JsonParser (jackson-core 2.8.0.rc1)

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Versioned, Closeable, AutoCloseable

Direct Known Subclasses:

JsonParserDelegate, ParserMinimalBase
```
public abstract class JsonParser
extends Object
implements Closeable, Versioned
```
Base class that defines public API for reading JSON content. Instances are created using factory methods of a JsonFactory instance.

Author:

Tatu Saloranta

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`JsonParser.Feature` Enumeration that defines all on/off features for parsers.
`static class`	`JsonParser.NumberType` Enumeration of possible "native" (optimal) types that can be used for numbers.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected int`	`_features` Bit flag composed of bits that indicate which `JsonParser.Feature`s are enabled.
`protected RequestPayload`	`_requestPayload` Optional container that holds the request payload which will be displayed on JSON parsing error.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected JsonParser()

protected JsonParser(int features)

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`JsonParser()`
`protected`	`JsonParser(int features)`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`protected ObjectCodec`	`_codec()`
`protected JsonParseException`	`_constructError(String msg)` Helper method for constructing `JsonParseException`s based on current state of the parser
`protected void`	`_reportUnsupportedOperation()` Helper method to call for operations that are not supported by parser implementation.
`boolean`	`canReadObjectId()` Introspection method that may be called to see if the underlying data format supports some kind of Object Ids natively (many do not; for example, JSON doesn't).
`boolean`	`canReadTypeId()` Introspection method that may be called to see if the underlying data format supports some kind of Type Ids natively (many do not; for example, JSON doesn't).
`boolean`	`canUseSchema(FormatSchema schema)` Method that can be used to verify that given schema can be used with this parser (using `setSchema(com.fasterxml.jackson.core.FormatSchema)`).
`abstract void`	`clearCurrentToken()` Method called to "consume" the current token by effectively removing it so that `hasCurrentToken()` returns false, and `getCurrentToken()` null).
`abstract void`	`close()` Closes the parser so that no further iteration or data access can be made; will also close the underlying input source if parser either owns the input source, or feature `JsonParser.Feature.AUTO_CLOSE_SOURCE` is enabled.
`JsonParser`	`configure(JsonParser.Feature f, boolean state)` Method for enabling or disabling specified feature (check `JsonParser.Feature` for list of features)
`JsonToken`	`currentToken()` Accessor to find which token parser currently points to, if any; null will be returned if none.
`int`	`currentTokenId()` Method similar to `getCurrentToken()` but that returns an `int` instead of `JsonToken` (enum value).
`JsonParser`	`disable(JsonParser.Feature f)` Method for disabling specified feature (check `JsonParser.Feature` for list of features)
`JsonParser`	`enable(JsonParser.Feature f)` Method for enabling specified parser feature (check `JsonParser.Feature` for list of features)
`void`	`finishToken()` Method that may be used to force full handling of the current token so that even if lazy processing is enabled, the whole contents are read for possible retrieval.
`abstract BigInteger`	`getBigIntegerValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` and it can not be used as a Java long primitive type due to its magnitude.
`byte[]`	`getBinaryValue()` Convenience alternative to `getBinaryValue(Base64Variant)` that defaults to using `Base64Variants.getDefaultVariant()` as the default encoding.
`abstract byte[]`	`getBinaryValue(Base64Variant bv)` Method that can be used to read (and consume -- results may not be accessible using other methods after the call) base64-encoded binary data included in the current textual JSON value.
`boolean`	`getBooleanValue()` Convenience accessor that can be called when the current token is `JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE` or `JsonToken.VALUE_FALSE`.
`byte`	`getByteValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` and it can be expressed as a value of Java byte primitive type.
`abstract ObjectCodec`	`getCodec()` Accessor for `ObjectCodec` associated with this parser, if any.
`abstract JsonLocation`	`getCurrentLocation()` Method that returns location of the last processed character; usually for error reporting purposes.
`abstract String`	`getCurrentName()` Method that can be called to get the name associated with the current token: for `JsonToken.FIELD_NAME`s it will be the same as what `getText()` returns; for field values it will be preceding field name; and for others (array values, root-level values) null.
`abstract JsonToken`	`getCurrentToken()` Alias for `currentToken()`, will be deprecated in Jackson 2.9
`abstract int`	`getCurrentTokenId()` Alias for `currentTokenId()`, will be deprecated in Jackson 2.9
`Object`	`getCurrentValue()` Helper method, usually equivalent to: `getParsingContext().getCurrentValue();`
`abstract BigDecimal`	`getDecimalValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT` or `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT`.
`abstract double`	`getDoubleValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT` and it can be expressed as a Java double primitive type.
`Object`	`getEmbeddedObject()` Accessor that can be called if (and only if) the current token is `JsonToken.VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT`.
`int`	`getFeatureMask()` Bulk access method for getting state of all standard `JsonParser.Feature`s.
`abstract float`	`getFloatValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT` and it can be expressed as a Java float primitive type.
`int`	`getFormatFeatures()` Bulk access method for getting state of all `FormatFeature`s, format-specific on/off configuration settings.
`Object`	`getInputSource()` Method that can be used to get access to object that is used to access input being parsed; this is usually either `InputStream` or `Reader`, depending on what parser was constructed with.
`abstract int`	`getIntValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` and it can be expressed as a value of Java int primitive type.
`abstract JsonToken`	`getLastClearedToken()` Method that can be called to get the last token that was cleared using `clearCurrentToken()`.
`abstract long`	`getLongValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` and it can be expressed as a Java long primitive type.
`abstract JsonParser.NumberType`	`getNumberType()` If current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` or `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT`, returns one of `JsonParser.NumberType` constants; otherwise returns null.
`abstract Number`	`getNumberValue()` Generic number value accessor method that will work for all kinds of numeric values.
`Object`	`getObjectId()` Method that can be called to check whether current token (one that was just read) has an associated Object id, and if so, return it.
`abstract JsonStreamContext`	`getParsingContext()` Method that can be used to access current parsing context reader is in.
`FormatSchema`	`getSchema()` Method for accessing Schema that this parser uses, if any.
`short`	`getShortValue()` Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` and it can be expressed as a value of Java short primitive type.
`abstract String`	`getText()` Method for accessing textual representation of the current token; if no current token (before first call to `nextToken()`, or after encountering end-of-input), returns null.
`int`	`getText(Writer writer)` Method to read the textual representation of the current token in chunks and pass it to the given Writer.
