title: Converting incoming JSON to Java array using Jersey
body: <p>I have a REST api GET call that takes an array of strings formatted as JSON. I'd like to use Jersey to convert that array of strings to something like a string array or List. I've reviewed <a href="http://jersey.java.net/nonav/documentation/latest/json.html" rel="nofollow">http://jersey.java.net/nonav/documentation/latest/json.html</a>, but it looks like Jersey wants me to create an object that specifies how it should be mapped, which I really don't want to do because it's just a simple array.</p>
  
  <pre><code>        @GET
          public Response get(@QueryParam("json_items") String requestedItems) throws IOException
          {
              //Would like to convert requestedItems to an array of strings or list
  
          }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><em>I know there are lots of libraries for this - but I'd prefer to use Jersey and not introduce any new libraries.</em></p>