java : String to JSON order changed

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import org.json.JSONObject;

public class TestFile {

    public static void main(String d[]) throws Exception{

            String ch = "{'r':1,'is':'abc'}";

            JSONObject js  = new JSONObject(ch);

            System.out.println(js);

        }
}

When i run this program it the JSONObject prints {"is":"abc","r":1}, but i want in the same order of which the original string as it is.

please help me.

Thanks.

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S.Chinna

C. K. Young · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-08 14:38:31Z

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Hash tables (JSON "objects") do not maintain key order. This is by design.

answered Jun 8, 2011 at 14:38

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Wolfgang Kuehn · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-08 14:44:51Z

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There is no guarantee that order is preserved, see Standard ECMA-262.

If you insist, try

{"data":{'r':1,'is':'abc'}, "ordering":['r','is']}

and iterate over ordering to lookup key in data.

answered Jun 8, 2011 at 14:44

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