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Play 2.3: How to count json child nodes?

I have this json:

{
  "errors": {
    "password": [
      "This field is required"
    ],
    "email": [
      "This field is required"
    ]
  }
}

How do I count child nodes under "errors" node?

Solution

  • One way, you can do that:

    import play.api.libs.json.{JsObject, Json}

val errors = """{"errors":{"password":["This field is required"],"email":["This field is required"]}}"""
val errorsCount = Json.parse(errors).
    asOpt[JsObject].
    flatMap(json => (json \ "errors").asOpt[JsObject]).
    map(json => json.fields.size).getOrElse(0)