Convert class to JsonElement (com.google.gson.JsonElement)

Question

public String toJson() {
    GsonBuilder builder = new GsonBuilder();
    Gson gson = builder.create();
    return gson.toJson(this);
}

This method converts a class into a JSON string. But I want to convert a class into a JsonElement. Is this directely possible or do I have to parse the string again?

Answer 1

You can use toJsonTree method of Gson class

Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().create();
JsonElement element = gson.toJsonTree(object,typeOfObject);

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