`abstract char[]`	`getTextCharacters()` Method similar to `getText()`, but that will return underlying (unmodifiable) character array that contains textual value, instead of constructing a String object to contain this information.
`abstract int`	`getTextLength()` Accessor used with `getTextCharacters()`, to know length of String stored in returned buffer.
`abstract int`	`getTextOffset()` Accessor used with `getTextCharacters()`, to know offset of the first text content character within buffer.
`abstract JsonLocation`	`getTokenLocation()` Method that return the starting location of the current token; that is, position of the first character from input that starts the current token.
`Object`	`getTypeId()` Method that can be called to check whether current token (one that was just read) has an associated type id, and if so, return it.
`boolean`	`getValueAsBoolean()` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a boolean.
`boolean`	`getValueAsBoolean(boolean def)` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a boolean.
`double`	`getValueAsDouble()` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a Java double.
`double`	`getValueAsDouble(double def)` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a Java double.
`int`	`getValueAsInt()` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a int.
`int`	`getValueAsInt(int def)` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a int.
`long`	`getValueAsLong()` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a long.
`long`	`getValueAsLong(long def)` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a long.
`String`	`getValueAsString()` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a `String`.
`abstract String`	`getValueAsString(String def)` Method that will try to convert value of current token to a `String`.
`abstract boolean`	`hasCurrentToken()` Method for checking whether parser currently points to a token (and data for that token is available).
`abstract boolean`	`hasTextCharacters()` Method that can be used to determine whether calling of `getTextCharacters()` would be the most efficient way to access textual content for the event parser currently points to.
`abstract boolean`	`hasToken(JsonToken t)` Method that is functionally equivalent to: `return getCurrentTokenId() == id` but may be more efficiently implemented.
`abstract boolean`	`hasTokenId(int id)` Method that is functionally equivalent to: `return getCurrentTokenId() == id` but may be more efficiently implemented.
`abstract boolean`	`isClosed()` Method that can be called to determine whether this parser is closed or not.
`boolean`	`isEnabled(JsonParser.Feature f)` Method for checking whether specified `JsonParser.Feature` is enabled.
`boolean`	`isExpectedStartArrayToken()` Specialized accessor that can be used to verify that the current token indicates start array (usually meaning that current token is `JsonToken.START_ARRAY`) when start array is expected.
`boolean`	`isExpectedStartObjectToken()` Similar to `isExpectedStartArrayToken()`, but checks whether stream currently points to `JsonToken.START_OBJECT`.
`Boolean`	`nextBooleanValue()` Method that fetches next token (as if calling `nextToken()`) and if it is `JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE` or `JsonToken.VALUE_FALSE` returns matching Boolean value; otherwise return null.
`String`	`nextFieldName()` Method that fetches next token (as if calling `nextToken()`) and verifies whether it is `JsonToken.FIELD_NAME`; if it is, returns same as `getCurrentName()`, otherwise null.
`boolean`	`nextFieldName(SerializableString str)` Method that fetches next token (as if calling `nextToken()`) and verifies whether it is `JsonToken.FIELD_NAME` with specified name and returns result of that comparison.
`int`	`nextIntValue(int defaultValue)` Method that fetches next token (as if calling `nextToken()`) and if it is `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` returns 32-bit int value; otherwise returns specified default value It is functionally equivalent to:
`long`	`nextLongValue(long defaultValue)` Method that fetches next token (as if calling `nextToken()`) and if it is `JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT` returns 64-bit long value; otherwise returns specified default value It is functionally equivalent to:
`String`	`nextTextValue()` Method that fetches next token (as if calling `nextToken()`) and if it is `JsonToken.VALUE_STRING` returns contained String value; otherwise returns null.
`abstract JsonToken`	`nextToken()` Main iteration method, which will advance stream enough to determine type of the next token, if any.
`abstract JsonToken`	`nextValue()` Iteration method that will advance stream enough to determine type of the next token that is a value type (including JSON Array and Object start/end markers).
`abstract void`	`overrideCurrentName(String name)` Method that can be used to change what is considered to be the current (field) name.
`JsonParser`	`overrideFormatFeatures(int values, int mask)` Bulk set method for (re)setting states of `FormatFeature`s, by specifying values (set / clear) along with a mask, to determine which features to change, if any.
`JsonParser`	`overrideStdFeatures(int values, int mask)` Bulk set method for (re)setting states of features specified by `mask`.
`int`	`readBinaryValue(Base64Variant bv, OutputStream out)` Similar to `readBinaryValue(OutputStream)` but allows explicitly specifying base64 variant to use.
`int`	`readBinaryValue(OutputStream out)` Method that can be used as an alternative to `getBigIntegerValue()`, especially when value can be large.
`<T> T`	`readValueAs(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`).
`<T> T`	`readValueAs(TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)` Method to deserialize JSON content into a Java type, reference to which is passed as argument.
`<T extends TreeNode> T`	`readValueAsTree()` Method to deserialize JSON content into equivalent "tree model", represented by root `TreeNode` of resulting model.
`<T> Iterator<T>`	`readValuesAs(Class<T> valueType)` Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
`<T> Iterator<T>`	`readValuesAs(TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)` Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
`int`	`releaseBuffered(OutputStream out)` Method that can be called to push back any content that has been read but not consumed by the parser.
`int`	`releaseBuffered(Writer w)` Method that can be called to push back any content that has been read but not consumed by the parser.
`boolean`	`requiresCustomCodec()` Method that can be called to determine if a custom `ObjectCodec` is needed for binding data parsed using `JsonParser` constructed by this factory (which typically also implies the same for serialization with `JsonGenerator`).
`abstract void`	`setCodec(ObjectCodec c)` Setter that allows defining `ObjectCodec` associated with this parser, if any.
`void`	`setCurrentValue(Object v)` Helper method, usually equivalent to: `getParsingContext().setCurrentValue(v);`
`JsonParser`	`setFeatureMask(int mask)` Deprecated. Since 2.7, use `overrideStdFeatures(int, int)` instead
`void`	`setRequestPayloadOnError(byte[] payload, String charset)` Sets the byte[] request payload and the charset
`void`	`setRequestPayloadOnError(RequestPayload payload)` Sets the payload to be passed if `JsonParseException` is thrown.
`void`	`setRequestPayloadOnError(String payload)` Sets the String request payload
`void`	`setSchema(FormatSchema schema)` Method to call to make this parser use specified schema.
`abstract JsonParser`	`skipChildren()` Method that will skip all child tokens of an array or object token that the parser currently points to, iff stream points to `JsonToken.START_OBJECT` or `JsonToken.START_ARRAY`.
`abstract Version`	`version()` Accessor for getting version of the core package, given a parser instance.

