Package com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation

Annotation Type JsonSubTypes.Type

  • public static @interface JsonSubTypes.Type
    Definition of a subtype, along with optional name(s). If no name is defined (empty Strings are ignored), class of the type will be checked for JsonTypeName annotation; and if that is also missing or empty, a default name will be constructed by type id mechanism. Default name is usually based on class name.

    • Required Element Summary

      Required Elements 
      Modifier and Type Required Element Description
      Class<?> value
      Class of the subtype

    • Optional Element Summary

      Optional Elements 
      Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
      String name
      Logical type name used as the type identifier for the class, if defined; empty String means "not defined".
      String[] names
      (optional) Logical type names used as the type identifier for the class: used if more than one type name should be associated with the same type.

    • Element Detail

      • value

        Class<?> value
        Class of the subtype

      • name

        String name
        Logical type name used as the type identifier for the class, if defined; empty String means "not defined". Used unless names() is defined as non-empty.
        Default:
        ""

      • names

        String[] names
        (optional) Logical type names used as the type identifier for the class: used if more than one type name should be associated with the same type.
        Since:
        2.12
        Default:
        {}