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com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std">UntypedObjectDeserializer</a></dd> 93</dl> 94<hr> 95<br> 96<pre>public interface <span class="strong">ContextualDeserializer</span></pre> 97<div class="block">Add-on interface that <a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JsonDeserializer.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind"><code>JsonDeserializer</code></a>s can implement to get a callback 98 that can be used to create contextual (context-dependent) instances of 99 deserializer to use for handling properties of supported type. 100 This can be useful 101 for deserializers that can be configured by annotations, or should otherwise 102 have differing behavior depending on what kind of property is being deserialized. 103<p> 104 Note that in cases where deserializer needs both contextualization and 105 resolution -- that is, implements both this interface and <a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/ResolvableDeserializer.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser"><code>ResolvableDeserializer</code></a> 106 -- resolution via <a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/ResolvableDeserializer.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser"><code>ResolvableDeserializer</code></a> occurs first, and contextual 107 resolution (via this interface) later on.</div> 108</li> 109</ul> 110</div> 111<div class="summary"> 112<ul class="blockList"> 113<li class="blockList"> 114<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> 115<ul class="blockList"> 116<li class="blockList"><a name="method_summary"> 117<!-- --> 118</a> 119<h3>Method Summary</h3> 120<table class="overviewSummary" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" summary="Method Summary table, listing methods, and an explanation"> 121<caption><span>Methods</span><span class="tabEnd"> </span></caption> 122<tr> 123<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Modifier and Type</th> 124<th class="colLast" scope="col">Method and Description</th> 125</tr> 126<tr class="altColor"> 127<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JsonDeserializer.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JsonDeserializer</a><?></code></td> 128<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/ContextualDeserializer.html#createContextual(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty)">createContextual</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">DeserializationContext</a> ctxt, 129 <a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanProperty.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">BeanProperty</a> property)</code> 130<div class="block">Method called to see if a different (or differently configured) deserializer 131 is needed to deserialize values of specified property.</div> 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com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">BeanProperty</a> property) 157 throws <a href="../../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JsonMappingException.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JsonMappingException</a></pre> 158<div class="block">Method called to see if a different (or differently configured) deserializer 159 is needed to deserialize values of specified property. 160 Note that instance that this method is called on is typically shared one and 161 as a result method should <b>NOT</b> modify this instance but rather construct 162 and return a new instance. 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