org.codehaus.jackson.xc
Class JaxbAnnotationIntrospector

java.lang.Object
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.AnnotationIntrospector
      org.codehaus.jackson.xc.JaxbAnnotationIntrospector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Versioned

public class JaxbAnnotationIntrospector
extends AnnotationIntrospector
implements Versioned

Annotation introspector that leverages JAXB annotations where applicable to JSON mapping.

The following JAXB annotations are not supported yet (but some may be supported in future)

• XmlAnyAttribute not yet used (as of 1.5) but may be in future (as an alias for @JsonAnySetter?)
• XmlAnyElement not yet used, may be as per [JACKSON-253]
• XmlAttachmentRef: JSON does not support external attachments
• XmlElementDecl
• XmlElementRefs because Jackson doesn't have any support for 'named' collection items -- however, this may become partially supported as per [JACKSON-253].
• XmlID because Jackson doesn't support referential integrity. NOTE: this too may be supported in future if/when id references are handled
• XmlIDREF same as XmlID
• XmlInlineBinaryData since the underlying concepts (like XOP) do not exist in JSON -- Jackson will always use inline base64 encoding as the method
• XmlList because JSON does have (or necessarily need) method of serializing list of values as space-separated Strings
• XmlMimeType
• XmlMixed since JSON has no concept of mixed content
• XmlRegistry
• XmlRootElement is recognized and used (as of 1.7) for defining root wrapper name (if used)
• XmlSchema not used, unlikely to be used
• XmlSchemaType not used, unlikely to be used
• XmlSchemaTypes not used, unlikely to be used
• XmlSeeAlso not needed for anything currently (could theoretically be useful for locating subtypes for Polymorphic Type Handling)

Note also the following limitations:

• Any property annotated with XmlValue will have a property named 'value' on its JSON object.

Author:

Ryan Heaton, Tatu Saloranta

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.AnnotationIntrospector

AnnotationIntrospector.Pair, AnnotationIntrospector.ReferenceProperty

Field Summary

protected JsonDeserializer<?>	_dataHandlerDeserializer
protected JsonSerializer<?>	_dataHandlerSerializer
protected String	_jaxbPackageName
protected static String	MARKER_FOR_DEFAULT

Constructor Summary

JaxbAnnotationIntrospector()

