BasicBeanDescription (jackson-databind 2.1.5)

java.lang.Object
- com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription
- - com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription

```
public class BasicBeanDescription
extends BeanDescription
```
Default BeanDescription implementation. Can theoretically be subclassed to customize some aspects of property introspection.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected AnnotationIntrospector`	`_annotationIntrospector`
`protected AnnotatedMember`	`_anyGetter`
`protected AnnotatedMethod`	`_anySetterMethod`
`protected TypeBindings`	`_bindings` We may need type bindings for the bean type.
`protected AnnotatedClass`	`_classInfo` Information collected about the class introspected.
`protected MapperConfig<?>`	`_config`
`protected Set<String>`	`_ignoredPropertyNames` Set of properties that can be ignored during deserialization, due to being marked as ignored.
`protected Map<Object,AnnotatedMember>`	`_injectables`
`protected AnnotatedMethod`	`_jsonValueMethod`
`protected ObjectIdInfo`	`_objectIdInfo` Details of Object Id to include, if any
`protected List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`_properties` Properties collected for the POJO.

Fields inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription
_type

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`BasicBeanDescription(MapperConfig<?> config, JavaType type, AnnotatedClass classDef, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> props)`
`protected`	`BasicBeanDescription(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`LinkedHashMap<String,AnnotatedField>`	`_findPropertyFields(Collection<String> ignoredProperties, boolean forSerialization)`
`TypeBindings`	`bindingsForBeanType()` Accessor for type bindings that may be needed to fully resolve types of member object, such as return and argument types of methods and constructors, and types of fields.
`AnnotatedMember`	`findAnyGetter()` Method used to locate the method of introspected class that implements `JsonAnyGetter`.
`AnnotatedMethod`	`findAnySetter()` Method used to locate the method of introspected class that implements `JsonAnySetter`.
`Map<String,AnnotatedMember>`	`findBackReferenceProperties()` Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has
`List<String>`	`findCreatorPropertyNames()` Method for getting ordered list of named Creator properties.
`AnnotatedConstructor`	`findDefaultConstructor()` Method that will locate the no-arg constructor for this class, if it has one, and that constructor has not been marked as ignorable.
`JsonFormat.Value`	`findExpectedFormat(JsonFormat.Value defValue)` Method for checking what is the expected format for POJO, as defined by defaults and possible annotations.
`Method`	`findFactoryMethod(Class<?>... expArgTypes)` Method that can be called to find if introspected class declares a static "valueOf" factory method that returns an instance of introspected type, given one of acceptable types.
`Map<Object,AnnotatedMember>`	`findInjectables()`
`AnnotatedMethod`	`findJsonValueMethod()` Method for locating the getter method that is annotated with `JsonValue` annotation, if any.
`AnnotatedMethod`	`findMethod(String name, Class<?>[] paramTypes)`
`Class<?>`	`findPOJOBuilder()` Method for checking if the POJO type has annotations to indicate that a builder is to be used for instantiating instances and handling data binding, instead of standard bean deserializer.
`JsonPOJOBuilder.Value`	`findPOJOBuilderConfig()` Method for finding configuration for POJO Builder class.
`List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`findProperties()`
`JsonInclude.Include`	`findSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include defValue)` Method for determining whether null properties should be written out for a Bean of introspected type.
`Constructor<?>`	`findSingleArgConstructor(Class<?>... argTypes)` Method that can be called to locate a single-arg constructor that takes specified exact type (will not accept supertype constructors)
`static BasicBeanDescription`	`forDeserialization(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)` Factory method to use for constructing an instance to use for building deserializers.
`static BasicBeanDescription`	`forOtherUse(MapperConfig<?> config, JavaType type, AnnotatedClass ac)` Factory method to use for constructing an instance to use for purposes other than building serializers or deserializers; will only have information on class, not on properties.
`static BasicBeanDescription`	`forSerialization(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)` Factory method to use for constructing an instance to use for building serializers.
`Annotations`	`getClassAnnotations()` Method for accessing collection of annotations the bean class has.
`AnnotatedClass`	`getClassInfo()` Method for accessing low-level information about Class this item describes.
`List<AnnotatedConstructor>`	`getConstructors()`
`List<AnnotatedMethod>`	`getFactoryMethods()`
`Set<String>`	`getIgnoredPropertyNames()`
`ObjectIdInfo`	`getObjectIdInfo()` Accessor for getting information about Object Id expected to be used for this POJO type, if any.
`boolean`	`hasKnownClassAnnotations()` Method for checking whether class being described has any annotations recognized by registered annotation introspector.
`Object`	`instantiateBean(boolean fixAccess)` Method called to create a "default instance" of the bean, currently only needed for obtaining default field values which may be used for suppressing serialization of fields that have "not changed".
`protected boolean`	`isFactoryMethod(AnnotatedMethod am)`
`boolean`	`removeProperty(String propName)` Method that can be used to prune unwanted properties, during construction of serializers and deserializers.
`JavaType`	`resolveType(Type jdkType)` Method for resolving given JDK type, using this bean as the generic type resolution context.

