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Nested array for org.json

I tried to build the nested array for the following json blob using jsonobject and jsonarray. For some reason, the object is failing. Any thoughts - please, how best we can put this format.
{
"reporter_desc": "pot",
"timestamp": "1487830751",
"incidents": [
{
"src_ip": 822382162,
"exploit": "scan",
"incident_type": 3,
"occurred": "1487830751",
"description": "pot scan"
}
Here is the JSONObject and JSONArray :
JSONObject object = new JSONObject();
object.put("reporter_desc", "mtpot");
object.put("timestamp", "1487830751");
JSONArray array = new JSONArray();
JSONObject arrayElement = new JSONObject();
arrayElement.put("src_ip", 822382162);
arrayElement.put("exploit", "scan");
arrayElement.put("incident_type", 3);
arrayElement.put("occurred", "1487830751");
arrayElement.put("description", "pot vulnerability scan");
array.put("incidents");
object.put("incidents", array);

Creating json in java getting only first value not getting as desired format

I want to create a json array which looks like follows:
[{"label":"Organisation 1","ID":2},{"label":"Organisation 2","ID":1},....]
I did as follows :
JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
while (rstcust.next()) {
obj.put("label", rstcust.getString(3));
obj.put("ID", rstcust.getInt(1));
}
out.print(obj);
I am getting only first value as output I am not getting like the fomat above:
I am getting the following output
{"label":"Organisation 1","ID":2}

This is happening because you are creating a JSONObject but what you need is a JSONArray
Create a JSONArray Object and then add individual JSONObjects into it.The code will be something like this.
JSONArray arr = new JSONArray();
while (rstcust.next()) {
JSONObject obj = new JSONObject();
obj.put("label", rstcust.getString(3));
obj.put("ID", rstcust.getInt(1));
arr.put(obj);
}
out.print(arr);
The JavaDocs for JSONArray can be found here.
In java 6 org.json.JSONArray contains the put method and in java 7 javax.json contains the add method.

Adding empty array to a JSON object

I am trying to create a JSON object that looks like the below :
{"filters":
{"defaultOperator":"OR",
"filters":[]}}
What should i add to my JSON object to make a empty array object ??. Cant get my head around an empty array .
tried jo1.put("filters",new Object[0]);. This did not work .
I am testing an API which requires these array filled only in special cases, most of the time its empty. But dont know how to add it. I am creating the entry JSON like
JSONObject jo1 = new JSONObject();
jo1.put("defaultOperator", "OR");
jo1.put("filters","[]");
jo3 = new JSONObject();
jo3.put("filters", jo1);
//Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),""+jo3.toString() , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
//json = new GsonBuilder().create().toJson(comment1, Map.class);
httppost.setEntity(new StringEntity(jo3.toString()));

JSONArray jarr = new JSONArray();
jo1.put("filters",jarr);
or all on one line:
jo1.put("filters", new JSONArray());

JSON - Create JSONObject with array

I need to create in a Java (Android) a JSONObject/JSONArray with the exact following structure:
{
"listId":
[
"c02bc683-fcd7-47a5-b157-853e26ed099e",
"f8e1c9d7-ae45-4433-a315-726c1d912d09"
]
}
Can somebody help me on this please?
EDIT:
What i have is this:
JSONArray obj = new JSONArray();
JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
jsonObject.put("listId", folderId);
obj.put(jsonObject);
JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
json.put("id", obj);
But this produces something like:
{
"listId":
[
{"id":"c02bc683-fcd7-47a5-b157-853e26ed099e"},
{"id":"f8e1c9d7-ae45-4433-a315-726c1d912d09"}
]
}
Thanks

You've got your array creation a bit mixed up. What you really want is an object holding an array of string, but what you're doing is creating an array of JSONObject.
Try this instead:
String[] arr = { "c02bc683-fcd7-47a5-b157-853e26ed099e", "f8e1c9d7-ae45-4433-a315-726c1d912d09" };
JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray(arr);
JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
json.put("listId", jsonArray);
System.out.println(json); // {"listId":["c02bc683-fcd7-47a5-b157-853e26ed099e","f8e1c9d7-ae45-4433-a315-726c1d912d09"]}

Gson Array of Strings to JsonArray

I'm using Gson and am trying to add a bunch of string values into a JsonArray like this:
JsonArray jArray = new JsonArray();
jArray.add("value1");
The problem is that the add method only takes a JsonElement.
I've tried to cast a String into a JsonElement but that didn't work.
How do I do it using Gson?

You can create a primitive that will contain the String value and add it to the array:
JsonArray jArray = new JsonArray();
JsonPrimitive element = new JsonPrimitive("value1");
jArray.add(element);

Seems like you should make a new JsonPrimitive("value1") and add that.
See The javadoc

For newer versions of Gson library , now we can add Strings too. It has also extended support for adding Boolean, Character, Number etc. (see more here)
Using this works for me now:
JsonArray msisdnsArray = new JsonArray();
for (String msisdn : msisdns) {
msisdnsArray.add(msisdn);
}

I was hoping for something like this myself:
JsonObject jo = new JsonObject();
jo.addProperty("strings", new String[] { "value1", "value2" });
But unfortunately that isn't supported by GSON so I created this helper:
public static void Add(JsonObject jo, String property, String[] values) {
JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
for (String value : values) {
array.add(new JsonPrimitive(value));
}
jo.add(property, array);
}
And then use it like so:
JsonObject jo = new JsonObject();
Add(jo, "strings", new String[] { "value1", "value2" });
Voila!