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

- Field Detail
  - _features
```
protected int _features
```
    Bit flag composed of bits that indicate which JsonParser.Features are enabled.
  - _requestPayload
```
protected transient RequestPayload _requestPayload
```
    Optional container that holds the request payload which will be displayed on JSON parsing error.
    
    Since:
    
    2.8
- Constructor Detail
  - JsonParser
```
protected JsonParser()
```
  - JsonParser
```
protected JsonParser(int features)
```
- Method Detail
  - getCodec
```
public abstract ObjectCodec getCodec()
```
    Accessor for ObjectCodec associated with this parser, if any. Codec is used by readValueAs(Class) method (and its variants).
  - setCodec
```
public abstract void setCodec(ObjectCodec c)
```
    Setter that allows defining ObjectCodec associated with this parser, if any. Codec is used by readValueAs(Class) method (and its variants).
  - getInputSource
```
public Object getInputSource()
```
    Method that can be used to get access to object that is used to access input being parsed; this is usually either InputStream or Reader, depending on what parser was constructed with. Note that returned value may be null in some cases; including case where parser implementation does not want to exposed raw source to caller. In cases where input has been decorated, object returned here is the decorated version; this allows some level of interaction between users of parser and decorator object.
    In general use of this accessor should be considered as "last effort", i.e. only used if no other mechanism is applicable.
  - getCurrentValue
```
public Object getCurrentValue()
```
    Helper method, usually equivalent to: getParsingContext().getCurrentValue();
    Note that "current value" is NOT populated (or used) by Streaming parser; it is only used by higher-level data-binding functionality. The reason it is included here is that it can be stored and accessed hierarchically, and gets passed through data-binding.
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - setCurrentValue
```
public void setCurrentValue(Object v)
```
    Helper method, usually equivalent to: getParsingContext().setCurrentValue(v);
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - setRequestPayloadOnError
```
public void setRequestPayloadOnError(RequestPayload payload)
```
    Sets the payload to be passed if JsonParseException is thrown.
    
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - setRequestPayloadOnError
```
public void setRequestPayloadOnError(byte[] payload,
                            String charset)
```
    Sets the byte[] request payload and the charset
    
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - setRequestPayloadOnError
```
public void setRequestPayloadOnError(String payload)
```
    Sets the String request payload
    
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - setSchema
```
public void setSchema(FormatSchema schema)
```
    Method to call to make this parser use specified schema. Method must be called before trying to parse any content, right after parser instance has been created. Note that not all parsers support schemas; and those that do usually only accept specific types of schemas: ones defined for data format parser can read.
    If parser does not support specified schema, UnsupportedOperationException is thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    schema - Schema to use
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if parser does not support schema
  - getSchema
```
public FormatSchema getSchema()
```
    Method for accessing Schema that this parser uses, if any. Default implementation returns null.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - canUseSchema
```
public boolean canUseSchema(FormatSchema schema)
```
    Method that can be used to verify that given schema can be used with this parser (using setSchema(com.fasterxml.jackson.core.FormatSchema)).
    
    Parameters:
    schema - Schema to check
    
    Returns:
    True if this parser can use given schema; false if not
  - requiresCustomCodec
```
public boolean requiresCustomCodec()
```
    Method that can be called to determine if a custom ObjectCodec is needed for binding data parsed using JsonParser constructed by this factory (which typically also implies the same for serialization with JsonGenerator).
    
    Returns:
    True if custom codec is needed with parsers and generators created by this factory; false if a general ObjectCodec is enough
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - version
```
public abstract Version version()
```
    Accessor for getting version of the core package, given a parser instance. Left for sub-classes to implement.
    
