gistfile1.java

	/**
	 * Instantiates a java object of the given class and applies the values from the given JSONObject.
	 * 
	 * @param <E> The type to create
	 * @param json The JSONObject to convert
	 * @param objectClass Class of the type to create
	 * @return An instance of the specified class
	 */
	public static <E> E objectFromJSON( JSONObject json, Class<E> objectClass ) {
		try {
			E object = objectClass.newInstance();
			Iterator<String> i = json.keys();

			while( i.hasNext() ) {
				String key = i.next();
				Object value = json.get( key );

				Class settableClass = KVC.classForKey( objectClass, key );

				if( !isAssignableFrom( settableClass, Arrays.<Class>asList( Integer.class, String.class, Boolean.class, boolean.class, int.class ) ) ) {
					value = objectFromJSON( (JSONObject)value, settableClass );
				}

				KVC.takeValueForKey( object, key, value );
			}

			return object;
		}
		catch( Exception e ) {
			System.out.println( "JSON Object creation failed" + e );
			e.printStackTrace();
			return null;
		}
	}