How can I import javax.json in eclipse

Question

I have installed eclipse ide for EE developers and I am receiving an import error for

import javax.json.Json; import javax.json.JsonReader; etc. 

I have right clicked on project folder -> clicked properties -> clicked Java build path -> add library -> JRE System Library,

but the dependencies that show up are already imported. How can I import the javax.json package?

Answer 1

If using Maven, add this dependency to your pom.xml

<dependency>     <groupId>javax.json</groupId>     <artifactId>javax.json-api</artifactId>     <version>1.0</version> </dependency> 

For Gradle, add this to your build.gradle

compile 'javax.json:javax.json-api:1.0' 

Answer 2

Going to assume that you are not using Java 7 and thus need to add the JAR file directly to your project path:

Here's the link to the JAR

And where it came from: http://jsonp.java.net/

Download and add to your project build path.