    Specified by:
    
    version in interface Versioned
  - close
```
public abstract void close()
                    throws IOException
```
    Closes the parser so that no further iteration or data access can be made; will also close the underlying input source if parser either owns the input source, or feature JsonParser.Feature.AUTO_CLOSE_SOURCE is enabled. Whether parser owns the input source depends on factory method that was used to construct instance (so check JsonFactory for details, but the general idea is that if caller passes in closable resource (such as InputStream or Reader) parser does NOT own the source; but if it passes a reference (such as File or URL and creates stream or reader it does own them.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Closeable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - releaseBuffered
```
public int releaseBuffered(OutputStream out)
                    throws IOException
```
    Method that can be called to push back any content that has been read but not consumed by the parser. This is usually done after reading all content of interest using parser. Content is released by writing it to given stream if possible; if underlying input is byte-based it can released, if not (char-based) it can not.
    
    Returns:
    -1 if the underlying content source is not byte based (that is, input can not be sent to OutputStream; otherwise number of bytes released (0 if there was nothing to release)
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if write to stream threw exception
  - releaseBuffered
```
public int releaseBuffered(Writer w)
                    throws IOException
```
    Method that can be called to push back any content that has been read but not consumed by the parser. This is usually done after reading all content of interest using parser. Content is released by writing it to given writer if possible; if underlying input is char-based it can released, if not (byte-based) it can not.
    
    Returns:
    -1 if the underlying content source is not char-based (that is, input can not be sent to Writer; otherwise number of chars released (0 if there was nothing to release)
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if write using Writer threw exception
  - enable
```
public JsonParser enable(JsonParser.Feature f)
```
    Method for enabling specified parser feature (check JsonParser.Feature for list of features)
  - disable
```
public JsonParser disable(JsonParser.Feature f)
```
    Method for disabling specified feature (check JsonParser.Feature for list of features)
  - configure
```
public JsonParser configure(JsonParser.Feature f,
                   boolean state)
```
    Method for enabling or disabling specified feature (check JsonParser.Feature for list of features)
  - isEnabled
```
public boolean isEnabled(JsonParser.Feature f)
```
    Method for checking whether specified JsonParser.Feature is enabled.
  - getFeatureMask
```
public int getFeatureMask()
```
    Bulk access method for getting state of all standard JsonParser.Features.
    
    Returns:
    Bit mask that defines current states of all standard JsonParser.Features.
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - setFeatureMask
```
@Deprecated
public JsonParser setFeatureMask(int mask)
```
    Deprecated. Since 2.7, use overrideStdFeatures(int, int) instead
    
    Bulk set method for (re)setting states of all standard JsonParser.Features
    
    Returns:
    This parser object, to allow chaining of calls
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - overrideStdFeatures
```
public JsonParser overrideStdFeatures(int values,
                             int mask)
```
    Bulk set method for (re)setting states of features specified by mask. Functionally equivalent to int oldState = getFeatureMask(); int newState = (oldState & ~mask) | (values & mask); setFeatureMask(newState); but preferred as this lets caller more efficiently specify actual changes made.
    
    Parameters:
    values - Bit mask of set/clear state for features to change
    mask - Bit mask of features to change
    Since:
    
    2.6
  - getFormatFeatures
```
public int getFormatFeatures()
```
    Bulk access method for getting state of all FormatFeatures, format-specific on/off configuration settings.
    
    Returns:
    Bit mask that defines current states of all standard FormatFeatures.
    Since:
    
    2.6
  - overrideFormatFeatures
```
public JsonParser overrideFormatFeatures(int values,
                                int mask)
```
    Bulk set method for (re)setting states of FormatFeatures, by specifying values (set / clear) along with a mask, to determine which features to change, if any.
    Default implementation will simply throw an exception to indicate that the generator implementation does not support any FormatFeatures.
    
    Parameters:
    values - Bit mask of set/clear state for features to change
    mask - Bit mask of features to change
    Since:
    
    2.6
  - nextToken
```
public abstract JsonToken nextToken()
                             throws IOException
```
    Main iteration method, which will advance stream enough to determine type of the next token, if any. If none remaining (stream has no content other than possible white space before ending), null will be returned.
    
    Returns:
    Next token from the stream, if any found, or null to indicate end-of-input
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - nextValue
```
public abstract JsonToken nextValue()
                             throws IOException
```
    Iteration method that will advance stream enough to determine type of the next token that is a value type (including JSON Array and Object start/end markers). Or put another way, nextToken() will be called once, and if JsonToken.FIELD_NAME is returned, another time to get the value for the field. Method is most useful for iterating over value entries of JSON objects; field name will still be available by calling getCurrentName() when parser points to the value.
    
    Returns:
    Next non-field-name token from the stream, if any found, or null to indicate end-of-input (or, for non-blocking parsers, JsonToken.NOT_AVAILABLE if no tokens were available yet)
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - nextFieldName
```
public boolean nextFieldName(SerializableString str)
                      throws IOException
```
    Method that fetches next token (as if calling nextToken()) and verifies whether it is JsonToken.FIELD_NAME with specified name and returns result of that comparison. It is functionally equivalent to:
```
  return (nextToken() == JsonToken.FIELD_NAME) && str.getValue().equals(getCurrentName());
```
    but may be faster for parser to verify, and can therefore be used if caller expects to get such a property name from input next.
    Parameters:
    str - Property name to compare next token to (if next token is JsonToken.FIELD_NAME)
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - nextFieldName
```
public String nextFieldName()
                     throws IOException
```
    Method that fetches next token (as if calling nextToken()) and verifies whether it is JsonToken.FIELD_NAME; if it is, returns same as getCurrentName(), otherwise null.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - nextTextValue
```
public String nextTextValue()
                     throws IOException
```
    Method that fetches next token (as if calling nextToken()) and if it is JsonToken.VALUE_STRING returns contained String value; otherwise returns null. It is functionally equivalent to:
```
  return (nextToken() == JsonToken.VALUE_STRING) ? getText() : null;
```
    but may be faster for parser to process, and can therefore be used if caller expects to get a String value next from input.
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - nextIntValue
```
public int nextIntValue(int defaultValue)
                 throws IOException
```
    Method that fetches next token (as if calling nextToken()) and if it is JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT returns 32-bit int value; otherwise returns specified default value It is functionally equivalent to:
```
  return (nextToken() == JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT) ? getIntValue() : defaultValue;
```
    but may be faster for parser to process, and can therefore be used if caller expects to get a String value next from input.
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - nextLongValue
```
public long nextLongValue(long defaultValue)
                   throws IOException
```
    Method that fetches next token (as if calling nextToken()) and if it is JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT returns 64-bit long value; otherwise returns specified default value It is functionally equivalent to:
```
  return (nextToken() == JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT) ? getLongValue() : defaultValue;
```
    but may be faster for parser to process, and can therefore be used if caller expects to get a String value next from input.
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - nextBooleanValue
```
public Boolean nextBooleanValue()
                         throws IOException
```
    Method that fetches next token (as if calling nextToken()) and if it is JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE or JsonToken.VALUE_FALSE returns matching Boolean value; otherwise return null. It is functionally equivalent to:
```
  JsonToken t = nextToken();
  if (t == JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE) return Boolean.TRUE;
  if (t == JsonToken.VALUE_FALSE) return Boolean.FALSE;
  return null;
```
    but may be faster for parser to process, and can therefore be used if caller expects to get a String value next from input.
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - skipChildren
```
public abstract JsonParser skipChildren()
                                 throws IOException
```
    Method that will skip all child tokens of an array or object token that the parser currently points to, iff stream points to JsonToken.START_OBJECT or JsonToken.START_ARRAY. If not, it will do nothing. After skipping, stream will point to matching JsonToken.END_OBJECT or JsonToken.END_ARRAY (possibly skipping nested pairs of START/END OBJECT/ARRAY tokens as well as value tokens). The idea is that after calling this method, application will call nextToken() to point to the next available token, if any.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - finishToken
```
public void finishToken()
                 throws IOException
```
    Method that may be used to force full handling of the current token so that even if lazy processing is enabled, the whole contents are read for possible retrieval. This is usually used to ensure that the token end location is available, as well as token contents (similar to what calling, say getTextCharacters(), would achieve).
    Note that for many dataformat implementations this method will not do anything; this is the default implementation unless overridden by sub-classes.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - isClosed
```
public abstract boolean isClosed()
```
    Method that can be called to determine whether this parser is closed or not. If it is closed, no new tokens can be retrieved by calling nextToken() (and the underlying stream may be closed). Closing may be due to an explicit call to close() or because parser has encountered end of input.
  - currentToken
```
public JsonToken currentToken()
```
    Accessor to find which token parser currently points to, if any; null will be returned if none. If return value is non-null, data associated with the token is available via other accessor methods.
    
    Returns:
    Type of the token this parser currently points to, if any: null before any tokens have been read, and after end-of-input has been encountered, as well as if the current token has been explicitly cleared.
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - currentTokenId
```
public int currentTokenId()
```
    Method similar to getCurrentToken() but that returns an int instead of JsonToken (enum value).
    Use of int directly is typically more efficient on switch statements, so this method may be useful when building low-overhead codecs. Note, however, that effect may not be big enough to matter: make sure to profile performance before deciding to use this method.
    
    Returns:
    int matching one of constants from JsonTokenId.
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - getCurrentToken
```
public abstract JsonToken getCurrentToken()
```
    Alias for currentToken(), will be deprecated in Jackson 2.9
  - getCurrentTokenId
```
public abstract int getCurrentTokenId()
```
    Alias for currentTokenId(), will be deprecated in Jackson 2.9
  - hasCurrentToken
```
public abstract boolean hasCurrentToken()
```
    Method for checking whether parser currently points to a token (and data for that token is available). Equivalent to check for parser.getCurrentToken() != null.
    
    Returns:
    True if the parser just returned a valid token via nextToken(); false otherwise (parser was just constructed, encountered end-of-input and returned null from nextToken(), or the token has been consumed)
  - hasTokenId
```
public abstract boolean hasTokenId(int id)
```
    Method that is functionally equivalent to: return getCurrentTokenId() == id but may be more efficiently implemented.
    Note that no traversal or conversion is performed; so in some cases calling method like isExpectedStartArrayToken() is necessary instead.
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - hasToken
```
public abstract boolean hasToken(JsonToken t)
```
    Method that is functionally equivalent to: return getCurrentTokenId() == id but may be more efficiently implemented.
    Note that no traversal or conversion is performed; so in some cases calling method like isExpectedStartArrayToken() is necessary instead.
    
    Since:
    
    2.6
  - getCurrentName
```
public abstract String getCurrentName()
                               throws IOException
```
    Method that can be called to get the name associated with the current token: for JsonToken.FIELD_NAMEs it will be the same as what getText() returns; for field values it will be preceding field name; and for others (array values, root-level values) null.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getParsingContext
```
public abstract JsonStreamContext getParsingContext()
```
    Method that can be used to access current parsing context reader is in. There are 3 different types: root, array and object contexts, with slightly different available information. Contexts are hierarchically nested, and can be used for example for figuring out part of the input document that correspond to specific array or object (for highlighting purposes, or error reporting). Contexts can also be used for simple xpath-like matching of input, if so desired.
  - getTokenLocation
```
public abstract JsonLocation getTokenLocation()
```
    Method that return the starting location of the current token; that is, position of the first character from input that starts the current token.
  - getCurrentLocation
```
public abstract JsonLocation getCurrentLocation()
```
    Method that returns location of the last processed character; usually for error reporting purposes.
  - isExpectedStartArrayToken
```
public boolean isExpectedStartArrayToken()
```
    Specialized accessor that can be used to verify that the current token indicates start array (usually meaning that current token is JsonToken.START_ARRAY) when start array is expected. For some specialized parsers this can return true for other cases as well; this is usually done to emulate arrays in cases underlying format is ambiguous (XML, for example, has no format-level difference between Objects and Arrays; it just has elements).
    Default implementation is equivalent to:
```
   getCurrentToken() == JsonToken.START_ARRAY
```
    but may be overridden by custom parser implementations.
    Returns:
    True if the current token can be considered as a start-array marker (such JsonToken.START_ARRAY); false if not.
  - isExpectedStartObjectToken
```
public boolean isExpectedStartObjectToken()
```
    Similar to isExpectedStartArrayToken(), but checks whether stream currently points to JsonToken.START_OBJECT.
    
