De-serializing JSON object with property named 'return'

Question

Working Java, using Gson. The input starts:

{"success":1,"return":{   

Unfortunately, as you know, you can not create a field/variable named 'return' in Java. So, how does one get around this, as the bulk of the data is behind the 'return' field?

This question Serialize JSON object named "return" is related, but the language is C#.

Answer 1

You could use a different name for your field using gson's Field Naming Support

public class Whatever {
    private int success;        

    @SerializedName("return")
    private OtherType returnValue;
    ...
}

Answer 2

Annotate your field with

@SerializedName("return")
private SomeType doesntMatter;

Gson will use the value given to the @SerializedName annotation to map your field by name.

Answer 3

You can use Java annotations of Gson @SerializedName("return") .

@SerializedName("return")
private String returnField;

About Gson annotations you can read here .