code: public Object parse(char [] chars) {
          if (chars == null) {
              throw new IllegalArgumentException("chars must not be null");
          }
  
          Object content;
          content = createParser().parse(chars);
          return content;
      }
docs: Parse a JSON data structure from content from a char array.
  
  @param chars buffer of JSON content
  @return a data structure of lists and maps
  @since 2.3