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104<pre>public abstract class <span class="strong">BeanDescription</span>
105extends <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a></pre>
106<div class="block">Basic container for information gathered by <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/ClassIntrospector.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect"><code>ClassIntrospector</code></a> to
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130<td class="colFirst"><code>protected <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JavaType.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JavaType</a></code></td>
131<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#_type">_type</a></strong></code>
132<div class="block">Bean type information, including raw class and possible
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152<td class="colFirst"><code>protected </code></td>
153<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#BeanDescription(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType)">BeanDescription</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JavaType.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JavaType</a>&nbsp;type)</code>&nbsp;</td>
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171<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/type/TypeBindings.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type">TypeBindings</a></code></td>
172<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#bindingsForBeanType()">bindingsForBeanType</a></strong>()</code>
173<div class="block">Accessor for type bindings that may be needed to fully resolve
174 types of member object, such as return and argument types of
175 methods and constructors, and types of fields.</div>
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179<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMember.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMember</a></code></td>
180<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findAnyGetter()">findAnyGetter</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
181</tr>
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183<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMethod.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMethod</a></code></td>
184<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findAnySetter()">findAnySetter</a></strong>()</code>
185<div class="block">Method used to locate the method of introspected class that
186 implements <code>JsonAnySetter</code>.</div>
187</td>
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190<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Map.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Map</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>,<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMember.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMember</a>&gt;</code></td>
191<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findBackReferenceProperties()">findBackReferenceProperties</a></strong>()</code>
192<div class="block">Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has</div>
193</td>
194</tr>
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196<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedConstructor.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedConstructor</a></code></td>
197<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findDefaultConstructor()">findDefaultConstructor</a></strong>()</code>
198<div class="block">Method that will locate the no-arg constructor for this class,
199 if it has one, and that constructor has not been marked as
200 ignorable.</div>
201</td>
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204<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util">Converter</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>,<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&gt;</code></td>
205<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findDeserializationConverter()">findDeserializationConverter</a></strong>()</code>
206<div class="block">Method for finding <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"><code>Converter</code></a> used for serializing instances
207 of this class.</div>
208</td>
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211<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat.Value</code></td>
212<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findExpectedFormat(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat.Value)">findExpectedFormat</a></strong>(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat.Value&nbsp;defValue)</code>
213<div class="block">Method for checking what is the expected format for POJO, as
214 defined by defaults and possible annotations.</div>
215</td>
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218<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Method.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Method</a></code></td>
219<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findFactoryMethod(java.lang.Class...)">findFactoryMethod</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;...&nbsp;expArgTypes)</code>
220<div class="block">Method that can be called to find if introspected class declares
221 a static "valueOf" factory method that returns an instance of
222 introspected type, given one of acceptable types.</div>
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226<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Map.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Map</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>,<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMember.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMember</a>&gt;</code></td>
227<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findInjectables()">findInjectables</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
228</tr>
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230<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMethod.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMethod</a></code></td>
231<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findJsonValueMethod()">findJsonValueMethod</a></strong>()</code>
232<div class="block">Method for locating the getter method that is annotated with
233 <code>JsonValue</code> annotation,
234 if any.</div>
235</td>
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238<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMethod.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMethod</a></code></td>
239<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class[])">findMethod</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
240          <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;[]&nbsp;paramTypes)</code>&nbsp;</td>
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244<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findPOJOBuilder()">findPOJOBuilder</a></strong>()</code>
245<div class="block">Method for checking if the POJO type has annotations to
246 indicate that a builder is to be used for instantiating
247 instances and handling data binding, instead of standard
248 bean deserializer.</div>
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252<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/annotation/JsonPOJOBuilder.Value.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation">JsonPOJOBuilder.Value</a></code></td>
253<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findPOJOBuilderConfig()">findPOJOBuilderConfig</a></strong>()</code>
254<div class="block">Method for finding configuration for POJO Builder class.</div>
255</td>
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258<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</a>&lt;<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/BeanPropertyDefinition.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">BeanPropertyDefinition</a>&gt;</code></td>
259<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findProperties()">findProperties</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
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262<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util">Converter</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>,<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&gt;</code></td>
263<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findSerializationConverter()">findSerializationConverter</a></strong>()</code>
264<div class="block">Method for finding <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"><code>Converter</code></a> used for serializing instances
265 of this class.</div>
266</td>
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269<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include</code></td>
270<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findSerializationInclusion(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include)">findSerializationInclusion</a></strong>(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include&nbsp;defValue)</code>&nbsp;</td>
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273<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include</code></td>
