ajax - How to convert a Java resultset into JSON?

Question

I have a resultset as a result of a MySQL query using the JDBC connector. So my job is to convert the resultset into a JSON format. So that I can send it to the clientside as a AJAX response. Can some one explain how to do the conversion to JSON format as I am new to both Java and as well as the concept of JSON

Answer 1

Many people have answered the question correctly. But, I think i can add more value to the post with the following small snippet of code. It uses the Apache-DBUtils and the Gson library.

public static String resultSetToJson(Connection connection, String query) {
        List<Map<String, Object>> listOfMaps = null;
        try {
            QueryRunner queryRunner = new QueryRunner();
            listOfMaps = queryRunner.query(connection, query, new MapListHandler());
        } catch (SQLException se) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't query the database.", se);
        } finally {
            DbUtils.closeQuietly(connection);
        }
        return new Gson().toJson(listOfMaps);
    }