Method Summary

protected Class<?>	_doFindDeserializationType(Annotated a, JavaType baseType, String propName)
protected TypeResolverBuilder<?>	_typeResolverFromXmlElements(AnnotatedMember am)
protected XmlAccessType	findAccessType(Annotated ac) Method for locating JAXB XmlAccessType annotation value for given annotated entity, if it has one, or inherits one from its ancestors (in JAXB sense, package etc).
VisibilityChecker<?>	findAutoDetectVisibility(AnnotatedClass ac, VisibilityChecker<?> checker) Method for checking if annotations indicate changes to minimum visibility levels needed for auto-detecting property elements (fields, methods, constructors).
Boolean	findCachability(AnnotatedClass ac) Method that checks whether specified class has annotations that indicate that it is (or is not) cachable.
Class<JsonDeserializer<?>>	findContentDeserializer(Annotated am) Method for getting a deserializer definition for content (values) of associated Collection, array or Map property.
String	findDeserializablePropertyName(AnnotatedField af) Method for checking whether given member field represent a deserializable logical property; and if so, returns the name of that property.
Class<?>	findDeserializationContentType(Annotated a, JavaType baseContentType, String propName) Method for accessing additional narrowing type definition that a method can have, to define more specific content type to use; content refers to Map values and Collection/array elements.
Class<?>	findDeserializationKeyType(Annotated am, JavaType baseKeyType, String propName) Method for accessing additional narrowing type definition that a method can have, to define more specific key type to use.
Class<?>	findDeserializationType(Annotated a, JavaType baseType, String propName) JAXB does allow specifying (more) concrete class for deserialization by using \@XmlElement annotation.
JsonDeserializer<?>	findDeserializer(Annotated am) Method for getting a deserializer definition on specified method or field.
String	findEnumValue(Enum<?> e) !!! 12-Oct-2009, tatu: This is hideously slow implementation, called potentially for every single enum value being serialized.
String	findGettablePropertyName(AnnotatedMethod am) Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests property name associated with method that may be a "getter".
Boolean	findIgnoreUnknownProperties(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for checking whether an annotation indicates that all unknown properties
Class<KeyDeserializer>	findKeyDeserializer(Annotated am) Method for getting a deserializer definition for keys of associated Map property.
String[]	findPropertiesToIgnore(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for finding list of properties to ignore for given class (null is returned if not specified).
TypeResolverBuilder<?>	findPropertyContentTypeResolver(MapperConfig<?> config, AnnotatedMember am, JavaType containerType) Method for checking if given structured property entity (field or method that has nominal value of Map, Collection or array type) has annotations that indicate that specific type resolver is to be used for handling type information of contained values.
String	findPropertyNameForParam(AnnotatedParameter param) Method for checking whether given set of annotations indicates property name for associated parameter.
TypeResolverBuilder<?>	findPropertyTypeResolver(MapperConfig<?> config, AnnotatedMember am, JavaType baseType) Method for checking if given property entity (field or method) has annotations that indicate that specific type resolver is to be used for handling instances.
String	findRootName(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for locating name used as "root name" (for use by some serializers when outputting root-level object -- mostly for XML compatibility purposes) for given class, if one is defined.
String	findSerializablePropertyName(AnnotatedField af) Method for checking whether given member field represent a serializable logical property; and if so, returns the name of that property.
JsonSerialize.Inclusion	findSerializationInclusion(Annotated a, JsonSerialize.Inclusion defValue) Implementation of this method is slightly tricky, given that JAXB defaults differ from Jackson defaults.
String[]	findSerializationPropertyOrder(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for accessing defined property serialization order (which may be partial).
Boolean	findSerializationSortAlphabetically(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for checking whether an annotation indicates that serialized properties for which no explicit is defined should be alphabetically (lexicograpically) ordered
Class<?>	findSerializationType(Annotated a) Method for accessing annotated type definition that a method/field can have, to be used as the type for serialization instead of the runtime type.
JsonSerialize.Typing	findSerializationTyping(Annotated a) Method for accessing declared typing mode annotated (if any).
Class<?>[]	findSerializationViews(Annotated a) Method for checking if annotated serializable property (represented by field or getter method) has definitions for views it is to be included in.
JsonSerializer<?>	findSerializer(Annotated am) Method for getting a serializer definition on specified method or field.
String	findSettablePropertyName(AnnotatedMethod am) Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests property name associated with method that may be a "setter".
List<NamedType>	findSubtypes(Annotated a) Method for locating annotation-specified subtypes related to annotated entity (class, method, field).
String	findTypeName(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for checking if specified type has explicit name.
TypeResolverBuilder<?>	findTypeResolver(MapperConfig<?> config, AnnotatedClass ac, JavaType baseType) Method for checking if given class has annotations that indicate that specific type resolver is to be used for handling instances.
boolean	hasAnySetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod am) Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests that the method is to serve as "any setter"; method to be used for setting values of any properties for which no dedicated setter method is found.
boolean	hasAsValueAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod am) Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests that the return value of annotated method should be used as "the value" of the object instance; usually serialized as a primitive value such as String or number.
boolean	hasCreatorAnnotation(Annotated am) Method for checking whether given annotated item (method, constructor) has an annotation that suggests that the method is a "creator" (aka factory) method to be used for construct new instances of deserialized values.
boolean	hasIgnoreMarker(AnnotatedMember m) Method called to check whether given property is marked to be ignored; but NOT to determine if it should necessarily be ignored, since that may depend on other factors.
boolean	isHandled(Annotation ann) An annotation is handled if it's in the same package as @XmlElement, including subpackages.
boolean	isIgnorableConstructor(AnnotatedConstructor c)
boolean	isIgnorableField(AnnotatedField f) Method for checking whether there is an annotation that indicates that given field should be ignored for all operations (serialization, deserialization).
boolean	isIgnorableMethod(AnnotatedMethod m) Method for checking whether there is an annotation that indicates that given method should be ignored for all operations (serialization, deserialization).
Boolean	isIgnorableType(AnnotatedClass ac) Method for checking whether properties that have specified type (class, not generics aware) should be completely ignored for serialization and deserialization purposes.
Version	version() Method that will return version information stored in and read from jar that contains this class.

