converting string into json object

I am getting a string like String s = "abc:xyz". Is there any direct method to convert it into JsonObject having abc as key and xyz as value.

I know there a way by converting string into String s = "{\"abc\":\"xyz\"}" and then I can use JSONObject j =(JSONObject) new JSONParser().parse(s); But I have too large list of string to convert into json object. So i don't want to preprocess to convert into quoted string.

And one more way to split string on : . But i want to know any parser method which convert directly into object. So that i does not have to split. It is also a kind of preprocessing.

If there is any way to convert by passing string to method. please suggest.

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It sounds like you just want:

String[] bits = s.split(":");
if (bits.length() != 2) {
    // Throw an exception or whatever you want
}
JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
json.put(bits[0], bits[1]);

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