Class NullSerializer

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    JsonFormatVisitable, SchemaAware, java.io.Serializable

    public class NullSerializer
    extends StdSerializer<java.lang.Object>
    This is a simple dummy serializer that will just output literal JSON null value whenever serialization is requested. Used as the default "null serializer" (which is used for serializing null object references unless overridden), as well as for some more exotic types (java.lang.Void).
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Method Detail

      • serialize

        public void serialize​(java.lang.Object value,
                              JsonGenerator gen,
                              SerializerProvider provider)
                       throws java.io.IOException
        Description copied from class: JsonSerializer
        Method that can be called to ask implementation to serialize values of type this serializer handles.
        Specified by:
        serialize in class StdSerializer<java.lang.Object>
        Parameters:
        value - Value to serialize; can not be null.
        gen - Generator used to output resulting Json content
        provider - Provider that can be used to get serializers for serializing Objects value contains, if any.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException
      • serializeWithType

        public void serializeWithType​(java.lang.Object value,
                                      JsonGenerator gen,
                                      SerializerProvider serializers,
                                      TypeSerializer typeSer)
                               throws java.io.IOException
        Although this method should rarely get called, for convenience we should override it, and handle it same way as "natural" types: by serializing exactly as is, without type decorations. The most common possible use case is that of delegation by JSON filter; caller cannot know what kind of serializer it gets handed.
        Overrides:
        serializeWithType in class JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object>
        Parameters:
        value - Value to serialize; can not be null.
        gen - Generator used to output resulting Json content
        serializers - Provider that can be used to get serializers for serializing Objects value contains, if any.
        typeSer - Type serializer to use for including type information
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException