < ' ' || (c >= '\u0080' && c < '\u00a0')
                        || (c >= '\u2000' && c < '\u2100')) {
                    w.write("\\u");
                    hhhh = Integer.toHexString(c);
                    w.write("0000", 0, 4 - hhhh.length());
                    w.write(hhhh);
                } else {
                    w.write(c);
                }
            }
        }
        w.write('"');
        return w;
    }

    /**
     * Remove a name and its value, if present.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            The name to be removed.
     * @return The value that was associated with the name, or null if there was
     *         no value.
     */
    public Object remove(String key) {
        return this.map.remove(key);
    }

    /**
     * Try to convert a string into a number, boolean, or null. If the string
     * can't be converted, return the string.
     * 
     * @param string
     *            A String.
     * @return A simple JSON value.
     */
    public static Object stringToValue(String string) {
        Double d;
        if (string.equals("")) {
            return string;
        }
        if (string.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
            return Boolean.TRUE;
        }
        if (string.equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
            return Boolean.FALSE;
        }
        if (string.equalsIgnoreCase("null")) {
            return JSONObject.NULL;
        }

        /*
         * If it might be a number, try converting it. If a number cannot be
         * produced, then the value will just be a string.
         */

        char b = string.charAt(0);
        if ((b >= '0' && b <= '9') || b == '-') {
            try {
                if (string.indexOf('.') > -1 || string.indexOf('e') > -1
                        || string.indexOf('E') > -1) {
                    d = Double.valueOf(string);
                    if (!d.isInfinite() && !d.isNaN()) {
                        return d;
                    }
                } else {
                    Long myLong = new Long(string);
                    if (string.equals(myLong.toString())) {
                        if (myLong.longValue() == myLong.intValue()) {
                            return new Integer(myLong.intValue());
                        } else {
                            return myLong;
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception ignore) {
            }
        }
        return string;
    }

    /**
     * Throw an exception if the object is a NaN or infinite number.
     * 
     * @param o
     *            The object to test.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If o is a non-finite number.
     */
    public static void testValidity(Object o) throws JSONException {
        if (o != null) {
            if (o instanceof Double) {
                if (((Double) o).isInfinite() || ((Double) o).isNaN()) {
                    throw new JSONException(
                            "JSON does not allow non-finite numbers.");
                }
            } else if (o instanceof Float) {
                if (((Float) o).isInfinite() || ((Float) o).isNaN()) {
                    throw new JSONException(
                            "JSON does not allow non-finite numbers.");
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Produce a JSONArray containing the values of the members of this
     * JSONObject.
     * 
     * @param names
     *            A JSONArray containing a list of key strings. This determines
     *            the sequence of the values in the result.
     * @return A JSONArray of values.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If any of the values are non-finite numbers.
     */
    public JSONArray toJSONArray(JSONArray names) throws JSONException {
        if (names == null || names.length() == 0) {
            return null;
        }
        JSONArray ja = new JSONArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < names.length(); i += 1) {
            ja.put(this.opt(names.getString(i)));
        }
        return ja;
    }

    /**
     * Make a JSON text of this JSONObject. For compactness, no whitespace is
     * added. If this would not result in a syntactically correct JSON text,
     * then null will be returned instead.
     * <p>
     * Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.
     * 
     * @return a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation
     *         of the object, beginning with <code>{</code> &nbsp;<small>(left
     *         brace)</small> and ending with <code>}</code>&nbsp;<small>(right
     *         brace)</small>.
     */
    public String toString() {
        try {
            return this.toString(0);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Make a prettyprinted JSON text of this JSONObject.
     * <p>
     * Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.
     * 
     * @param indentFactor
     *            The number of spaces to add to each level of indentation.
     * @return a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation
     *         of the object, beginning with <code>{</code> &nbsp;<small>(left
     *         brace)</small> and ending with <code>}</code>&nbsp;<small>(right
     *         brace)</small>.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the object contains an invalid number.
     */
    public String toString(int indentFactor) throws JSONException {
        StringWriter w = new StringWriter();
        synchronized (w.getBuffer()) {
            return this.write(w, indentFactor, 0).toString();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Make a JSON text of an Object value. If the object has an
     * value.toJSONString() method, then that method will be used to produce the
     * JSON text. The method is required to produce a strictly conforming text.
     * If the object does not contain a toJSONString method (which is the most
     * common case), then a text will be produced by other means. If the value
     * is an array or Collection, then a JSONArray will be made from it and its
     * toJSONString method will be called. If the value is a MAP, then a
     * JSONObject will be made from it and its toJSONString method will be
     * called. Otherwise, the value's toString method will be called, and the
     * result will be quoted.
     * 
     * <p>
     * Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.
     * 
     * @param value
     *            The value to be serialized.
     * @return a printable, displayable, transmittable representation of the
     *         object, beginning with <code>{</code> &nbsp;<small>(left
     *         brace)</small> and ending with <code>}</code> &nbsp;<small>(right
     *         brace)</small>.
     * @throws JSONException
     *             If the value is or contains an invalid number.
     */
    public static String valueToString(Object value) throws JSONException {
        if (value == null || value.equals(null)) {
            return "null";
        }
        if (value instanceof JSONString) {
            Object object;
            try {
                object = ((JSONString) value).toJSONString();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new JSONException(e);
            }
            if (object instanceof String) {
                return (String) object;
            }
            throw new JSONException("Bad value from toJSONString: " + object);
        }
        if (value instanceof Number) {
            return numberToString((Number) value);
        }
        if (value instanceof Boolean || value instanceof JSONObject
                || value instanceof JSONArray) {
            return value.toString();
        }
        if (value instanceof Map) {
            return new JSONObject((Map) value).toString();
        }
        if (value instanceof Collection) {
            return new JSONArray((Collection) value).toString();
        }
        if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
            return new JSONArray(value).toString();
        }
        return quote(value.toString());
    }

    /**
     * Wrap an object, if necessary. If the object is null, return the NULL
     * object. If it is an array or collection, wrap it in a JSONArray. If it is
     * a map, wrap it in a JSONObject. If it is a standard property (Double,
     * String, et al) then it is already wrapped. Otherwise, if it comes from
     * one of the java packages, turn it into a string. And if it doesn't, try
     * to wrap it in a JSONObject. If the wrapping fails, then null is returned.
     * 
     * @param object
     *            The object to wrap
     * @return The wrapped value
     */
    public static Object wrap(Object object) {
        try {
            if (object == null) {
                return NULL;
            }
            if (object instanceof JSONObject || object instanceof JSONArray
                    || NULL.equals(object) || object instanceof JSONString
                    || object instanceof Byte || object instanceof Character
                    || object instanceof Short || object instanceof Integer
                    || object instanceof Long || object instanceof Boolean
                    || object instanceof Float || object instanceof Double
                    || object instanceof String) {
                return object;
            }

            if (object instanceof Collection) {
                return new JSONArray((Collection) object);
            }
            if (object.getClass().isArray()) {
                return new JSONArray(object);
            }
            if (object instanceof Map) {
                return new JSONObject((Map) object);
            }
            Package objectPackage = object.getClass().getPackage();
            String objectPackageName = objectPackage != null ? objectPackage
                    .getName() : "";
            if (objectPackageName.startsWith("java.")
                    || objectPackageName.startsWith("javax.")
                    || object.getClass().getClassLoader() == null) {
                return object.toString();
            }
            return new JSONObject(object);
        } catch (Exception exception) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Write the contents of the JSONObject as JSON text to a writer. For
     * compactness, no whitespace is added.
     * <p>
     * Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.
     * 
     * @return The writer.
     * @throws JSONException
     */
    public Writer write(Writer writer) throws JSONException {
        return this.write(writer, 0, 0);
    }

    static final Writer writeValue(Writer writer, Object value,
            int indentFactor, int indent) throws JSONException, IOException {
        if (value == null || value.equals(null)) {
            writer.write("null");
        } else if (value instanceof JSONObject) {
            ((JSONObject) value).write(writer, indentFactor, indent);
        } else if (value instanceof JSONArray) {
            ((JSONArray) value).write(writer, indentFactor, indent);
        } else if (value instanceof Map) {
            new JSONObject((Map) value).write(writer, indentFactor, indent);
        } else if (value instanceof Collection) {
            new JSONArray((Collection) value).write(writer, indentFactor,
                    indent);
        } else if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
            new JSONArray(value).write(writer, indentFactor, indent);
        } else if (value instanceof Number) {
            writer.write(numberToString((Number) value));
        } else if (value instanceof Boolean) {
            writer.write(value.toString());
        } else if (value instanceof JSONString) {
            Object o;
            try {
                o = ((JSONString) value).toJSONString();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new JSONException(e);
            }
            writer.write(o != null ? o.toString() : quote(value.toString()));
        } else {
            quote(value.toString(), writer);
        }
        return writer;
    }

    static final void indent(Writer writer, int indent) throws IOException {
        for (int i = 0; i < indent; i += 1) {
            writer.write(' ');
        }
    }

    /**
     * Write the contents of the JSONObject as JSON text to a writer. For
     * compactness, no whitespace is added.
     * <p>
     * Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical.
     * 
     * @return The writer.
     * @throws JSONException
     */
    Writer write(Writer writer, int indentFactor, int indent)
            throws JSONException {
        try {
            boolean commanate = false;
            final int length = this.length();
            Iterator keys = this.keys();
            writer.write('{');

            if (length == 1) {
                Object key = keys.next();
                writer.write(quote(key.toString()));
                writer.write(':');
                if (indentFactor > 0) {
                    writer.write(' ');
                }
                writeValue(writer, this.map.get(key), indentFactor, indent);
            } else if (length != 0) {
                final int newindent = indent + indentFactor;
                while (keys.hasNext()) {
                    Object key = keys.next();
                    if (commanate) {
                        writer.write(',');
                    }
                    if (indentFactor > 0) {
                        writer.write('\n');
                    }
                    indent(writer, newindent);
                    writer.write(quote(key.toString()));
                    writer.write(':');
                    if (indentFactor > 0) {
                        writer.write(' ');
                    }
                    writeValue(writer, this.map.get(key), indentFactor,
                            newindent);
                    commanate = true;
                }
                if (indentFactor > 0) {
                    writer.write('\n');
                }
                indent(writer, indent);
            }
            writer.write('}');
            return writer;
        } catch (IOException exception) {
            throw new JSONException(exception);
        }
    }
}