Uses of Package
com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation

Packages that use com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation

Package	Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation	Public core annotations, most of which are used to configure how Data Mapping/Binding works.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind	Basic data binding (mapping) functionality that allows for reading JSON content into Java Objects (POJOs) and JSON Trees (JsonNode), as well as writing Java Objects and trees as JSON.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation	Annotations that directly depend on classes in databinding bundle (not just Jackson core) and cannot be included in Jackson core annotations package (because it cannot have any external dependencies).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg	Package that contains most of configuration-related classes; exception being couple of most-commonly used configuration things (like Feature enumerations) that are at the main level (com.fasterxml.jackson.databind).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser	Contains implementation classes of deserialization part of data binding.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl	Contains those implementation classes of deserialization part of data binding that are not considered part of public or semi-public interfaces.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std	Contains public standard implementations of abstraction that Jackson uses.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect	Functionality needed for Bean introspection, required for detecting accessors and mutators for Beans, as well as locating and handling method annotations.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonFormatVisitors	Classes used for exposing logical structure of POJOs as Jackson sees it, and exposed via ObjectMapper.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(Class, JsonFormatVisitorWrapper) and ObjectMapper.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType, JsonFormatVisitorWrapper) methods.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonschema	Classes needed for JSON schema support (currently just ability to generate schemas using serialization part of data mapping)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype	Package that contains interfaces that define how to implement functionality for dynamically resolving type during deserialization.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl	Package that contains standard implementations for TypeResolverBuilder and TypeIdResolver.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser	Contains implementation classes of serialization part of data binding.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl	Contains implementation classes of serialization part of data binding.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util	Utility classes for Mapper package.
com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser
com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.ser
com.fasterxml.jackson.jakarta.rs.annotation	Package that contains annotations applicable to all content types.
com.fasterxml.jackson.jakarta.rs.json.annotation	Package that contains annotations specific to JSON dataformat.
com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jakarta.xmlbind	Package that contains support for using JAXB annotations for configuring Jackson data-binding aspects.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation

Class	Description
JacksonAnnotation	Meta-annotation (annotations used on other annotations) used for marking all annotations that are part of Jackson package.
JacksonAnnotationValue	Marker interface used by value classes like JsonFormat.Value that are used to contain information from one of Jackson annotations, and can be directly instantiated from those annotations, as well as programmatically constructed and possibly merged.
JacksonInject	Jackson-specific annotation used for indicating that value of annotated property will be "injected", i.e.
JacksonInject.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JacksonInject annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect	Class annotation that can be used to define which kinds of Methods are to be detected by auto-detection, and with what minimum access level.
JsonAutoDetect.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect.Visibility	Enumeration for possible visibility thresholds (minimum visibility) that can be used to limit which methods (and fields) are auto-detected.
JsonCreator.Mode
JsonFormat	General-purpose annotation used for configuring details of how values of properties are to be serialized.
JsonFormat.Feature	Set of features that can be enabled/disabled for property annotated.
JsonFormat.Features	Helper class that encapsulates information equivalent to Boolean valued EnumMap.
JsonFormat.Shape	Value enumeration used for indicating preferred Shape; translates loosely to JSON types, with some extra values to indicate less precise choices (i.e.
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
JsonIgnoreProperties	Annotation that can be used to either suppress serialization of properties (during serialization), or ignore processing of JSON properties read (during deserialization).
JsonIgnoreProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonInclude	Annotation used to indicate when value of the annotated property (when used for a field, method or constructor parameter), or all properties of the annotated class, is to be serialized.
JsonInclude.Include	Enumeration used with JsonInclude to define which properties of Java Beans are to be included in serialization.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.
JsonIncludeProperties	Annotation that can be used to either only include serialization of properties (during serialization), or only include processing of JSON properties read (during deserialization).
JsonIncludeProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIncludeProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonProperty.Access	Various options for JsonProperty.access() property, specifying how property may be accessed during serialization ("read") and deserialization ("write") (note that the direction of read and write is from perspective of the property, not from external data format: this may be confusing in some contexts).
JsonSetter	Annotation that can be used to define a non-static, single-argument method to be used as a "setter" for a logical property as an alternative to recommended JsonProperty annotation; or (as of 2.9 and later), specify additional aspects of the assigning property a value during serialization.
JsonSetter.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonSetter annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonSubTypes.Type	Definition of a subtype, along with optional name(s).
JsonTypeInfo.As	Definition of standard type inclusion mechanisms for type metadata.
JsonTypeInfo.Id	Definition of different type identifiers that can be included in JSON during serialization, and used for deserialization.
Nulls	Enumeration used with JsonSetter (for properties `nulls` and `contentNulls`) to define how explicit `null` values from input (if input format has the concept; JSON, for example does) are handled.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdGenerator.IdKey	Simple key class that can be used as a key for ObjectId-to-POJO mappings, when multiple ObjectId types and scopes are used.
ObjectIdResolver	Definition of API used for resolving actual Java object from Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
OptBoolean	Optional Boolean value ("nullean").
PropertyAccessor	Enumeration used to define kinds of elements (called "property accessors") that annotations like JsonAutoDetect apply to.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind

Class	Description
JacksonInject.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JacksonInject annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect.Visibility	Enumeration for possible visibility thresholds (minimum visibility) that can be used to limit which methods (and fields) are auto-detected.
JsonCreator.Mode
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
JsonIgnore	Marker annotation that indicates that the logical property that the accessor (field, getter/setter method or Creator parameter [of JsonCreator-annotated constructor or factory method]) is to be ignored by introspection-based serialization and deserialization functionality.
JsonIgnoreProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonInclude.Include	Enumeration used with JsonInclude to define which properties of Java Beans are to be included in serialization.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.
JsonIncludeProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIncludeProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonProperty.Access	Various options for JsonProperty.access() property, specifying how property may be accessed during serialization ("read") and deserialization ("write") (note that the direction of read and write is from perspective of the property, not from external data format: this may be confusing in some contexts).
JsonSetter.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonSetter annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonTypeInfo.As	Definition of standard type inclusion mechanisms for type metadata.
Nulls	Enumeration used with JsonSetter (for properties `nulls` and `contentNulls`) to define how explicit `null` values from input (if input format has the concept; JSON, for example does) are handled.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdResolver	Definition of API used for resolving actual Java object from Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
PropertyAccessor	Enumeration used to define kinds of elements (called "property accessors") that annotations like JsonAutoDetect apply to.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation

Class	Description
JacksonAnnotation	Meta-annotation (annotations used on other annotations) used for marking all annotations that are part of Jackson package.
JsonInclude.Include	Enumeration used with JsonInclude to define which properties of Java Beans are to be included in serialization.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg

Class	Description
JsonAutoDetect.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect.Visibility	Enumeration for possible visibility thresholds (minimum visibility) that can be used to limit which methods (and fields) are auto-detected.
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
JsonIgnoreProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonInclude.Include	Enumeration used with JsonInclude to define which properties of Java Beans are to be included in serialization.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.
JsonIncludeProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIncludeProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonSetter.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonSetter annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonTypeInfo.As	Definition of standard type inclusion mechanisms for type metadata.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdResolver	Definition of API used for resolving actual Java object from Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
PropertyAccessor	Enumeration used to define kinds of elements (called "property accessors") that annotations like JsonAutoDetect apply to.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser

Class	Description
JacksonInject.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JacksonInject annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonFormat.Shape	Value enumeration used for indicating preferred Shape; translates loosely to JSON types, with some extra values to indicate less precise choices (i.e.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdGenerator.IdKey	Simple key class that can be used as a key for ObjectId-to-POJO mappings, when multiple ObjectId types and scopes are used.
ObjectIdResolver	Definition of API used for resolving actual Java object from Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl

Class	Description
JacksonInject.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JacksonInject annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdGenerator.IdKey	Simple key class that can be used as a key for ObjectId-to-POJO mappings, when multiple ObjectId types and scopes are used.
ObjectIdGenerators.PropertyGenerator	Abstract place-holder class which is used to denote case where Object Identifier to use comes from a POJO property (getter method or field).
ObjectIdResolver	Definition of API used for resolving actual Java object from Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std

Class	Description
JsonFormat.Feature	Set of features that can be enabled/disabled for property annotated.
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
Nulls	Enumeration used with JsonSetter (for properties `nulls` and `contentNulls`) to define how explicit `null` values from input (if input format has the concept; JSON, for example does) are handled.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect

