BeanPropertyDefinition (jackson-databind 2.4.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BeanPropertyDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

Named

Direct Known Subclasses:

POJOPropertyBuilder, SimpleBeanPropertyDefinition
```
public abstract class BeanPropertyDefinition
extends Object
implements Named
```
Simple value classes that contain definitions of properties, used during introspection of properties to use for serialization and deserialization purposes. These instances are created before actual BeanProperty instances are created, i.e. they are used earlier in the process flow, and are typically use to construct actual BeanProperty instances.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

BeanPropertyDefinition()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`BeanPropertyDefinition()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`couldDeserialize()`
`boolean`	`couldSerialize()`
`ObjectIdInfo`	`findObjectIdInfo()` Method used to check whether this logical property indicates that value POJOs should be written using additional Object Identifier (or, when multiple references exist, all but first AS Object Identifier).
`AnnotationIntrospector.ReferenceProperty`	`findReferenceType()` Method used to find whether property is part of a bi-directional reference.
`Class<?>[]`	`findViews()` Method used to find View-inclusion definitions for the property.
`abstract AnnotatedMember`	`getAccessor()` Method used to find accessor (getter, field to access) to use for accessing value of the property.
`abstract AnnotatedParameter`	`getConstructorParameter()`
`abstract AnnotatedField`	`getField()`
`abstract PropertyName`	`getFullName()`
`abstract AnnotatedMethod`	`getGetter()`
`abstract String`	`getInternalName()` Accessor that can be used to determine implicit name from underlying element(s) before possible renaming.
`abstract PropertyMetadata`	`getMetadata()` Method for accessing additional metadata.
`abstract AnnotatedMember`	`getMutator()` Method used to find mutator (constructor parameter, setter, field) to use for changing value of the property.
`abstract String`	`getName()` Accessor for name used for external representation (in JSON).
`abstract AnnotatedMember`	`getNonConstructorMutator()`
`AnnotatedMember`	`getPrimaryMember()` Method used to find the property member (getter, setter, field) that has the highest precedence in current context (getter method when serializing, if available, and so forth), if any.
`abstract AnnotatedMethod`	`getSetter()`
`abstract PropertyName`	`getWrapperName()` Accessor for finding wrapper name to use for property (if any).
`abstract boolean`	`hasConstructorParameter()`
`abstract boolean`	`hasField()`
`abstract boolean`	`hasGetter()`
`abstract boolean`	`hasSetter()`
`abstract boolean`	`isExplicitlyIncluded()` Accessor that can be called to check whether property was included due to an explicit marker (usually annotation), or just by naming convention.
`boolean`	`isExplicitlyNamed()` Accessor that can be called to check whether property name was due to an explicit marker (usually annotation), or just by naming convention or use of "use-default-name" marker (annotation).
`boolean`	`isRequired()` Method used to check if this property is expected to have a value; and if none found, should either be considered invalid (and most likely fail deserialization), or handled by other means (by providing default value)
`boolean`	`isTypeId()` Method used to check whether this logical property has a marker to indicate it should be used as the type id for polymorphic type handling.
`abstract BeanPropertyDefinition`	`withName(PropertyName newName)` Method that can be used to create a definition with same settings as this one, but with different (external) name; that is, one for which `getName()` would return `newName`.
`BeanPropertyDefinition`	`withName(String newName)` Deprecated.
`abstract BeanPropertyDefinition`	`withSimpleName(String newSimpleName)` Alternate "mutant factory" that will only change simple name, but leave other optional parts (like namespace) as is.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - BeanPropertyDefinition
```
public BeanPropertyDefinition()
```
- Method Detail
  - withName
```
@Deprecated
public BeanPropertyDefinition withName(String newName)
```
    Deprecated.
  - withName
```
public abstract BeanPropertyDefinition withName(PropertyName newName)
```
    Method that can be used to create a definition with same settings as this one, but with different (external) name; that is, one for which getName() would return newName.
    
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - withSimpleName
```
public abstract BeanPropertyDefinition withSimpleName(String newSimpleName)
```
    Alternate "mutant factory" that will only change simple name, but leave other optional parts (like namespace) as is.
    
