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import javax.json.JsonObject;

public class Developer {

    private String name;
    private String language;

    public Developer(JsonObject input) {
        this.name = input.getString("name", null);
        this.language = input.getString("language", null);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "Developer{" + "name=" + name + ", language=" + language + '}';
    }
}

import java.util.List;
import javax.json.Json;
import javax.json.JsonArray;
import javax.json.JsonObject;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
import org.junit.Test;

public class MappingArrayValuesTest {

    @Test
    public void map() {
        JsonArray developerArray = getDevelopers();
        List<Developer> developers = developerArray.getValuesAs(Developer::new);
        assertThat(developers.size(), is(2));
        System.out.println("developers = " + developers);
    }

    JsonArray getDevelopers() {
        return Json.createArrayBuilder().
                add(create("brendan", "JavaScript")).
                add(create("james", "Java")).
                build();
    }

    JsonObject create(String name, String language) {
        return Json.createObjectBuilder().
                add("name", name).
                add("language", language).
                build();
    }
}

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