JsonSerializer (jackson-databind 2.4.5)

java.lang.Object
- com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

JsonFormatVisitable

Direct Known Subclasses:

JsonSerializer.None, StdSerializer, TypeWrappedSerializer
```
public abstract class JsonSerializer<T>
extends Object
implements JsonFormatVisitable
```
Abstract class that defines API used by ObjectMapper (and other chained JsonSerializers too) to serialize Objects of arbitrary types into JSON, using provided JsonGenerator. StdSerializer instead of this class, since it will implement many of optional methods of this class.
NOTE: various serialize methods are never (to be) called with null values -- caller must handle null values, usually by calling SerializerProvider.findNullValueSerializer(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty) to obtain serializer to use. This also means that custom serializers can not be directly used to change the output to produce when serializing null values.
If serializer is an aggregate one -- meaning it delegates handling of some of its contents by using other serializer(s) -- it typically also needs to implement ResolvableSerializer, which can locate secondary serializers needed. This is important to allow dynamic overrides of serializers; separate call interface is needed to separate resolution of secondary serializers (which may have cyclic link back to serializer itself, directly or indirectly).
In addition, to support per-property annotations (to configure aspects of serialization on per-property basis), serializers may want to implement ContextualSerializer, which allows specialization of serializers: call to ContextualSerializer.createContextual(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty) is passed information on property, and can create a newly configured serializer for handling that particular property.
If both ResolvableSerializer and ContextualSerializer are implemented, resolution of serializers occurs before contextualization.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class and Description

static class JsonSerializer.None
This marker class is only to be used with annotations, to indicate that no serializer is configured.

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`JsonSerializer.None` This marker class is only to be used with annotations, to indicate that no serializer is configured.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

JsonSerializer()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`JsonSerializer()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JsonFormatVisitorWrapper visitor, JavaType type)` Default implementation simply calls `JsonFormatVisitorWrapper.expectAnyFormat(JavaType)`.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`getDelegatee()` Accessor that can be used to determine if this serializer uses another serializer for actual serialization, by delegating calls.
`Class<T>`	`handledType()` Method for accessing type of Objects this serializer can handle.
`boolean`	`isEmpty(T value)` Method called to check whether given serializable value is considered "empty" value (for purposes of suppressing serialization of empty values).
`boolean`	`isUnwrappingSerializer()` Accessor for checking whether this serializer is an "unwrapping" serializer; this is necessary to know since it may also require caller to suppress writing of the leading property name.
`JsonSerializer<T>`	`replaceDelegatee(JsonSerializer<?> delegatee)` Method that can be called to try to replace serializer this serializer delegates calls to.
`abstract void`	`serialize(T value, JsonGenerator jgen, SerializerProvider provider)` Method that can be called to ask implementation to serialize values of type this serializer handles.
`void`	`serializeWithType(T value, JsonGenerator jgen, SerializerProvider provider, TypeSerializer typeSer)` Method that can be called to ask implementation to serialize values of type this serializer handles, using specified type serializer for embedding necessary type information.
`JsonSerializer<T>`	`unwrappingSerializer(NameTransformer unwrapper)` Method that will return serializer instance that produces "unwrapped" serialization, if applicable for type being serialized (which is the case for some serializers that produce JSON Objects as output).
`boolean`	`usesObjectId()` Method that can be called to see whether this serializer instance will use Object Id to handle cyclic references.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - JsonSerializer
```
public JsonSerializer()
```
- Method Detail
  - unwrappingSerializer
```
public JsonSerializer<T> unwrappingSerializer(NameTransformer unwrapper)
```
    Method that will return serializer instance that produces "unwrapped" serialization, if applicable for type being serialized (which is the case for some serializers that produce JSON Objects as output). If no unwrapped serializer can be constructed, will simply return serializer as-is.
    Default implementation just returns serializer as-is, indicating that no unwrapped variant exists
    
    Parameters:
    unwrapper - Name transformation to use to convert between names of unwrapper properties
  - replaceDelegatee
```
public JsonSerializer<T> replaceDelegatee(JsonSerializer<?> delegatee)
```
    Method that can be called to try to replace serializer this serializer delegates calls to. If not supported (either this serializer does not delegate anything; or it does not want any changes), should either throw UnsupportedOperationException (if operation does not make sense or is not allowed); or return this serializer as is.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - serialize
```
public abstract void serialize(T value,
             JsonGenerator jgen,
             SerializerProvider provider)
                        throws IOException,
                               JsonProcessingException
```
    Method that can be called to ask implementation to serialize values of type this serializer handles.
    