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.AnnotationIntrospector

allIntrospectors, allIntrospectors, findContentSerializer, findFilterId, findInjectableValueId, findKeySerializer, findReferenceType, findSerializationContentType, findSerializationKeyType, findValueInstantiator, hasAnyGetterAnnotation, nopInstance, pair, shouldUnwrapProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MARKER_FOR_DEFAULT

protected static final String MARKER_FOR_DEFAULT

See Also:

Constant Field Values

_jaxbPackageName

protected final String _jaxbPackageName

_dataHandlerSerializer

protected final JsonSerializer<?> _dataHandlerSerializer

_dataHandlerDeserializer

protected final JsonDeserializer<?> _dataHandlerDeserializer

Constructor Detail

JaxbAnnotationIntrospector

public JaxbAnnotationIntrospector()

Method Detail

version

public Version version()

Method that will return version information stored in and read from jar that contains this class.

Specified by:

version in interface Versioned

Since:

1.6

isHandled

public boolean isHandled(Annotation ann)

An annotation is handled if it's in the same package as @XmlElement, including subpackages.

Specified by:

isHandled in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

ann - The annotation.

Returns:

Whether the annotation is in the JAXB package.

findCachability

public Boolean findCachability(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method that checks whether specified class has annotations that indicate that it is (or is not) cachable. Exact semantics depend on type of class annotated and using class (factory or provider).

Currently only used with deserializers, to determine whether provider should cache instances, and if no annotations are found, assumes non-cachable instances.

Overrides:

findCachability in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

True, if class is considered cachable within context, False if not, and null if introspector does not care either way.

findRootName

public String findRootName(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for locating name used as "root name" (for use by some serializers when outputting root-level object -- mostly for XML compatibility purposes) for given class, if one is defined. Returns null if no declaration found; can return explicit empty String, which is usually ignored as well as null.

Specified by:

findRootName in class AnnotationIntrospector

findPropertiesToIgnore

public String[] findPropertiesToIgnore(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for finding list of properties to ignore for given class (null is returned if not specified). List of property names is applied after other detection mechanisms, to filter out these specific properties from being serialized and deserialized.

Specified by:

findPropertiesToIgnore in class AnnotationIntrospector

findIgnoreUnknownProperties

public Boolean findIgnoreUnknownProperties(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether an annotation indicates that all unknown properties

Specified by:

findIgnoreUnknownProperties in class AnnotationIntrospector

isIgnorableType

public Boolean isIgnorableType(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether properties that have specified type (class, not generics aware) should be completely ignored for serialization and deserialization purposes.

Overrides:

isIgnorableType in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

ac - Type to check

Returns:

Boolean.TRUE if properties of type should be ignored; Boolean.FALSE if they are not to be ignored, null for default handling (which is 'do not ignore')

hasIgnoreMarker

public boolean hasIgnoreMarker(AnnotatedMember m)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method called to check whether given property is marked to be ignored; but NOT to determine if it should necessarily be ignored, since that may depend on other factors.

Default implementation calls existing 'isIgnored' methods such as AnnotationIntrospector.isIgnorableField(AnnotatedField) and AnnotationIntrospector.isIgnorableMethod(AnnotatedMethod).

Overrides:

hasIgnoreMarker in class AnnotationIntrospector

findAutoDetectVisibility

public VisibilityChecker<?> findAutoDetectVisibility(AnnotatedClass ac,
                                                     VisibilityChecker<?> checker)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking if annotations indicate changes to minimum visibility levels needed for auto-detecting property elements (fields, methods, constructors). A baseline checker is given, and introspector is to either return it as is (if no annotations are found), or build and return a derived instance (using checker's build methods).

