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 and Description
java.lang.Class<?>	value Class of the subtype

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
java.lang.String	name Logical type name used as the type identifier for the class, if defined; empty String means "not defined".
java.lang.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

public abstract java.lang.Class<?> value

Class of the subtype

name

public abstract java.lang.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

public abstract java.lang.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:

{}