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# tryGetString

`fun <ERROR CLASS>.tryGetString(key: `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`): `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`?` [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/support/ktx/src/main/java/mozilla/components/support/ktx/android/org/json/JSONObject.kt#L20)

Returns the value mapped by {@code key} if it exists, and
if the value returned is not null. If it's null, it returns null