274<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findSerializationInclusionForContent(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include)">findSerializationInclusionForContent</a></strong>(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include&nbsp;defValue)</code>&nbsp;</td>
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277<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Constructor</a>&lt;?&gt;</code></td>
278<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findSingleArgConstructor(java.lang.Class...)">findSingleArgConstructor</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;...&nbsp;argTypes)</code>
279<div class="block">Method that can be called to locate a single-arg constructor that
280 takes specified exact type (will not accept supertype constructors)</div>
281</td>
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284<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</code></td>
285<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getBeanClass()">getBeanClass</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
286</tr>
287<tr class="rowColor">
288<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Annotations.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util">Annotations</a></code></td>
289<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getClassAnnotations()">getClassAnnotations</a></strong>()</code>
290<div class="block">Method for accessing collection of annotations the bean
291 class has.</div>
292</td>
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295<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedClass.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedClass</a></code></td>
296<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getClassInfo()">getClassInfo</a></strong>()</code>
297<div class="block">Method for accessing low-level information about Class this
298 item describes.</div>
299</td>
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302<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</a>&lt;<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedConstructor.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedConstructor</a>&gt;</code></td>
303<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getConstructors()">getConstructors</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
304</tr>
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306<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</a>&lt;<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMethod.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMethod</a>&gt;</code></td>
307<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getFactoryMethods()">getFactoryMethods</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
308</tr>
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310<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&gt;</code></td>
311<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getIgnoredPropertyNames()">getIgnoredPropertyNames</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
312</tr>
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314<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/ObjectIdInfo.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">ObjectIdInfo</a></code></td>
315<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getObjectIdInfo()">getObjectIdInfo</a></strong>()</code>
316<div class="block">Accessor for getting information about Object Id expected to
317 be used for this POJO type, if any.</div>
318</td>
319</tr>
320<tr class="rowColor">
321<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JavaType.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JavaType</a></code></td>
322<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getType()">getType</a></strong>()</code>
323<div class="block">Method for accessing declared type of bean being introspected,
324 including full generic type information (from declaration)</div>
325</td>
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328<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract boolean</code></td>
329<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#hasKnownClassAnnotations()">hasKnownClassAnnotations</a></strong>()</code>
330<div class="block">Method for checking whether class being described has any
331 annotations recognized by registered annotation introspector.</div>
332</td>
333</tr>
334<tr class="rowColor">
335<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a></code></td>
336<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#instantiateBean(boolean)">instantiateBean</a></strong>(boolean&nbsp;fixAccess)</code>
337<div class="block">Method called to create a "default instance" of the bean, currently
338 only needed for obtaining default field values which may be used for
339 suppressing serialization of fields that have "not changed".</div>
340</td>
341</tr>
342<tr class="altColor">
343<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JavaType.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JavaType</a></code></td>
344<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#resolveType(java.lang.reflect.Type)">resolveType</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Type.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Type</a>&nbsp;jdkType)</code>
345<div class="block">Method for resolving given JDK type, using this bean as the
346 generic type resolution context.</div>
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414<div class="block">Method for accessing declared type of bean being introspected,
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434<div class="block">Method for accessing low-level information about Class this
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445<div class="block">Accessor for getting information about Object Id expected to
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456<div class="block">Method for checking whether class being described has any
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467<div class="block">Accessor for type bindings that may be needed to fully resolve
468 types of member object, such as return and argument types of
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479<div class="block">Method for resolving given JDK type, using this bean as the
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490<div class="block">Method for accessing collection of annotations the bean
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501<dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>Ordered Map with logical property name as key, and
502    matching getter method as value.</dd></dl>
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512<div class="block">Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has</div>
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573<div class="block">Method that can be called to find if introspected class declares
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576<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>expArgTypes</code> - Types that the matching single argument factory
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597<div class="block">Method used to locate the method of introspected class that
598 implements <code>JsonAnySetter</code>. If no such method exists
599 null is returned. If more than one are found, an exception
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613<div class="block">Method for locating the getter method that is annotated with
614 <code>JsonValue</code> annotation,
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645<dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
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656<div class="block">Method for checking what is the expected format for POJO, as
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670<div class="block">Method for finding <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"><code>Converter</code></a> used for serializing instances
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683<div class="block">Method for finding <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"><code>Converter</code></a> used for serializing instances
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705<div class="block">Method for checking if the POJO type has annotations to
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707 instances and handling data binding, instead of standard
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718<div class="block">Method for finding configuration for POJO Builder class.</div>
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728<div class="block">Method called to create a "default instance" of the bean, currently
729 only needed for obtaining default field values which may be used for
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731<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>fixAccess</code> - If true, method is allowed to fix access to the
732   default constructor (to be able to call non-public constructor);
733   if false, has to use constructor as is.</dd>
734<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>Instance of class represented by this descriptor, if
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