    Since:
    
    2.5
  - clearCurrentToken
```
public abstract void clearCurrentToken()
```
    Method called to "consume" the current token by effectively removing it so that hasCurrentToken() returns false, and getCurrentToken() null). Cleared token value can still be accessed by calling getLastClearedToken() (if absolutely needed), but usually isn't.
    Method was added to be used by the optional data binder, since it has to be able to consume last token used for binding (so that it will not be used again).
  - getLastClearedToken
```
public abstract JsonToken getLastClearedToken()
```
    Method that can be called to get the last token that was cleared using clearCurrentToken(). This is not necessarily the latest token read. Will return null if no tokens have been cleared, or if parser has been closed.
  - overrideCurrentName
```
public abstract void overrideCurrentName(String name)
```
    Method that can be used to change what is considered to be the current (field) name. May be needed to support non-JSON data formats or unusual binding conventions; not needed for typical processing.
    Note that use of this method should only be done as sort of last resort, as it is a work-around for regular operation.
    
    Parameters:
    name - Name to use as the current name; may be null.
  - getText
```
public abstract String getText()
                        throws IOException
```
    Method for accessing textual representation of the current token; if no current token (before first call to nextToken(), or after encountering end-of-input), returns null. Method can be called for any token type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getText
```
public int getText(Writer writer)
            throws IOException,
                   UnsupportedOperationException
```
    Method to read the textual representation of the current token in chunks and pass it to the given Writer. Conceptually same as calling:
```
  writer.write(parser.getText());
```
    but should typically be more efficient as longer content does need to be combined into a single String to return, and write can occur directly from intermediate buffers Jackson uses.
    Returns:
    The number of characters written to the Writer
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    UnsupportedOperationException
    Since:
    
    2.8
  - getTextCharacters
```
public abstract char[] getTextCharacters()
                                  throws IOException
```
    Method similar to getText(), but that will return underlying (unmodifiable) character array that contains textual value, instead of constructing a String object to contain this information. Note, however, that:
    - Textual contents are not guaranteed to start at index 0 (rather, call getTextOffset()) to know the actual offset
    - Length of textual contents may be less than the length of returned buffer: call getTextLength() for actual length of returned content.
    Note that caller MUST NOT modify the returned character array in any way -- doing so may corrupt current parser state and render parser instance useless.
    The only reason to call this method (over getText()) is to avoid construction of a String object (which will make a copy of contents).
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getTextLength
```
public abstract int getTextLength()
                           throws IOException
```
    Accessor used with getTextCharacters(), to know length of String stored in returned buffer.
    
    Returns:
    Number of characters within buffer returned by getTextCharacters() that are part of textual content of the current token.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getTextOffset
```
public abstract int getTextOffset()
                           throws IOException
```
    Accessor used with getTextCharacters(), to know offset of the first text content character within buffer.
    
    Returns:
    Offset of the first character within buffer returned by getTextCharacters() that is part of textual content of the current token.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - hasTextCharacters
```
public abstract boolean hasTextCharacters()
```
    Method that can be used to determine whether calling of getTextCharacters() would be the most efficient way to access textual content for the event parser currently points to.
    Default implementation simply returns false since only actual implementation class has knowledge of its internal buffering state. Implementations are strongly encouraged to properly override this method, to allow efficient copying of content by other code.
    
