JSONObject get value of first node regardless of name

Question

I am wondering if there is a way to get the value of the first child of a JSONObject without knowing its name:

I have some JSON coming in with a node called, this_guy

{"this_guy": {"some_name_i_wont_know":"the value i care about"}}

Using JSONObject, how can I get "the value i care about," cleanly if I don't know the name of the child. All I know is "this_guy", anyone?

Answer 1

Use JSONObject.keys() which returns an iterator of the String names in this object. then use these keys to retrieve values.

To get only first value:

 Iterator<String> keys = jsonObject.keys();
 // get some_name_i_wont_know in str_Name
 String str_Name=keys.next(); 
 // get the value i care about
 String value = json.optString(str_Name);