All Known Implementing Classes:

CoreXMLSerializers, Serializers.Base, SimpleSerializers
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public interface Serializers
```
Interface that defines API for simple extensions that can provide additional serializers for various types. Access is by a single callback method; instance is to either return a configured JsonSerializer for specified type, or null to indicate that it does not support handling of the type. In latter case, further calls can be made for other providers; in former case returned serializer is used for handling of instances of specified type.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class Serializers.Base
Basic Serializers implementation that implements all methods but provides no serializers.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified array type.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified "Collection-like" type (type that acts like `Collection`, but does not implement it).
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified `Collection` type.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified "Map-like" type (type that acts like `Map`, but does not implement it).
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified `Map` type.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findReferenceSerializer(SerializationConfig config, ReferenceType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer contentTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> contentValueSerializer)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for given `ReferenceType`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`	Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified type, which is not of a container or reference type (for which other methods are called).

Method Detail

findSerializer
```
JsonSerializer<?> findSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                 JavaType type,
                                 BeanDescription beanDesc)
```
Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified type, which is not of a container or reference type (for which other methods are called).

Parameters:

type - Fully resolved type of instances to serialize

config - Serialization configuration in use

beanDesc - Additional information about type

Returns:

Configured serializer to use for the type; or null if implementation does not recognize or support type

findReferenceSerializer

JsonSerializer<?> findReferenceSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                          ReferenceType type,
                                          BeanDescription beanDesc,
                                          TypeSerializer contentTypeSerializer,
                                          JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> contentValueSerializer)

Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for given ReferenceType

Since:: 2.7

findArraySerializer

JsonSerializer<?> findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                      ArrayType type,
                                      BeanDescription beanDesc,
                                      TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer,
                                      JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)

Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified array type. Implementation should return a serializer instance if it supports specified type; or null if it does not.

findCollectionSerializer

JsonSerializer<?> findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                           CollectionType type,
                                           BeanDescription beanDesc,
                                           TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer,
                                           JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)

Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified Collection type. Implementation should return a serializer instance if it supports specified type; or null if it does not.

findCollectionLikeSerializer

JsonSerializer<?> findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                               CollectionLikeType type,
                                               BeanDescription beanDesc,
                                               TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer,
                                               JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)

Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified "Collection-like" type (type that acts like Collection, but does not implement it). Implementation should return a serializer instance if it supports specified type; or null if it does not.

findMapSerializer

JsonSerializer<?> findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                    MapType type,
                                    BeanDescription beanDesc,
                                    JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> keySerializer,
                                    TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer,
                                    JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)

Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified Map type. Implementation should return a serializer instance if it supports specified type; or null if it does not.

findMapLikeSerializer

JsonSerializer<?> findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                                        MapLikeType type,
                                        BeanDescription beanDesc,
                                        JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> keySerializer,
                                        TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer,
                                        JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object> elementValueSerializer)

Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified "Map-like" type (type that acts like Map, but does not implement it). Implementation should return a serializer instance if it supports specified type; or null if it does not.

Interface Serializers

Nested Class Summary