    Returns:
    True if parser currently has character array that can be efficiently returned via getTextCharacters(); false means that it may or may not exist
  - getNumberValue
```
public abstract Number getNumberValue()
                               throws IOException
```
    Generic number value accessor method that will work for all kinds of numeric values. It will return the optimal (simplest/smallest possible) wrapper object that can express the numeric value just parsed.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getNumberType
```
public abstract JsonParser.NumberType getNumberType()
                                             throws IOException
```
    If current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT or JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT, returns one of JsonParser.NumberType constants; otherwise returns null.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getByteValue
```
public byte getByteValue()
                  throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT and it can be expressed as a value of Java byte primitive type. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getDoubleValue() and then casting; except for possible overflow/underflow exception.
    Note: if the resulting integer value falls outside range of Java byte, a JsonParseException will be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getShortValue
```
public short getShortValue()
                    throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT and it can be expressed as a value of Java short primitive type. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getDoubleValue() and then casting; except for possible overflow/underflow exception.
    Note: if the resulting integer value falls outside range of Java short, a JsonParseException will be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getIntValue
```
public abstract int getIntValue()
                         throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT and it can be expressed as a value of Java int primitive type. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getDoubleValue() and then casting; except for possible overflow/underflow exception.
    Note: if the resulting integer value falls outside range of Java int, a JsonParseException may be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getLongValue
```
public abstract long getLongValue()
                           throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT and it can be expressed as a Java long primitive type. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getDoubleValue() and then casting to int; except for possible overflow/underflow exception.
    Note: if the token is an integer, but its value falls outside of range of Java long, a JsonParseException may be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getBigIntegerValue
```
public abstract BigInteger getBigIntegerValue()
                                       throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT and it can not be used as a Java long primitive type due to its magnitude. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getDecimalValue() and then constructing a BigInteger from that value.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getFloatValue
```
public abstract float getFloatValue()
                             throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT and it can be expressed as a Java float primitive type. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getLongValue() and then casting; except for possible overflow/underflow exception.
    Note: if the value falls outside of range of Java float, a JsonParseException will be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getDoubleValue
```
public abstract double getDoubleValue()
                               throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT and it can be expressed as a Java double primitive type. It can also be called for JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT; if so, it is equivalent to calling getLongValue() and then casting; except for possible overflow/underflow exception.
    Note: if the value falls outside of range of Java double, a JsonParseException will be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getDecimalValue
```
public abstract BigDecimal getDecimalValue()
                                    throws IOException
```
    Numeric accessor that can be called when the current token is of type JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT or JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT. No under/overflow exceptions are ever thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getBooleanValue
```
public boolean getBooleanValue()
                        throws IOException
```
    Convenience accessor that can be called when the current token is JsonToken.VALUE_TRUE or JsonToken.VALUE_FALSE.
    Note: if the token is not of above-mentioned boolean types, an integer, but its value falls outside of range of Java long, a JsonParseException may be thrown to indicate numeric overflow/underflow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getEmbeddedObject
```
public Object getEmbeddedObject()
                         throws IOException
```
    Accessor that can be called if (and only if) the current token is JsonToken.VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT. For other token types, null is returned.
    Note: only some specialized parser implementations support embedding of objects (usually ones that are facades on top of non-streaming sources, such as object trees). One exception is access to binary content (whether via base64 encoding or not) which typically is accessible using this method, as well as getBinaryValue().
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getBinaryValue
```
public abstract byte[] getBinaryValue(Base64Variant bv)
                               throws IOException
```
    Method that can be used to read (and consume -- results may not be accessible using other methods after the call) base64-encoded binary data included in the current textual JSON value. It works similar to getting String value via getText() and decoding result (except for decoding part), but should be significantly more performant.
    Note that non-decoded textual contents of the current token are not guaranteed to be accessible after this method is called. Current implementation, for example, clears up textual content during decoding. Decoded binary content, however, will be retained until parser is advanced to the next event.
    
    Parameters:
    bv - Expected variant of base64 encoded content (see Base64Variants for definitions of "standard" variants).
    
    Returns:
    Decoded binary data
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getBinaryValue
```
public byte[] getBinaryValue()
                      throws IOException
```
    Convenience alternative to getBinaryValue(Base64Variant) that defaults to using Base64Variants.getDefaultVariant() as the default encoding.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - readBinaryValue
```
public int readBinaryValue(OutputStream out)
                    throws IOException
```
    Method that can be used as an alternative to getBigIntegerValue(), especially when value can be large. The main difference (beyond method of returning content using OutputStream instead of as byte array) is that content will NOT remain accessible after method returns: any content processed will be consumed and is not buffered in any way. If caller needs buffering, it has to implement it.
    
    Parameters:
    out - Output stream to use for passing decoded binary data
    
    Returns:
    Number of bytes that were decoded and written via OutputStream
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - readBinaryValue
```
public int readBinaryValue(Base64Variant bv,
                  OutputStream out)
                    throws IOException
```
    Similar to readBinaryValue(OutputStream) but allows explicitly specifying base64 variant to use.
    
    Parameters:
    bv - base64 variant to use
    out - Output stream to use for passing decoded binary data
    
    Returns:
    Number of bytes that were decoded and written via OutputStream
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - getValueAsInt
```
public int getValueAsInt()
                  throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a int. Numbers are coerced using default Java rules; booleans convert to 0 (false) and 1 (true), and Strings are parsed using default Java language integer parsing rules.
    If representation can not be converted to an int (including structured type markers like start/end Object/Array) default value of 0 will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsInt
```
public int getValueAsInt(int def)
                  throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a int. Numbers are coerced using default Java rules; booleans convert to 0 (false) and 1 (true), and Strings are parsed using default Java language integer parsing rules.
    If representation can not be converted to an int (including structured type markers like start/end Object/Array) specified def will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsLong
```
public long getValueAsLong()
                    throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a long. Numbers are coerced using default Java rules; booleans convert to 0 (false) and 1 (true), and Strings are parsed using default Java language integer parsing rules.
    If representation can not be converted to an int (including structured type markers like start/end Object/Array) default value of 0 will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsLong
```
public long getValueAsLong(long def)
                    throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a long. Numbers are coerced using default Java rules; booleans convert to 0 (false) and 1 (true), and Strings are parsed using default Java language integer parsing rules.
    If representation can not be converted to an int (including structured type markers like start/end Object/Array) specified def will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsDouble
```
public double getValueAsDouble()
                        throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a Java double. Numbers are coerced using default Java rules; booleans convert to 0.0 (false) and 1.0 (true), and Strings are parsed using default Java language integer parsing rules.
    If representation can not be converted to an int (including structured types like Objects and Arrays), default value of 0.0 will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsDouble
```
public double getValueAsDouble(double def)
                        throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a Java double. Numbers are coerced using default Java rules; booleans convert to 0.0 (false) and 1.0 (true), and Strings are parsed using default Java language integer parsing rules.
    If representation can not be converted to an int (including structured types like Objects and Arrays), specified def will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsBoolean
```
public boolean getValueAsBoolean()
                          throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a boolean. JSON booleans map naturally; integer numbers other than 0 map to true, and 0 maps to false and Strings 'true' and 'false' map to corresponding values.
    If representation can not be converted to a boolean value (including structured types like Objects and Arrays), default value of false will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsBoolean
```
public boolean getValueAsBoolean(boolean def)
                          throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a boolean. JSON booleans map naturally; integer numbers other than 0 map to true, and 0 maps to false and Strings 'true' and 'false' map to corresponding values.
    If representation can not be converted to a boolean value (including structured types like Objects and Arrays), specified def will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getValueAsString
```
public String getValueAsString()
                        throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a String. JSON Strings map naturally; scalar values get converted to their textual representation. If representation can not be converted to a String value (including structured types like Objects and Arrays and null token), default value of null will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - getValueAsString
```
public abstract String getValueAsString(String def)
                                 throws IOException
```
    Method that will try to convert value of current token to a String. JSON Strings map naturally; scalar values get converted to their textual representation. If representation can not be converted to a String value (including structured types like Objects and Arrays and null token), specified default value will be returned; no exceptions are thrown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - canReadObjectId
```
public boolean canReadObjectId()
```
    Introspection method that may be called to see if the underlying data format supports some kind of Object Ids natively (many do not; for example, JSON doesn't).
    Default implementation returns true; overridden by data formats that do support native Object Ids. Caller is expected to either use a non-native notation (explicit property or such), or fail, in case it can not use native object ids.
    