Overrides:

findAutoDetectVisibility in class AnnotationIntrospector

findAccessType

protected XmlAccessType findAccessType(Annotated ac)

Method for locating JAXB XmlAccessType annotation value for given annotated entity, if it has one, or inherits one from its ancestors (in JAXB sense, package etc). Returns null if nothing has been explicitly defined.

findTypeResolver

public TypeResolverBuilder<?> findTypeResolver(MapperConfig<?> config,
                                               AnnotatedClass ac,
                                               JavaType baseType)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking if given class has annotations that indicate that specific type resolver is to be used for handling instances. This includes not only instantiating resolver builder, but also configuring it based on relevant annotations (not including ones checked with a call to AnnotationIntrospector.findSubtypes(org.codehaus.jackson.map.introspect.Annotated)

Overrides:

findTypeResolver in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

config - Configuration settings in effect (for serialization or deserialization)

ac - Annotated class to check for annotations

baseType - Base java type of value for which resolver is to be found

Returns:

Type resolver builder for given type, if one found; null if none

findPropertyTypeResolver

public TypeResolverBuilder<?> findPropertyTypeResolver(MapperConfig<?> config,
                                                       AnnotatedMember am,
                                                       JavaType baseType)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking if given property entity (field or method) has annotations that indicate that specific type resolver is to be used for handling instances. This includes not only instantiating resolver builder, but also configuring it based on relevant annotations (not including ones checked with a call to AnnotationIntrospector.findSubtypes(org.codehaus.jackson.map.introspect.Annotated)

Overrides:

findPropertyTypeResolver in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

config - Configuration settings in effect (for serialization or deserialization)

am - Annotated member (field or method) to check for annotations

baseType - Base java type of property for which resolver is to be found

Returns:

Type resolver builder for properties of given entity, if one found; null if none

findPropertyContentTypeResolver

public TypeResolverBuilder<?> findPropertyContentTypeResolver(MapperConfig<?> config,
                                                              AnnotatedMember am,
                                                              JavaType containerType)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking if given structured property entity (field or method that has nominal value of Map, Collection or array type) has annotations that indicate that specific type resolver is to be used for handling type information of contained values. This includes not only instantiating resolver builder, but also configuring it based on relevant annotations (not including ones checked with a call to AnnotationIntrospector.findSubtypes(org.codehaus.jackson.map.introspect.Annotated)

Overrides:

findPropertyContentTypeResolver in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

config - Configuration settings in effect (for serialization or deserialization)

am - Annotated member (field or method) to check for annotations

containerType - Type of property for which resolver is to be found (must be a container type)

Returns:

Type resolver builder for values contained in properties of given entity, if one found; null if none

_typeResolverFromXmlElements

protected TypeResolverBuilder<?> _typeResolverFromXmlElements(AnnotatedMember am)

findSubtypes

public List<NamedType> findSubtypes(Annotated a)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for locating annotation-specified subtypes related to annotated entity (class, method, field). Note that this is only guaranteed to be a list of directly declared subtypes, no recursive processing is guarantees (i.e. caller has to do it if/as necessary)

Overrides:

findSubtypes in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

a - Annotated entity (class, field/method) to check for annotations

findTypeName

public String findTypeName(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking if specified type has explicit name.

Overrides:

findTypeName in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

ac - Class to check for type name annotations

isIgnorableMethod

public boolean isIgnorableMethod(AnnotatedMethod m)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether there is an annotation that indicates that given method should be ignored for all operations (serialization, deserialization).

Note that this method should ONLY return true for such explicit ignoral cases; and not if method just happens not to be visible for annotation processor.

Specified by:

isIgnorableMethod in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

True, if an annotation is found to indicate that the method should be ignored; false if not.

isIgnorableConstructor

public boolean isIgnorableConstructor(AnnotatedConstructor c)

Specified by:

isIgnorableConstructor in class AnnotationIntrospector

isIgnorableField

public boolean isIgnorableField(AnnotatedField f)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether there is an annotation that indicates that given field should be ignored for all operations (serialization, deserialization).

Specified by:

isIgnorableField in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

True, if an annotation is found to indicate that the field should be ignored; false if not.

findSerializer

public JsonSerializer<?> findSerializer(Annotated am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for getting a serializer definition on specified method or field. Type of definition is either instance (of type JsonSerializer) or Class (of type Class); if value of different type is returned, a runtime exception may be thrown by caller.

