BasicBeanDescription (jackson-databind 2.14.0 API)

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

```
public class BasicBeanDescription
extends BeanDescription
```
Default BeanDescription implementation used by Jackson.
Although sub-classing is a theoretical possibility there are no known use cases for that, nor is such usage tested or supported. Separation from API is mostly to isolate some implementation details here and keep API simple.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected AnnotationIntrospector`	`_annotationIntrospector`
`protected AnnotatedClass`	`_classInfo` Information collected about the class introspected.
`protected MapperConfig<?>`	`_config`
`protected Class<?>[]`	`_defaultViews`
`protected boolean`	`_defaultViewsResolved`
`protected ObjectIdInfo`	`_objectIdInfo` Details of Object Id to include, if any
`protected POJOPropertiesCollector`	`_propCollector` We will hold a reference to the collector in cases where information is lazily accessed and constructed; properties are only accessed when they are actually needed.
`protected List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`_properties` Properties collected for the POJO; initialized as needed.

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)` Alternate constructor used in cases where property information is not needed, only class info.
`protected`	`BasicBeanDescription(POJOPropertiesCollector coll)`
`protected`	`BasicBeanDescription(POJOPropertiesCollector coll, JavaType type, AnnotatedClass classDef)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`protected Converter<Object,Object>`	`_createConverter(Object converterDef)`
`protected PropertyName`	`_findCreatorPropertyName(AnnotatedParameter param)` Deprecated. since 2.8
`LinkedHashMap<String,AnnotatedField>`	`_findPropertyFields(Collection<String> ignoredProperties, boolean forSerialization)` Deprecated. Since 2.7.2, does not seem to be used?
`protected List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`_properties()`
`boolean`	`addProperty(BeanPropertyDefinition def)`
`TypeBindings`	`bindingsForBeanType()` Deprecated.
`AnnotatedMember`	`findAnyGetter()` Method used to locate the method of introspected class that implements `JsonAnyGetter`.
`AnnotatedMember`	`findAnySetterAccessor()` Method used to locate a mutator (settable field, or 2-argument set method) of introspected class that implements `JsonAnySetter`.
`Map<String,AnnotatedMember>`	`findBackReferenceProperties()` Deprecated.
`List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`findBackReferences()` Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has
`String`	`findClassDescription()` Accessor for possible description for the bean type, used for constructing documentation.
`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.
`Class<?>[]`	`findDefaultViews()` Method for finding out if the POJO specifies default view(s) to use for properties, considering both per-type annotations and global default settings.
`Converter<Object,Object>`	`findDeserializationConverter()` Method for finding `Converter` used for serializing instances of this class.
`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)` Deprecated.
`protected AnnotatedAndMetadata<AnnotatedMethod,JsonCreator.Mode>`	`findFactoryMethodMetadata(AnnotatedMethod am)`
`Map<Object,AnnotatedMember>`	`findInjectables()`
`AnnotatedMember`	`findJsonKeyAccessor()` Method for locating accessor (readable field, or "getter" method) that has `JsonKey` annotation, if any.
`AnnotatedMember`	`findJsonValueAccessor()` Method for locating accessor (readable field, or "getter" method) that has `JsonValue` annotation, if any.
`AnnotatedMethod`	`findJsonValueMethod()` Deprecated.
`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()`
`BeanPropertyDefinition`	`findProperty(PropertyName name)`
`JsonInclude.Value`	`findPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value defValue)` Method for determining whether null properties should be written out for a Bean of introspected type.
`Converter<Object,Object>`	`findSerializationConverter()` Method for finding `Converter` used for serializing instances of this class.
`Constructor<?>`	`findSingleArgConstructor(Class<?>... argTypes)` Deprecated.
`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()` Helper method that will return all non-default constructors (that is, constructors that take one or more arguments) this class has.
`List<AnnotatedAndMetadata<AnnotatedConstructor,JsonCreator.Mode>>`	`getConstructorsWithMode()` Method similar to `BeanDescription.getConstructors()` except will also introspect `JsonCreator.Mode` and filter out ones marked as not applicable and include mode (or lack thereof) for remaining constructors.
`List<AnnotatedMethod>`	`getFactoryMethods()` Helper method that will check all static methods of the bean class that seem like factory methods eligible to be used as Creators.
`List<AnnotatedAndMetadata<AnnotatedMethod,JsonCreator.Mode>>`	`getFactoryMethodsWithMode()` Method similar to `BeanDescription.getFactoryMethods()` but will return `JsonCreator.Mode` metadata along with qualifying factory method candidates.
`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.
`boolean`	`hasProperty(PropertyName name)`
`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)` Deprecated.

