Valid JSON still getting parse error

Question

My JSON is:

[
    {
        "name": "Gears Live Wallpaper",
        "url": "market://details?id=com.appbasic.gearslivewallpaper",
        "image": "http://appbasic.com/promimg/gearslivewallpaper.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Phone hanging too much ?",
        "url": "market://details?id=com.indiaapps.speedmaster",
        "image": "http://appbasic.com/promimg/speedmaster1.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Rainbow Photo Frames",
        "url": "market://details?id=com.appbasic.rainbowphotoframes",
        "image": "http://appbasic.com/promimg/rainbowphotoframes.png"
    },
    {
        "name": "Military Photo Suit",
        "url": "market://details?id=com.appbasic.militaryphotosuit",
        "image": "http://appbasic.com/promimg/militaryphotosuit.png"
    }
]

I am using google gson library. The code I have is:

try {
    URL twitter = new URL(
            "http://www.javaexperience.com/android/apps.json");
    URLConnection tc = twitter.openConnection();
    BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
            tc.getInputStream()));

    Gson gson=new Gson();

    TypeToken<List<ExitPropsBean>> token = new TypeToken<List<ExitPropsBean>>() {};
    MenuActivity.apps = gson.fromJson(in, token.getType());

} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e.printStackTrace();
}

The ExitPropsBean.java is:

public final class ExitPropsBean {

   private Bitmap image;
   private String name;
   private String url;


   public final String getName() {
      return this.name;
   }

   public final String getUrl() {
      return this.url;
   }

   public final Bitmap getImage() {
      return this.image;
   }

   public final void setName(String var1) {
      this.name = var1;
   }

   public final void setUrl(String var1) {
      this.url = var1;
   }

   public final void setImage(Bitmap var1) {
      this.image = var1;
   }
}

The exception that I get is (Expected BRGIN_OBJECT but was STRING at line 1 column 104):

http://prntscr.com/76mzyg

Could some one help please.

Answer 1

In the ExitPropsBean, you have this property:

private Bitmap image;

Gson is trying to put a java.lang.String into it. Either change the type from Bitmap to String, or provide a custom deserializer for this type.