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104<pre>public abstract class <span class="strong">BeanDescription</span>
105extends <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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
107 help in constructing serializers and deserializers.
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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
133 * generics information</div>
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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"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;
174<div class="block"><i>Since 2.7, use <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#resolveType(java.lang.reflect.Type)"><code>resolveType(java.lang.reflect.Type)</code></a> instead.</i></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 <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.7/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonAnySetter.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation"><code>JsonAnySetter</code></a>.</div>
187</td>
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190<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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/7/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><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a></code></td>
197<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findClassDescription()">findClassDescription</a></strong>()</code>
198<div class="block">Accessor for possible description for the bean type, used for constructing
199 documentation.</div>
200</td>
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203<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>
204<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findDefaultConstructor()">findDefaultConstructor</a></strong>()</code>
205<div class="block">Method that will locate the no-arg constructor for this class,
206 if it has one, and that constructor has not been marked as
207 ignorable.</div>
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211<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/7/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/7/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&gt;</code></td>
212<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findDeserializationConverter()">findDeserializationConverter</a></strong>()</code>
213<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
214 of this class.</div>
215</td>
216</tr>
217<tr class="rowColor">
218<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.7/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.Value.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonFormat.Value</a></code></td>
219<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findExpectedFormat(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat.Value)">findExpectedFormat</a></strong>(<a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.7/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.Value.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonFormat.Value</a>&nbsp;defValue)</code>
220<div class="block">Method for checking what is the expected format for POJO, as
221 defined by defaults and possible annotations.</div>
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226<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/7/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;...&nbsp;expArgTypes)</code>
227<div class="block">Method that can be called to find if introspected class declares
228 a static "valueOf" factory method that returns an instance of
229 introspected type, given one of acceptable types.</div>
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233<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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/7/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>
234<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findInjectables()">findInjectables</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
235</tr>
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237<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>
238<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findJsonValueMethod()">findJsonValueMethod</a></strong>()</code>
239<div class="block">Method for locating the getter method that is annotated with
240 <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.7/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonValue.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation"><code>JsonValue</code></a> annotation,
241 if any.</div>
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245<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>
246<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findMethod(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Class[])">findMethod</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
247          <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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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251<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findPOJOBuilder()">findPOJOBuilder</a></strong>()</code>
252<div class="block">Method for checking if the POJO type has annotations to
253 indicate that a builder is to be used for instantiating
254 instances and handling data binding, instead of standard
255 bean deserializer.</div>
256</td>
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259<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>
260<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findPOJOBuilderConfig()">findPOJOBuilderConfig</a></strong>()</code>
261<div class="block">Method for finding configuration for POJO Builder class.</div>
262</td>
263</tr>
264<tr class="altColor">
265<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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>
266<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findProperties()">findProperties</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
267</tr>
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269<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.7/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.Value.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonInclude.Value</a></code></td>
270<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findPropertyInclusion(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Value)">findPropertyInclusion</a></strong>(<a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.7/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.Value.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonInclude.Value</a>&nbsp;defValue)</code>&nbsp;</td>
271</tr>
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273<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/7/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/7/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&gt;</code></td>
274<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findSerializationConverter()">findSerializationConverter</a></strong>()</code>
275<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
276 of this class.</div>
277</td>
278</tr>
279<tr class="rowColor">
280<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Constructor.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.reflect">Constructor</a>&lt;?&gt;</code></td>
281<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/7/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;...&nbsp;argTypes)</code>
282<div class="block">Method that can be called to locate a single-arg constructor that
283 takes specified exact type (will not accept supertype constructors)</div>
284</td>
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286<tr class="altColor">
287<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;</code></td>
288<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getBeanClass()">getBeanClass</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
289</tr>
290<tr class="rowColor">
291<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>
292<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getClassAnnotations()">getClassAnnotations</a></strong>()</code>
293<div class="block">Method for accessing collection of annotations the bean
294 class has.</div>
295</td>
296</tr>
297<tr class="altColor">
298<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>
299<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getClassInfo()">getClassInfo</a></strong>()</code>
300<div class="block">Method for accessing low-level information about Class this
301 item describes.</div>
302</td>
303</tr>
304<tr class="rowColor">
305<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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>
306<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getConstructors()">getConstructors</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
307</tr>
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309<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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>
310<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getFactoryMethods()">getFactoryMethods</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
311</tr>
312<tr class="rowColor">
313<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/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/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&gt;</code></td>
314<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getIgnoredPropertyNames()">getIgnoredPropertyNames</a></strong>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
315</tr>
316<tr class="altColor">
317<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>
318<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getObjectIdInfo()">getObjectIdInfo</a></strong>()</code>
319<div class="block">Accessor for getting information about Object Id expected to
320 be used for this POJO type, if any.</div>
321</td>
322</tr>
323<tr class="rowColor">
324<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JavaType.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JavaType</a></code></td>
325<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#getType()">getType</a></strong>()</code>
326<div class="block">Method for accessing declared type of bean being introspected,
327 including full generic type information (from declaration)</div>
328</td>
329</tr>
330<tr class="altColor">
331<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract boolean</code></td>
332<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#hasKnownClassAnnotations()">hasKnownClassAnnotations</a></strong>()</code>
333<div class="block">Method for checking whether class being described has any
334 annotations recognized by registered annotation introspector.</div>
335</td>
336</tr>
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338<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a></code></td>
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604 null is returned. If more than one are found, an exception
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652<div class="block">Method for checking what is the expected format for POJO, as
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679<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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737<div class="block">Method called to create a "default instance" of the bean, currently
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739 suppressing serialization of fields that have "not changed".</div>
740<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>fixAccess</code> - If true, method is allowed to fix access to the
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