assertEquals of Json strings by parsing into hashmaps using Jackson

gistfile1.java

private static void assertEqualsJson(String expectedJson,String actualJson){

	final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
	Map<String,Object> expected = null,actual = null;
	try {
		expected = objectMapper.readValue(expectedJson, new TypeReference<Map<String, Object>>() {});
		actual = objectMapper.readValue(actualJson, new TypeReference<Map<String, Object>>() {});

	} catch (IOException e) {
		e.printStackTrace();
	}
	try {
		assertEquals(expected,actual);
	} catch (AssertionError e){
		throw new AssertionError("expected:<" + expectedJson +"> but was:<" + actualJson +">", e);
	}
}