    Parameters:
    value - Value to serialize; can not be null.
    jgen - Generator used to output resulting Json content
    provider - Provider that can be used to get serializers for serializing Objects value contains, if any.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - serializeWithType
```
public void serializeWithType(T value,
                     JsonGenerator jgen,
                     SerializerProvider provider,
                     TypeSerializer typeSer)
                       throws IOException,
                              JsonProcessingException
```
    Method that can be called to ask implementation to serialize values of type this serializer handles, using specified type serializer for embedding necessary type information.
    Default implementation will throw UnsupportedOperationException to indicate that proper type handling needs to be implemented.
    For simple datatypes written as a single scalar value (JSON String, Number, Boolean), implementation would look like:
```
  // note: method to call depends on whether this type is serialized as JSON scalar, object or Array!
  typeSer.writeTypePrefixForScalar(value, jgen);
  serialize(value, jgen, provider);
  typeSer.writeTypeSuffixForScalar(value, jgen);
```
    and implementations for type serialized as JSON Arrays or Objects would differ slightly, as START-ARRAY>/END-ARRAY and START-OBJECT>/END-OBJECT pairs need to be properly handled with respect to serializing of contents.
    Parameters:
    value - Value to serialize; can not be null.
    jgen - Generator used to output resulting Json content
    provider - Provider that can be used to get serializers for serializing Objects value contains, if any.
    typeSer - Type serializer to use for including type information
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    JsonProcessingException
  - handledType
```
public Class<T> handledType()
```
    Method for accessing type of Objects this serializer can handle. Note that this information is not guaranteed to be exact -- it may be a more generic (super-type) -- but it should not be incorrect (return a non-related type).
    Default implementation will return null, which essentially means same as returning Object.class would; that is, that nothing is known about handled type.
  - isEmpty
```
public boolean isEmpty(T value)
```
    Method called to check whether given serializable value is considered "empty" value (for purposes of suppressing serialization of empty values).
    Default implementation will consider only null values to be empty.
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - usesObjectId
```
public boolean usesObjectId()
```
    Method that can be called to see whether this serializer instance will use Object Id to handle cyclic references.
  - isUnwrappingSerializer
```
public boolean isUnwrappingSerializer()
```
    Accessor for checking whether this serializer is an "unwrapping" serializer; this is necessary to know since it may also require caller to suppress writing of the leading property name.
  - getDelegatee
```
public JsonSerializer<?> getDelegatee()
```
    Accessor that can be used to determine if this serializer uses another serializer for actual serialization, by delegating calls. If so, will return immediate delegate (which itself may delegate to further serializers); otherwise will return null.
    
    Returns:
    Serializer this serializer delegates calls to, if null; null otherwise.
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - acceptJsonFormatVisitor
```
public void acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JsonFormatVisitorWrapper visitor,
                           JavaType type)
                             throws JsonMappingException
```
    Default implementation simply calls JsonFormatVisitorWrapper.expectAnyFormat(JavaType).
    
    Specified by:
    
    acceptJsonFormatVisitor in interface JsonFormatVisitable
    
    type - Type of element (entity like property) being visited
    
    Throws:
    
    JsonMappingException
    Since:
    
    2.1

Class JsonSerializer<T>

Nested Class Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

JsonSerializer

Method Detail

unwrappingSerializer

replaceDelegatee

serialize

serializeWithType

handledType

isEmpty

usesObjectId

isUnwrappingSerializer

getDelegatee

acceptJsonFormatVisitor