ObjectCodec (jackson-core 2.1.2)

java.lang.Object
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core.ObjectCodec

```
public abstract class ObjectCodec
extends Object
```
Abstract class that defines the interface that JsonParser and JsonGenerator use to serialize and deserialize regular Java objects (POJOs aka Beans).
The standard implementation of this class is com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper, defined in the "jackson-databind".

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected ObjectCodec()

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`ObjectCodec()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract TreeNode`	`createArrayNode()` Method for construct root level Array nodes for Tree Model instances.
`abstract TreeNode`	`createObjectNode()` Method for construct root level Object nodes for Tree Model instances.
`JsonFactory`	`getFactory()` Accessor for finding underlying data format factory (`JsonFactory`) codec will use for data binding.
`abstract JsonFactory`	`getJsonFactory()` Deprecated. Since 2.1: Use `getFactory()` instead.
`abstract <T extends TreeNode> T`	`readTree(JsonParser jp)` Method to deserialize JSON content as tree expressed using set of `TreeNode` instances.
`abstract <T> T`	`readValue(JsonParser jp, Class<T> valueType)` Method to deserialize JSON content into a non-container type (it can be an array type, however): typically a bean, array or a wrapper type (like `Boolean`).
`abstract <T> T`	`readValue(JsonParser jp, ResolvedType valueType)` Method to deserialize JSON content into a POJO, type specified with fully resolved type object (so it can be a generic type, including containers like `Collection` and `Map`).
`abstract <T> T`	`readValue(JsonParser jp, TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)` Method to deserialize JSON content into a Java type, reference to which is passed as argument.
`abstract <T> Iterator<T>`	`readValues(JsonParser jp, Class<T> valueType)` Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
`abstract <T> Iterator<T>`	`readValues(JsonParser jp, ResolvedType valueType)` Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
`abstract <T> Iterator<T>`	`readValues(JsonParser jp, TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)` Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
`abstract JsonParser`	`treeAsTokens(TreeNode n)` Method for constructing a `JsonParser` for reading contents of a JSON tree, as if it was external serialized JSON content.
`abstract <T> T`	`treeToValue(TreeNode n, Class<T> valueType)` Convenience method for converting given JSON tree into instance of specified value type.
`abstract void`	`writeValue(JsonGenerator jgen, Object value)` Method to serialize given Java Object, using generator provided.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ObjectCodec
```
protected ObjectCodec()
```
- Method Detail
  - readValue
```
public abstract <T> T readValue(JsonParser jp,
              Class<T> valueType)
                     throws IOException,
                            JsonProcessingException
```
    Method to deserialize JSON content into a non-container type (it can be an array type, however): typically a bean, array or a wrapper type (like Boolean).
    Note: this method should NOT be used if the result type is a container (Collection or Map. The reason is that due to type erasure, key and value types can not be introspected when using this method.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - readValue
```
public abstract <T> T readValue(JsonParser jp,
              TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)
                     throws IOException,
                            JsonProcessingException
```
    Method to deserialize JSON content into a Java type, reference to which is passed as argument. Type is passed using so-called "super type token" and specifically needs to be used if the root type is a parameterized (generic) container type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - readValue
```
public abstract <T> T readValue(JsonParser jp,
              ResolvedType valueType)
                     throws IOException,
                            JsonProcessingException
```
    Method to deserialize JSON content into a POJO, type specified with fully resolved type object (so it can be a generic type, including containers like Collection and Map).
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - readTree
```
public abstract <T extends TreeNode> T readTree(JsonParser jp)
                                     throws IOException,
                                            JsonProcessingException
```
    Method to deserialize JSON content as tree expressed using set of TreeNode instances. Returns root of the resulting tree (where root can consist of just a single node if the current event is a value event, not container).
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - readValues
```
public abstract <T> Iterator<T> readValues(JsonParser jp,
                         Class<T> valueType)
                                throws IOException,
                                       JsonProcessingException
```
    Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - readValues
```
public abstract <T> Iterator<T> readValues(JsonParser jp,
                         TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)
                                throws IOException,
                                       JsonProcessingException
```
    Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - readValues
```
public abstract <T> Iterator<T> readValues(JsonParser jp,
                         ResolvedType valueType)
                                throws IOException,
                                       JsonProcessingException
```
    Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - writeValue
```
public abstract void writeValue(JsonGenerator jgen,
              Object value)
                         throws IOException,
                                JsonProcessingException
```
    Method to serialize given Java Object, using generator provided.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - createObjectNode
```
public abstract TreeNode createObjectNode()
```
    Method for construct root level Object nodes for Tree Model instances.
  - createArrayNode
```
public abstract TreeNode createArrayNode()
```
    Method for construct root level Array nodes for Tree Model instances.
  - treeAsTokens
```
public abstract JsonParser treeAsTokens(TreeNode n)
```
    Method for constructing a JsonParser for reading contents of a JSON tree, as if it was external serialized JSON content.
  - treeToValue
```
public abstract <T> T treeToValue(TreeNode n,
                Class<T> valueType)
                       throws JsonProcessingException
```
    Convenience method for converting given JSON tree into instance of specified value type. This is equivalent to first constructing a JsonParser to iterate over contents of the tree, and using that parser for data binding.
    
    Throws:
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - getJsonFactory
```
@Deprecated
public abstract JsonFactory getJsonFactory()
```
    Deprecated. Since 2.1: Use getFactory() instead.
  - getFactory
```
public JsonFactory getFactory()
```
    Accessor for finding underlying data format factory (JsonFactory) codec will use for data binding.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1

Class ObjectCodec

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

ObjectCodec

Method Detail

readValue

readValue

readValue

readTree

readValues

readValues

readValues

writeValue

createObjectNode

createArrayNode

treeAsTokens

treeToValue

getJsonFactory

getFactory