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - getName
```
public abstract String getName()
```
    Accessor for name used for external representation (in JSON).
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Named
  - getFullName
```
public abstract PropertyName getFullName()
```
  - getInternalName
```
public abstract String getInternalName()
```
    Accessor that can be used to determine implicit name from underlying element(s) before possible renaming. This is the "internal" name derived from accessor ("x" from "getX"), and is not based on annotations or naming strategy.
  - getWrapperName
```
public abstract PropertyName getWrapperName()
```
    Accessor for finding wrapper name to use for property (if any).
    
    Since:
    
    2.2
  - getMetadata
```
public abstract PropertyMetadata getMetadata()
```
    Method for accessing additional metadata. NOTE: will never return null, so deferencing return value is safe.
    
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - isExplicitlyIncluded
```
public abstract boolean isExplicitlyIncluded()
```
    Accessor that can be called to check whether property was included due to an explicit marker (usually annotation), or just by naming convention.
    
    Returns:
    True if property was explicitly included (usually by having one of components being annotated); false if inclusion was purely due to naming or visibility definitions (that is, implicit)
  - isExplicitlyNamed
```
public boolean isExplicitlyNamed()
```
    Accessor that can be called to check whether property name was due to an explicit marker (usually annotation), or just by naming convention or use of "use-default-name" marker (annotation).
    Note that entries that return true from this method will always return true for isExplicitlyIncluded(), but not necessarily vice versa.
    
    Since:
    
    2.4
  - couldDeserialize
```
public boolean couldDeserialize()
```
  - couldSerialize
```
public boolean couldSerialize()
```
  - hasGetter
```
public abstract boolean hasGetter()
```
  - hasSetter
```
public abstract boolean hasSetter()
```
  - hasField
```
public abstract boolean hasField()
```
  - hasConstructorParameter
```
public abstract boolean hasConstructorParameter()
```
  - getGetter
```
public abstract AnnotatedMethod getGetter()
```
  - getSetter
```
public abstract AnnotatedMethod getSetter()
```
  - getField
```
public abstract AnnotatedField getField()
```
  - getConstructorParameter
```
public abstract AnnotatedParameter getConstructorParameter()
```
  - getAccessor
```
public abstract AnnotatedMember getAccessor()
```
    Method used to find accessor (getter, field to access) to use for accessing value of the property. Null if no such member exists.
  - getMutator
```
public abstract AnnotatedMember getMutator()
```
    Method used to find mutator (constructor parameter, setter, field) to use for changing value of the property. Null if no such member exists.
  - getNonConstructorMutator
```
public abstract AnnotatedMember getNonConstructorMutator()
```
    Since:
    
    2.3
  - getPrimaryMember
```
public AnnotatedMember getPrimaryMember()
```
    Method used to find the property member (getter, setter, field) that has the highest precedence in current context (getter method when serializing, if available, and so forth), if any.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1
  - findViews
```
public Class<?>[] findViews()
```
    Method used to find View-inclusion definitions for the property.
  - findReferenceType
```
public AnnotationIntrospector.ReferenceProperty findReferenceType()
```
    Method used to find whether property is part of a bi-directional reference.
  - isTypeId
```
public boolean isTypeId()
```
    Method used to check whether this logical property has a marker to indicate it should be used as the type id for polymorphic type handling.
  - findObjectIdInfo
```
public ObjectIdInfo findObjectIdInfo()
```
    Method used to check whether this logical property indicates that value POJOs should be written using additional Object Identifier (or, when multiple references exist, all but first AS Object Identifier).
  - isRequired
```
public final boolean isRequired()
```
    Method used to check if this property is expected to have a value; and if none found, should either be considered invalid (and most likely fail deserialization), or handled by other means (by providing default value)

Class BeanPropertyDefinition

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

BeanPropertyDefinition

Method Detail

withName

withName

withSimpleName

getName

getFullName

getInternalName

getWrapperName

getMetadata

isExplicitlyIncluded

isExplicitlyNamed

couldDeserialize

couldSerialize

hasGetter

hasSetter

hasField

hasConstructorParameter

getGetter

getSetter

getField

getConstructorParameter

getAccessor

getMutator

getNonConstructorMutator

getPrimaryMember

findViews

findReferenceType

isTypeId

findObjectIdInfo

isRequired