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

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

- Field Detail
  - _propCollector
```
protected final POJOPropertiesCollector _propCollector
```
    We will hold a reference to the collector in cases where information is lazily accessed and constructed; properties are only accessed when they are actually needed.
  - _config
```
protected final MapperConfig<?> _config
```
  - _annotationIntrospector
```
protected final AnnotationIntrospector _annotationIntrospector
```
  - _classInfo
```
protected final AnnotatedClass _classInfo
```
    Information collected about the class introspected.
  - _defaultViews
```
protected Class<?>[] _defaultViews
```
    Since:
    
    2.9
  - _defaultViewsResolved
```
protected boolean _defaultViewsResolved
```
    Since:
    
    2.9
  - _properties
```
protected List<BeanPropertyDefinition> _properties
```
    Properties collected for the POJO; initialized as needed.
  - _objectIdInfo
```
protected ObjectIdInfo _objectIdInfo
```
    Details of Object Id to include, if any
- Constructor Detail
  - BasicBeanDescription
```
protected BasicBeanDescription(POJOPropertiesCollector coll,
                               JavaType type,
                               AnnotatedClass classDef)
```
  - BasicBeanDescription
```
protected BasicBeanDescription(MapperConfig<?> config,
                               JavaType type,
                               AnnotatedClass classDef,
                               List<BeanPropertyDefinition> props)
```
    Alternate constructor used in cases where property information is not needed, only class info.
  - 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.
  - _properties
```
protected List<BeanPropertyDefinition> _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
  - addProperty
```
public boolean addProperty(BeanPropertyDefinition def)
```
  - hasProperty
```
public boolean hasProperty(PropertyName name)
```
    Since:
    
    2.6
  - findProperty
```
public BeanPropertyDefinition findProperty(PropertyName name)
```
    Since:
    
    2.6
  - 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.
  - findJsonKeyAccessor
```
public AnnotatedMember findJsonKeyAccessor()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for locating accessor (readable field, or "getter" method) that has JsonKey annotation, if any. If multiple ones are found, an error is reported by throwing IllegalArgumentException
    
    Overrides:
    
    findJsonKeyAccessor in class BeanDescription
  - findJsonValueMethod
```
@Deprecated
public AnnotatedMethod findJsonValueMethod()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findJsonValueMethod in class BeanDescription
  - findJsonValueAccessor
```
public AnnotatedMember findJsonValueAccessor()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for locating accessor (readable field, or "getter" method) that has JsonValue annotation, if any. If multiple ones are found, an error is reported by throwing IllegalArgumentException
    
    Specified by:
    
    findJsonValueAccessor 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
```
@Deprecated
public TypeBindings bindingsForBeanType()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    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
```
@Deprecated
public JavaType resolveType(Type jdkType)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    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
  - findAnySetterAccessor
```
public AnnotatedMember findAnySetterAccessor()
                                      throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method used to locate a mutator (settable field, or 2-argument set method) of introspected class that implements JsonAnySetter. If no such mutator 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:
    
    findAnySetterAccessor in class BeanDescription
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - findInjectables
```
public Map<Object,AnnotatedMember> findInjectables()
```
    Specified by:
    
    findInjectables in class BeanDescription
  - getConstructors
```
public List<AnnotatedConstructor> getConstructors()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Helper method that will return all non-default constructors (that is, constructors that take one or more arguments) this class has.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getConstructors in class BeanDescription
  - getConstructorsWithMode
```
public List<AnnotatedAndMetadata<AnnotatedConstructor,JsonCreator.Mode>> getConstructorsWithMode()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method similar to BeanDescription.getConstructors() except will also introspect JsonCreator.Mode and filter out ones marked as not applicable and include mode (or lack thereof) for remaining constructors.
    Note that no other filtering (regarding visibility or other annotations) is performed
    
    Specified by:
    
    getConstructorsWithMode 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
  - findDefaultViews
```
public Class<?>[] findDefaultViews()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for finding out if the POJO specifies default view(s) to use for properties, considering both per-type annotations and global default settings.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findDefaultViews in class BeanDescription
  - findSerializationConverter
```
public Converter<Object,Object> findSerializationConverter()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for finding Converter used for serializing instances of this class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findSerializationConverter in class BeanDescription
  - findPropertyInclusion
```
public JsonInclude.Value findPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value 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:
    
    findPropertyInclusion 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
  - findBackReferences
```
public List<BeanPropertyDefinition> findBackReferences()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has
    
    Specified by:
    
    findBackReferences in class BeanDescription
  - findBackReferenceProperties
```
@Deprecated
public Map<String,AnnotatedMember> findBackReferenceProperties()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has
    
