Sample Boilerplate Code to Parse GeoCode API Response and extract necessary parameter values.

GoogleGeoCodeExample.java

/**
Dependencies Used:
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
        <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
        <version>4.5.3</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.json</groupId>
        <artifactId>json</artifactId>
        <version>20160810</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>
*/

public class GoogleGeoCodeExample {

    private final static String REQ_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?location=-33.8670," +
            "151.1957&radius=500&types=food&name=cruise";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        HttpClient httpClient = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();
        HttpGet request = new HttpGet(REQ_URL + "&key=" + args[0]);

        HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(request);
        System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());

        final String responseStr = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
        System.out.println("Response Body: " + responseStr);

        JSONObject responseJson = new JSONObject(responseStr);
        if (responseJson.has("results")) {
            JSONArray results = responseJson.getJSONArray("results");
            JSONObject result = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < results.length(); i++) {
                result = results.getJSONObject(i);
                System.out.println("Location-" + i + " : Geometry - " + result.query("/geometry/location"));
                System.out.println("Location-" + i + " : Name - " + result.query("/name"));
                System.out.println("Location-" + i + " : Rating - " + result.query("/rating"));
            }
        }
    }

}