How to create JSON object in Scala/Play

Question

I need to create the following JSON object in Scala and Play framework, but I am having trouble:

{"employees":[
  {"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Doe"}
]}

The data used to create the object comes from a html form (already implemented). So far my code creates the following:

val json: JsValue = Json.toJson(formContent)
//returns = {"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Doe"}

How can I add the the key "employees" to this object?

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

I knew it would be something very simple but couldn't figure out. Thanks it works. — Bob
– Bob, Commented Jul 20, 2016 at 19:35

marcospereira · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-20 21:05:17Z

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Json.obj("employees"->Json.arr(JSON))

edited Jul 20, 2016 at 21:05

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answered Jul 20, 2016 at 20:06

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2 Comments

Bob Over a year ago

How can I update this object to add a new employee? I've tried this approach but it creates a new employee key. val newJson = json.as[JsObject] + ("employee" -> Json.toJson(list))

aravindKrishna Over a year ago

Json.arr(employeed1).:+(employee2)+...+(employeedn)

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