Methods inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription
getBeanClass, getType

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

- Field Detail
  - _config
```
protected final MapperConfig<?> _config
```
  - _annotationIntrospector
```
protected final AnnotationIntrospector _annotationIntrospector
```
  - _classInfo
```
protected final AnnotatedClass _classInfo
```
    Information collected about the class introspected.
  - _bindings
```
protected TypeBindings _bindings
```
    We may need type bindings for the bean type. If so, we'll construct it lazily
  - _properties
```
protected final List<BeanPropertyDefinition> _properties
```
    Properties collected for the POJO.
  - _objectIdInfo
```
protected ObjectIdInfo _objectIdInfo
```
    Details of Object Id to include, if any
  - _anySetterMethod
```
protected AnnotatedMethod _anySetterMethod
```
  - _injectables
```
protected Map<Object,AnnotatedMember> _injectables
```
  - _ignoredPropertyNames
```
protected Set<String> _ignoredPropertyNames
```
    Set of properties that can be ignored during deserialization, due to being marked as ignored.
  - _jsonValueMethod
```
protected AnnotatedMethod _jsonValueMethod
```
  - _anyGetter
```
protected AnnotatedMember _anyGetter
```
- Constructor Detail
  - BasicBeanDescription
```
protected BasicBeanDescription(MapperConfig<?> config,
                    JavaType type,
                    AnnotatedClass classDef,
                    List<BeanPropertyDefinition> props)
```
  - BasicBeanDescription
```
protected BasicBeanDescription(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)
```
- Method Detail
  - forDeserialization
```
public static BasicBeanDescription forDeserialization(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)
```
    Factory method to use for constructing an instance to use for building deserializers.
  - forSerialization
```
public static BasicBeanDescription forSerialization(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)
```
    Factory method to use for constructing an instance to use for building serializers.
  - forOtherUse
```
public static BasicBeanDescription forOtherUse(MapperConfig<?> config,
                               JavaType type,
                               AnnotatedClass ac)
```
    Factory method to use for constructing an instance to use for purposes other than building serializers or deserializers; will only have information on class, not on properties.
  - removeProperty
```
public boolean removeProperty(String propName)
```
    Method that can be used to prune unwanted properties, during construction of serializers and deserializers. Use with utmost care, if at all...
    
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - getClassInfo
```
public AnnotatedClass getClassInfo()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for accessing low-level information about Class this item describes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassInfo in class BeanDescription
  - getObjectIdInfo
```
public ObjectIdInfo getObjectIdInfo()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Accessor for getting information about Object Id expected to be used for this POJO type, if any.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getObjectIdInfo in class BeanDescription
  - findProperties
```
public List<BeanPropertyDefinition> findProperties()
```
    Specified by:
    
    findProperties in class BeanDescription
    
    Returns:
    Ordered Map with logical property name as key, and matching getter method as value.
  - findJsonValueMethod
```
public AnnotatedMethod findJsonValueMethod()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for locating the getter method that is annotated with JsonValue annotation, if any. If multiple ones are found, an error is reported by throwing IllegalArgumentException
    
    Specified by:
    
    findJsonValueMethod in class BeanDescription
  - getIgnoredPropertyNames
```
public Set<String> getIgnoredPropertyNames()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getIgnoredPropertyNames in class BeanDescription
  - hasKnownClassAnnotations
```
public boolean hasKnownClassAnnotations()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for checking whether class being described has any annotations recognized by registered annotation introspector.
    
    Specified by:
    
    hasKnownClassAnnotations in class BeanDescription
  - getClassAnnotations
```
public Annotations getClassAnnotations()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for accessing collection of annotations the bean class has.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassAnnotations in class BeanDescription
  - bindingsForBeanType
```
public TypeBindings bindingsForBeanType()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Accessor for type bindings that may be needed to fully resolve types of member object, such as return and argument types of methods and constructors, and types of fields.
    
    Specified by:
    
    bindingsForBeanType in class BeanDescription
  - resolveType
```
public JavaType resolveType(Type jdkType)
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for resolving given JDK type, using this bean as the generic type resolution context.
    
    Specified by:
    
    resolveType in class BeanDescription
  - findDefaultConstructor
```
public AnnotatedConstructor findDefaultConstructor()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method that will locate the no-arg constructor for this class, if it has one, and that constructor has not been marked as ignorable.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findDefaultConstructor in class BeanDescription
  - findAnySetter
```
public AnnotatedMethod findAnySetter()
                              throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method used to locate the method of introspected class that implements JsonAnySetter. If no such method exists null is returned. If more than one are found, an exception is thrown. Additional checks are also made to see that method signature is acceptable: needs to take 2 arguments, first one String or Object; second any can be any type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findAnySetter in class BeanDescription
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - findInjectables
```
public Map<Object,AnnotatedMember> findInjectables()
```
    Specified by:
    
    findInjectables in class BeanDescription
  - getConstructors
```
public List<AnnotatedConstructor> getConstructors()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getConstructors in class BeanDescription
  - instantiateBean
```
public Object instantiateBean(boolean fixAccess)
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method called to create a "default instance" of the bean, currently only needed for obtaining default field values which may be used for suppressing serialization of fields that have "not changed".
    
