java - Getting JSON.typeMismatch trying to convert string coming from an HTTP Get to JSON object -

i have looked @ multiple other answers here still have not been able resolve issue.

i call php restful server json string database. here log output of string comes back:

"{\"pat_list\":[{\"id\":\"1\",\"name\":\"john deere\",\"gender\":\"m\",\"child\":\"n\",\"email\":\"mail@site.com\",\"patientid\":\"12657\",\"pridiag\":\"sick\"}]}"

this looks valid json (it validates) , looks escaped me (it created using json_encode in php on server)

however, when try execute code:

    if (json_pat_list != null) {          log.d("json_string",json_pat_list);          try {              jsonobject jsonobj = new jsonobject(json_pat_list); 

i get:

w/system.err﹕ org.json.jsonexception: value {"pat_list":[{"id":"1","name":"john deere","gender":"m","child":"n","email":"mail@site.com","patientid":"12657","pridiag":"sick"}]} of type java.lang.string cannot converted jsonobject ... w/system.err﹕ @ org.json.json.typemismatch(json.java:111)

can see missing here?

your code seems legit. far can see. can suggest because generated on php server, might putting in characters malformat string completely.

there 2 things can suggest:

    if (json_pat_list != null) {      log.d("json_string",json_pat_list);      //either      string formattedstring = json_pat_list.replaceall("\n", "\\n");       //or can      string formattedstring = json_pat_list.substring(s.indexof("{"));       try {          jsonobject jsonobj = new jsonobject(json_pat_list);