JSON Parser -java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: defaultReader

Stumbled about the same problem. The reason why it does not work is not the JDK 8. The reason why you encounter this issue, is the fact that weblogic 12.2.1.X is bundling some old version of json-smart. On my machine this would be found here: jar:file:/C:/dev/WLS_12_2_1_2_0/oracle_common/modules/net.minidev.json-smart.jar!/net/minidev/json/JSONValue.class Now if you are using a library like json-path … Read more