com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation

Annotation Type JsonSubTypes

@Target(value={ANNOTATION_TYPE,TYPE,FIELD,METHOD,PARAMETER})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface JsonSubTypes

Annotation used with JsonTypeInfo to indicate sub-types of serializable polymorphic types, and to associate logical names used within JSON content (which is more portable than using physical Java class names).

Note that just annotating a property or base type with this annotation does NOT enable polymorphic type handling: in addition, JsonTypeInfo or equivalent (such as enabling of so-called "default typing") annotation is needed, and only in such case is subtype information used.

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
JsonSubTypes.Type[]	value Subtypes of the annotated type (annotated class, or property value type associated with the annotated method).

Element Detail

value

public abstract JsonSubTypes.Type[] value

Subtypes of the annotated type (annotated class, or property value type associated with the annotated method). These will be checked recursively so that types can be defined by only including direct subtypes.