    Specified by:
    
    instantiateBean in class BeanDescription
    
    Parameters:
    fixAccess - If true, method is allowed to fix access to the default constructor (to be able to call non-public constructor); if false, has to use constructor as is.
    
    Returns:
    Instance of class represented by this descriptor, if suitable default constructor was found; null otherwise.
  - findMethod
```
public AnnotatedMethod findMethod(String name,
                         Class<?>[] paramTypes)
```
    Specified by:
    
    findMethod in class BeanDescription
  - findExpectedFormat
```
public JsonFormat.Value findExpectedFormat(JsonFormat.Value defValue)
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for checking what is the expected format for POJO, as defined by defaults and possible annotations. Note that this may be further refined by per-property annotations.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findExpectedFormat in class BeanDescription
  - getFactoryMethods
```
public List<AnnotatedMethod> getFactoryMethods()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getFactoryMethods in class BeanDescription
  - findSingleArgConstructor
```
public Constructor<?> findSingleArgConstructor(Class<?>... argTypes)
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method that can be called to locate a single-arg constructor that takes specified exact type (will not accept supertype constructors)
    
    Specified by:
    
    findSingleArgConstructor in class BeanDescription
    
    Parameters:
    argTypes - Type(s) of the argument that we are looking for
  - findFactoryMethod
```
public Method findFactoryMethod(Class<?>... expArgTypes)
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method that can be called to find if introspected class declares a static "valueOf" factory method that returns an instance of introspected type, given one of acceptable types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findFactoryMethod in class BeanDescription
    
    Parameters:
    expArgTypes - Types that the matching single argument factory method can take: will also accept super types of these types (ie. arg just has to be assignable from expArgType)
  - isFactoryMethod
```
protected boolean isFactoryMethod(AnnotatedMethod am)
```
  - findCreatorPropertyNames
```
public List<String> findCreatorPropertyNames()
```
    Method for getting ordered list of named Creator properties. Returns an empty list is none found. If multiple Creator methods are defined, order between properties from different methods is undefined; however, properties for each such Creator are ordered properly relative to each other. For the usual case of just a single Creator, named properties are thus properly ordered.
  - findSerializationInclusion
```
public JsonInclude.Include findSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include defValue)
```
    Method for determining whether null properties should be written out for a Bean of introspected type. This is based on global feature (lowest priority, passed as argument) and per-class annotation (highest priority).
    
    Specified by:
    
    findSerializationInclusion in class BeanDescription
  - findAnyGetter
```
public AnnotatedMember findAnyGetter()
                              throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Method used to locate the method of introspected class that implements JsonAnyGetter. If no such method exists null is returned. If more than one are found, an exception is thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findAnyGetter in class BeanDescription
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - findBackReferenceProperties
```
public Map<String,AnnotatedMember> findBackReferenceProperties()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has
    
    Specified by:
    
    findBackReferenceProperties in class BeanDescription
  - findPOJOBuilder
```
public Class<?> findPOJOBuilder()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for checking if the POJO type has annotations to indicate that a builder is to be used for instantiating instances and handling data binding, instead of standard bean deserializer.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findPOJOBuilder in class BeanDescription
  - findPOJOBuilderConfig
```
public JsonPOJOBuilder.Value findPOJOBuilderConfig()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for finding configuration for POJO Builder class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findPOJOBuilderConfig in class BeanDescription
  - _findPropertyFields
```
public LinkedHashMap<String,AnnotatedField> _findPropertyFields(Collection<String> ignoredProperties,
                                                       boolean forSerialization)
```
    Parameters:
    ignoredProperties - (optional) names of properties to ignore; any fields that would be recognized as one of these properties is ignored.
    forSerialization - If true, will collect serializable property fields; if false, deserializable
    
    Returns:
    Ordered Map with logical property name as key, and matching field as value.

Class BasicBeanDescription

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

_config

_annotationIntrospector

_classInfo

_bindings

_properties

_objectIdInfo

_anySetterMethod

_injectables

_ignoredPropertyNames

_jsonValueMethod

_anyGetter

Constructor Detail

BasicBeanDescription

BasicBeanDescription

Method Detail

forDeserialization

forSerialization

forOtherUse

removeProperty

getClassInfo

getObjectIdInfo

findProperties

findJsonValueMethod

getIgnoredPropertyNames

hasKnownClassAnnotations

getClassAnnotations

bindingsForBeanType

resolveType

findDefaultConstructor

findAnySetter

findInjectables

getConstructors

instantiateBean

findMethod

findExpectedFormat

getFactoryMethods

findSingleArgConstructor

findFactoryMethod

isFactoryMethod

findCreatorPropertyNames

findSerializationInclusion

findAnyGetter

findBackReferenceProperties

findPOJOBuilder

findPOJOBuilderConfig

_findPropertyFields