    Specified by:
    
    findBackReferenceProperties in class BeanDescription
  - getFactoryMethods
```
public List<AnnotatedMethod> getFactoryMethods()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    Helper method that will check all static methods of the bean class that seem like factory methods eligible to be used as Creators. This requires that the static method:
    1. Returns type compatible with bean type (same or subtype)
    2. Is recognized from either explicit annotation (usually @JsonCreator OR naming: names valueOf() and fromString() are recognized but only for 1-argument factory methods, and in case of fromString() argument type must further be either String or CharSequence.
    Note that caller typically applies further checks for things like visibility.
    Specified by:
    
    getFactoryMethods in class BeanDescription
    
    Returns:
    
    List of static methods considered as possible Factory methods
  - getFactoryMethodsWithMode
```
public List<AnnotatedAndMetadata<AnnotatedMethod,JsonCreator.Mode>> getFactoryMethodsWithMode()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method similar to BeanDescription.getFactoryMethods() but will return JsonCreator.Mode metadata along with qualifying factory method candidates.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFactoryMethodsWithMode in class BeanDescription
  - findSingleArgConstructor
```
@Deprecated
public Constructor<?> findSingleArgConstructor(Class<?>... argTypes)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findSingleArgConstructor in class BeanDescription
  - findFactoryMethod
```
@Deprecated
public Method findFactoryMethod(Class<?>... expArgTypes)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findFactoryMethod in class BeanDescription
  - isFactoryMethod
```
protected boolean isFactoryMethod(AnnotatedMethod am)
```
  - findFactoryMethodMetadata
```
protected AnnotatedAndMetadata<AnnotatedMethod,JsonCreator.Mode> findFactoryMethodMetadata(AnnotatedMethod am)
```
  - _findCreatorPropertyName
```
@Deprecated
protected PropertyName _findCreatorPropertyName(AnnotatedParameter param)
```
    Deprecated. since 2.8
  - 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
  - findDeserializationConverter
```
public Converter<Object,Object> findDeserializationConverter()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Method for finding Converter used for serializing instances of this class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findDeserializationConverter in class BeanDescription
  - findClassDescription
```
public String findClassDescription()
```
    Description copied from class: BeanDescription
    
    Accessor for possible description for the bean type, used for constructing documentation.
    
    Overrides:
    
    findClassDescription in class BeanDescription
  - _findPropertyFields
```
@Deprecated
public LinkedHashMap<String,AnnotatedField> _findPropertyFields(Collection<String> ignoredProperties,
                                                                            boolean forSerialization)
```
    Deprecated. Since 2.7.2, does not seem to be used?
    
    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.
  - _createConverter
```
protected Converter<Object,Object> _createConverter(Object converterDef)
```

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

_propCollector

_config

_annotationIntrospector

_classInfo

_defaultViews

_defaultViewsResolved

_properties

_objectIdInfo

Constructor Detail

BasicBeanDescription

BasicBeanDescription

BasicBeanDescription

Method Detail

forDeserialization

forSerialization

forOtherUse

_properties

removeProperty

addProperty

hasProperty

findProperty

getClassInfo

getObjectIdInfo

findProperties

findJsonKeyAccessor

findJsonValueMethod

findJsonValueAccessor

getIgnoredPropertyNames

hasKnownClassAnnotations

getClassAnnotations

bindingsForBeanType

resolveType

findDefaultConstructor

findAnySetterAccessor

findInjectables

getConstructors

getConstructorsWithMode

instantiateBean

findMethod

findExpectedFormat

findDefaultViews

findSerializationConverter

findPropertyInclusion

findAnyGetter

findBackReferences

findBackReferenceProperties

getFactoryMethods

getFactoryMethodsWithMode

findSingleArgConstructor

findFactoryMethod

isFactoryMethod

findFactoryMethodMetadata

_findCreatorPropertyName

findPOJOBuilder

findPOJOBuilderConfig

findDeserializationConverter

findClassDescription

_findPropertyFields

_createConverter