Comparing JSONArrays does not behave like expected

[erwinc1]

I hope below code is self explanatory. If not:

I am composing a new JSONArray from String a and String b combined in a list. Then I am composing a new JSONArray from a single string which contains a and b (in a different order though)

When I do a JSONAssert on both JSONArrays it tries to compare {"a":"b"} to a JSON object.

Console output: Note the backslashes in the first print line

["{\"a\":\"b\"}","{\"c\":\"d\"}"]
[{"c":"d"},{"a":"b"}]
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.AssertionError: [0]
Expected: {"a":"b"}
     got: a JSON object
 ; [1]
Expected: {"c":"d"}
     got: a JSON object

	at org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONAssert.assertEquals(JSONAssert.java:726)
	at org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONAssert.assertEquals(JSONAssert.java:709)
	at step_definitions.StepDefinitions.main(StepDefinitions.java:205)

Code to reproduce in Java:

    public static void main(String[] args) throws JSONException {
        var a = "{\"a\":\"b\"}";
        var b = "{\"c\":\"d\"}";
        var res = "[{\"c\":\"d\"},{\"a\":\"b\"}]";

        final var jsonElements = new JSONArray(List.of(a,b));
        final var resultJsonArray = new JSONArray(res);

        System.out.println(jsonElements);
        System.out.println(resultJsonArray);
        JSONAssert.assertEquals(jsonElements, resultJsonArray, JSONCompareMode.STRICT);
    }

[suyamamadushan]

Build JsonObject List and then pass it.
var a = "{"a":"b"}";
var b = "{"c":"d"}";
var res = "[{"c":"d"},{"a":"b"}]";

    List<JSONObject> jsonObjectList = new ArrayList<>();
    jsonObjectList.add(new JSONObject(a));
    jsonObjectList.add(new JSONObject(b));
    
    final var jsonElements = new JSONArray(jsonObjectList);
    final var resultJsonArray = new JSONArray(res);

    System.out.println(jsonElements);
    System.out.println(resultJsonArray);

    JSONAssert.assertEquals(jsonElements, resultJsonArray, JSONCompareMode.NON_EXTENSIBLE);