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - canReadTypeId
```
public boolean canReadTypeId()
```
    Introspection method that may be called to see if the underlying data format supports some kind of Type Ids natively (many do not; for example, JSON doesn't).
    Default implementation returns true; overridden by data formats that do support native Type Ids. Caller is expected to either use a non-native notation (explicit property or such), or fail, in case it can not use native type ids.
    
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - getObjectId
```
public Object getObjectId()
                   throws IOException
```
    Method that can be called to check whether current token (one that was just read) has an associated Object id, and if so, return it. Note that while typically caller should check with canReadObjectId() first, it is not illegal to call this method even if that method returns true; but if so, it will return null. This may be used to simplify calling code.
    Default implementation will simply return null.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - getTypeId
```
public Object getTypeId()
                 throws IOException
```
    Method that can be called to check whether current token (one that was just read) has an associated type id, and if so, return it. Note that while typically caller should check with canReadTypeId() first, it is not illegal to call this method even if that method returns true; but if so, it will return null. This may be used to simplify calling code.
    Default implementation will simply return null.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - readValueAs
```
public <T> T readValueAs(Class<T> valueType)
              throws IOException
```
    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: method can only be called if the parser has an object codec assigned; this is true for parsers constructed by MappingJsonFactory (from "jackson-databind" jar) but not for JsonFactory (unless its setCodec method has been explicitly called).
    This method may advance the event stream, for structured types the current token will be the closing end marker (END_ARRAY, END_OBJECT) of the bound structure. For non-structured Json types (and for JsonToken.VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT) stream is not advanced.
    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
  - readValueAs
```
public <T> T readValueAs(TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)
              throws IOException
```
    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. Note: method can only be called if the parser has an object codec assigned; this is true for parsers constructed by MappingJsonFactory (defined in 'jackson-databind' bundle) but not for JsonFactory (unless its setCodec method has been explicitly called).
    This method may advance the event stream, for structured types the current token will be the closing end marker (END_ARRAY, END_OBJECT) of the bound structure. For non-structured Json types (and for JsonToken.VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT) stream is not advanced.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - readValuesAs
```
public <T> Iterator<T> readValuesAs(Class<T> valueType)
                         throws IOException
```
    Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - readValuesAs
```
public <T> Iterator<T> readValuesAs(TypeReference<?> valueTypeRef)
                         throws IOException
```
    Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream, all with same specified value type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - readValueAsTree
```
public <T extends TreeNode> T readValueAsTree()
                                   throws IOException
```
    Method to deserialize JSON content into equivalent "tree model", represented by root TreeNode of resulting model. For JSON Arrays it will an array node (with child nodes), for objects object node (with child nodes), and for other types matching leaf node type. Empty or whitespace documents are null.
    
    Returns:
    root of the document, or null if empty or whitespace.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - _codec
```
protected ObjectCodec _codec()
```
  - _constructError
```
protected JsonParseException _constructError(String msg)
```
    Helper method for constructing JsonParseExceptions based on current state of the parser
  - _reportUnsupportedOperation
```
protected void _reportUnsupportedOperation()
```
    Helper method to call for operations that are not supported by parser implementation.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1

Class JsonParser

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

_features

_requestPayload

Constructor Detail

JsonParser

JsonParser

Method Detail

getCodec

setCodec

getInputSource

getCurrentValue

setCurrentValue

setRequestPayloadOnError

setRequestPayloadOnError

setRequestPayloadOnError

setSchema

getSchema

canUseSchema

requiresCustomCodec

version

close

releaseBuffered

releaseBuffered

enable

disable

configure

isEnabled

getFeatureMask

setFeatureMask

overrideStdFeatures

getFormatFeatures

overrideFormatFeatures

nextToken

nextValue

nextFieldName

nextFieldName

nextTextValue

nextIntValue

nextLongValue

nextBooleanValue

skipChildren

finishToken

isClosed

currentToken

currentTokenId

getCurrentToken

getCurrentTokenId

hasCurrentToken

hasTokenId

hasToken

getCurrentName

getParsingContext

getTokenLocation

getCurrentLocation

isExpectedStartArrayToken

isExpectedStartObjectToken

clearCurrentToken

getLastClearedToken

overrideCurrentName

getText

getText

getTextCharacters

getTextLength

getTextOffset

hasTextCharacters

getNumberValue

getNumberType

getByteValue

getShortValue

getIntValue

getLongValue

getBigIntegerValue

getFloatValue

getDoubleValue