Note: this variant was briefly deprecated for 1.7; should not be

Specified by:

findSerializer in class AnnotationIntrospector

findSerializationType

public Class<?> findSerializationType(Annotated a)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for accessing annotated type definition that a method/field can have, to be used as the type for serialization instead of the runtime type. Type returned (if any) needs to be widening conversion (super-type). Declared return type of the method is also considered acceptable.

Specified by:

findSerializationType in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

Class to use instead of runtime type

findSerializationInclusion

public JsonSerialize.Inclusion findSerializationInclusion(Annotated a,
                                                          JsonSerialize.Inclusion defValue)

Implementation of this method is slightly tricky, given that JAXB defaults differ from Jackson defaults. As of version 1.5 and above, this is resolved by honoring Jackson defaults (which are configurable), and only using JAXB explicit annotations.

Overrides:

findSerializationInclusion in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

Enumerated value indicating which properties to include in serialization

findSerializationTyping

public JsonSerialize.Typing findSerializationTyping(Annotated a)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for accessing declared typing mode annotated (if any). This is used for type detection, unless more granular settings (such as actual exact type; or serializer to use which means no type information is needed) take precedence.

Specified by:

findSerializationTyping in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

Typing mode to use, if annotation is found; null otherwise

findSerializationViews

public Class<?>[] findSerializationViews(Annotated a)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking if annotated serializable property (represented by field or getter method) has definitions for views it is to be included in. If null is returned, no view definitions exist and property is always included; otherwise it will only be included for views included in returned array. View matches are checked using class inheritance rules (sub-classes inherit inclusions of super-classes)

Specified by:

findSerializationViews in class AnnotationIntrospector

Parameters:

a - Annotated serializable property (field or getter method)

Returns:

Array of views (represented by classes) that the property is included in; if null, always included (same as returning array containing Object.class)

findSerializationPropertyOrder

public String[] findSerializationPropertyOrder(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for accessing defined property serialization order (which may be partial). May return null if no ordering is defined.

Specified by:

findSerializationPropertyOrder in class AnnotationIntrospector

findSerializationSortAlphabetically

public Boolean findSerializationSortAlphabetically(AnnotatedClass ac)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether an annotation indicates that serialized properties for which no explicit is defined should be alphabetically (lexicograpically) ordered

Specified by:

findSerializationSortAlphabetically in class AnnotationIntrospector

findGettablePropertyName

public String findGettablePropertyName(AnnotatedMethod am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests property name associated with method that may be a "getter". Should return null if no annotation is found; otherwise a non-null String. If non-null value is returned, it is used as the property name, except for empty String ("") which is taken to mean "use standard bean name detection if applicable; method name if not".

Specified by:

findGettablePropertyName in class AnnotationIntrospector

hasAsValueAnnotation

public boolean hasAsValueAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests that the return value of annotated method should be used as "the value" of the object instance; usually serialized as a primitive value such as String or number.

Specified by:

hasAsValueAnnotation in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

True if such annotation is found (and is not disabled); false if no enabled annotation is found

findEnumValue

public String findEnumValue(Enum<?> e)

!!! 12-Oct-2009, tatu: This is hideously slow implementation, called potentially for every single enum value being serialized. Should improve...

Specified by:

findEnumValue in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

Serialized enum value.

findSerializablePropertyName

public String findSerializablePropertyName(AnnotatedField af)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given member field represent a serializable logical property; and if so, returns the name of that property. Should return null if no annotation is found (indicating it is not a serializable field); otherwise a non-null String. If non-null value is returned, it is used as the property name, except for empty String ("") which is taken to mean "use the field name as is".

Specified by:

findSerializablePropertyName in class AnnotationIntrospector

findDeserializer

public JsonDeserializer<?> findDeserializer(Annotated am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for getting a deserializer definition on specified method or field. Type of definition is either instance (of type JsonDeserializer) or Class (of type Class); if value of different type is returned, a runtime exception may be thrown by caller.

Note: this variant was briefly deprecated for 1.7; but it turns out we really should not try to push BeanProperty through at this point

Specified by:

findDeserializer in class AnnotationIntrospector

findKeyDeserializer

public Class<KeyDeserializer> findKeyDeserializer(Annotated am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for getting a deserializer definition for keys of associated Map property. Type of definition is either instance (of type JsonDeserializer) or Class (of type Class); if value of different type is returned, a runtime exception may be thrown by caller.

