String data = "{ ... }";
Object json = new JSONTokener(data).nextValue();
if (json instanceof JSONObject)
//you have an object
else if (json instanceof JSONArray)
//you have an array
JSONObject json = new JSONObject(jsonString);
if (json.has("data")) {
JSONObject dataObject = json.optJSONObject("data");
if (dataObject != null) {
//Do things with object.
} else {
JSONArray array = json.optJSONArray("data");
//Do things with array
}
} else {
// Do nothing or throw exception if "data" is a mandatory field
}