Class	Description
JacksonInject.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JacksonInject annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect	Class annotation that can be used to define which kinds of Methods are to be detected by auto-detection, and with what minimum access level.
JsonAutoDetect.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonAutoDetect.Visibility	Enumeration for possible visibility thresholds (minimum visibility) that can be used to limit which methods (and fields) are auto-detected.
JsonCreator.Mode
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
JsonIgnoreProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIgnoreProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.
JsonIncludeProperties.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonIncludeProperties annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
JsonProperty.Access	Various options for JsonProperty.access() property, specifying how property may be accessed during serialization ("read") and deserialization ("write") (note that the direction of read and write is from perspective of the property, not from external data format: this may be confusing in some contexts).
JsonSetter.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonSetter annotation, as well as to provide possible overrides from non-annotation sources.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdResolver	Definition of API used for resolving actual Java object from Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
PropertyAccessor	Enumeration used to define kinds of elements (called "property accessors") that annotations like JsonAutoDetect apply to.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonFormatVisitors

Class	Description
JsonCreator	Marker annotation that can be used to define constructors and factory methods as one to use for instantiating new instances of the associated class.
JsonValue	Marker annotation that indicates that the value of annotated accessor (either field or "getter" method [a method with non-void return type, no args]) is to be used as the single value to serialize for the instance, instead of the usual method of collecting properties of value.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonschema

Class	Description
JacksonAnnotation	Meta-annotation (annotations used on other annotations) used for marking all annotations that are part of Jackson package.
JsonCreator	Marker annotation that can be used to define constructors and factory methods as one to use for instantiating new instances of the associated class.
JsonValue	Marker annotation that indicates that the value of annotated accessor (either field or "getter" method [a method with non-void return type, no args]) is to be used as the single value to serialize for the instance, instead of the usual method of collecting properties of value.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype

Class	Description
JsonTypeInfo.As	Definition of standard type inclusion mechanisms for type metadata.
JsonTypeInfo.Id	Definition of different type identifiers that can be included in JSON during serialization, and used for deserialization.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl

Class	Description
JsonTypeInfo.As	Definition of standard type inclusion mechanisms for type metadata.
JsonTypeInfo.Id	Definition of different type identifiers that can be included in JSON during serialization, and used for deserialization.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser

Class	Description
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl

Class	Description
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.
ObjectIdGenerator	Definition of API used for constructing Object Identifiers (as annotated using JsonIdentityInfo).
ObjectIdGenerator.IdKey	Simple key class that can be used as a key for ObjectId-to-POJO mappings, when multiple ObjectId types and scopes are used.
ObjectIdGenerators.PropertyGenerator	Abstract place-holder class which is used to denote case where Object Identifier to use comes from a POJO property (getter method or field).

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std

Class	Description
JsonFormat.Feature	Set of features that can be enabled/disabled for property annotated.
JsonFormat.Shape	Value enumeration used for indicating preferred Shape; translates loosely to JSON types, with some extra values to indicate less precise choices (i.e.
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util

Class	Description
JsonInclude.Include	Enumeration used with JsonInclude to define which properties of Java Beans are to be included in serialization.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser

Class	Description
JsonFormat.Shape	Value enumeration used for indicating preferred Shape; translates loosely to JSON types, with some extra values to indicate less precise choices (i.e.
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.ser

Class	Description
JsonFormat.Shape	Value enumeration used for indicating preferred Shape; translates loosely to JSON types, with some extra values to indicate less precise choices (i.e.
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.jakarta.rs.annotation

Class	Description
JacksonAnnotation	Meta-annotation (annotations used on other annotations) used for marking all annotations that are part of Jackson package.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.jakarta.rs.json.annotation

Class	Description
JacksonAnnotation	Meta-annotation (annotations used on other annotations) used for marking all annotations that are part of Jackson package.

Classes in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation used by com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jakarta.xmlbind

Class	Description
JsonFormat.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonFormat annotation.
JsonInclude.Include	Enumeration used with JsonInclude to define which properties of Java Beans are to be included in serialization.
JsonInclude.Value	Helper class used to contain information from a single JsonInclude annotation.