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why the catch is triggered? (Kotlin)
The url contains a json file with the contents: {"event": "reg","value": "true"}. I try to get this content, but always catch is triggered. Where did I make a mistake?
fun getData(): JSONObject {
val testLinkDep = "https://myurl/dep.json"
return try {
val response = okHttpClient
.newCall(Request.Builder().url(testLinkDep).build())
.execute()
JSONObject(response.body?.string() ?: "{}")
} catch (ex:...