Specified by:

findKeyDeserializer in class AnnotationIntrospector

findContentDeserializer

public Class<JsonDeserializer<?>> findContentDeserializer(Annotated am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for getting a deserializer definition for content (values) of associated Collection, array or Map property. Type of definition is either instance (of type JsonDeserializer) or Class (of type Class); if value of different type is returned, a runtime exception may be thrown by caller.

Specified by:

findContentDeserializer in class AnnotationIntrospector

findDeserializationType

public Class<?> findDeserializationType(Annotated a,
                                        JavaType baseType,
                                        String propName)

JAXB does allow specifying (more) concrete class for deserialization by using \@XmlElement annotation.

Specified by:

findDeserializationType in class AnnotationIntrospector

baseType - Assumed type before considering annotations

propName - Logical property name of the property that uses type, if known; null for types not associated with property

Returns:

Class to use for deserialization instead of declared type

findDeserializationKeyType

public Class<?> findDeserializationKeyType(Annotated am,
                                           JavaType baseKeyType,
                                           String propName)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for accessing additional narrowing type definition that a method can have, to define more specific key type to use. It should be only be used with Map types.

Specified by:

findDeserializationKeyType in class AnnotationIntrospector

baseKeyType - Assumed key type before considering annotations

propName - Logical property name of the property that uses type, if known; null for types not associated with property

Returns:

Class specifying more specific type to use instead of declared type, if annotation found; null if not

findDeserializationContentType

public Class<?> findDeserializationContentType(Annotated a,
                                               JavaType baseContentType,
                                               String propName)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for accessing additional narrowing type definition that a method can have, to define more specific content type to use; content refers to Map values and Collection/array elements. It should be only be used with Map, Collection and array types.

Specified by:

findDeserializationContentType in class AnnotationIntrospector

baseContentType - Assumed content (value) type before considering annotations

propName - Logical property name of the property that uses type, if known; null for types not associated with property

Returns:

Class specifying more specific type to use instead of declared type, if annotation found; null if not

_doFindDeserializationType

protected Class<?> _doFindDeserializationType(Annotated a,
                                              JavaType baseType,
                                              String propName)

findSettablePropertyName

public String findSettablePropertyName(AnnotatedMethod am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests property name associated with method that may be a "setter". Should return null if no annotation is found; otherwise a non-null String. If non-null value is returned, it is used as the property name, except for empty String ("") which is taken to mean "use standard bean name detection if applicable; method name if not".

Specified by:

findSettablePropertyName in class AnnotationIntrospector

hasAnySetterAnnotation

public boolean hasAnySetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given method has an annotation that suggests that the method is to serve as "any setter"; method to be used for setting values of any properties for which no dedicated setter method is found.

Overrides:

hasAnySetterAnnotation in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

True if such annotation is found (and is not disabled), false otherwise

hasCreatorAnnotation

public boolean hasCreatorAnnotation(Annotated am)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given annotated item (method, constructor) has an annotation that suggests that the method is a "creator" (aka factory) method to be used for construct new instances of deserialized values.

Overrides:

hasCreatorAnnotation in class AnnotationIntrospector

Returns:

True if such annotation is found (and is not disabled), false otherwise

findDeserializablePropertyName

public String findDeserializablePropertyName(AnnotatedField af)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given member field represent a deserializable logical property; and if so, returns the name of that property. Should return null if no annotation is found (indicating it is not a deserializable field); otherwise a non-null String. If non-null value is returned, it is used as the property name, except for empty String ("") which is taken to mean "use the field name as is".

Specified by:

findDeserializablePropertyName in class AnnotationIntrospector

findPropertyNameForParam

public String findPropertyNameForParam(AnnotatedParameter param)

Description copied from class: AnnotationIntrospector

Method for checking whether given set of annotations indicates property name for associated parameter. No actual parameter object can be passed since JDK offers no representation; just annotations.

Specified by:

findPropertyNameForParam in class AnnotationIntrospector