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<pre class="methodSignature"><a href="JsonObject.html" title="interface in jakarta.json">JsonObject</a>&nbsp;readObject()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns a JSON object that is represented in
 the input source. This method needs to be called
 only once for a reader instance.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a JSON object</dd>