Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Enums
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors
• Deprecated Enum Constants
• Deprecated Annotation Type Elements

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyFilter Since 2.3: use PropertyFilter instead.

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ISO8601DateFormat
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ISO8601Utils
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonschema.JsonSchema Since 2.2, we recommend use of external JSON Schema generator module
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.NonTypedScalarSerializerBase
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.PropertyNamingStrategy.LowerCaseWithUnderscoresStrategy In 2.7 use PropertyNamingStrategy.SnakeCaseStrategy instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.PropertyNamingStrategy.PascalCaseStrategy In 2.7 use PropertyNamingStrategy.UpperCamelCaseStrategy instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdKeySerializer Since 2.8, use StdKeySerializers.Default instead.

Deprecated Enums

Enum and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize.Inclusion

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.PropertyNamingStrategy.CAMEL_CASE_TO_LOWER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES Since 2.7 use PropertyNamingStrategy.SNAKE_CASE instead;
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.PropertyNamingStrategy.PASCAL_CASE_TO_CAMEL_CASE Since 2.7 use PropertyNamingStrategy.UPPER_CAMEL_CASE instead;

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase._customTypeId(Object)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl.TypeDeserializerBase._deserializeWithNativeTypeId(JsonParser, DeserializationContext)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.MapSerializer._ensureOverride()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription._findCreatorPropertyName(AnnotatedParameter) since 2.8
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BasicDeserializerFactory._findJsonValueFor(DeserializationConfig, JavaType) since 2.8 call findJsonValueMethod on BeanDescription instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription._findPropertyFields(Collection, boolean) Since 2.7.2, does not seem to be used?
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper._initForReading(JsonParser)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializer._missingToken(JsonParser, DeserializationContext)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.SimpleType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.ResolvedRecursiveType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.ReferenceType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.MapType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.MapLikeType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.CollectionType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.CollectionLikeType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.ArrayType._narrow(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.SettableBeanProperty._throwAsIOE(Exception)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleFilterProvider.addFilter(String, BeanPropertyFilter) since 2.3
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.addMixInAnnotations(Class, Class) Since 2.5: replaced by a fluent form of the method; ObjectMapper.addMixIn(Class, Class).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializerFactory.addReferenceProperties(DeserializationContext, BeanDescription, BeanDeserializerBuilder)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription.bindingsForBeanType() Since 2.7, should not need to access bindings directly
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription.bindingsForBeanType()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ClassUtil.checkAndFixAccess(Member) Since 2.7 call variant that takes boolean flag.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.SubtypeResolver.collectAndResolveSubtypes(AnnotatedClass, MapperConfig, AnnotationIntrospector) Since 2.6 Use either SubtypeResolver.collectAndResolveSubtypesByClass(MapperConfig, AnnotatedClass) or SubtypeResolver.collectAndResolveSubtypesByTypeId(MapperConfig, AnnotatedClass) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.SubtypeResolver.collectAndResolveSubtypes(AnnotatedMember, MapperConfig, AnnotationIntrospector, JavaType) Since 2.6 Use either SubtypeResolver.collectAndResolveSubtypesByClass(MapperConfig, AnnotatedMember, JavaType) or SubtypeResolver.collectAndResolveSubtypesByTypeId(MapperConfig, AnnotatedMember, JavaType) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.PropertyMetadata.construct(boolean, String, Integer, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.SimpleType.construct(Class) Since 2.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.ReferenceType.construct(Class, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.CollectionType.construct(Class, JavaType) Since 2.7, remove from 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.CollectionLikeType.construct(Class, JavaType) Since 2.7, use CollectionLikeType.upgradeFrom(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) for constructing instances, given pre-resolved SimpleType.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.MapType.construct(Class, JavaType, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.MapLikeType.construct(Class, JavaType, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl.BeanPropertyMap.construct(Collection, boolean)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl.PropertyBasedCreator.construct(DeserializationContext, ValueInstantiator, SettableBeanProperty[])
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedClass.construct(JavaType, MapperConfig) Since 2.9, use methods in AnnotatedClassResolver instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedClass.construct(JavaType, MapperConfig, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver) Since 2.9, use methods in AnnotatedClassResolver instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.MapSerializer.construct(String[], JavaType, boolean, TypeSerializer, JsonSerializer
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.constructParametrizedType(Class, Class, Class...) since 2.9 Use TypeFactory.constructParametricType(Class,Class...) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.constructParametrizedType(Class, Class, JavaType...) since 2.9 Use TypeFactory.constructParametricType(Class,JavaType...) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.constructSimpleType(Class, Class, JavaType[]) Since 2.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.constructType(Type, Class) Since 2.7 (accidentally removed in 2.7.0; added back in 2.7.1)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.constructType(Type, JavaType) Since 2.7 (accidentally removed in 2.7.0; added back in 2.7.1)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.EnumResolver.constructUsingToString(Class>) Since 2.8, use EnumResolver.constructUsingToString(Class, AnnotationIntrospector) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StackTraceElementDeserializer.constructValue(DeserializationContext, String, String, String, int, String, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedClass.constructWithoutSuperTypes(Class, MapperConfig) Since 2.9, use methods in AnnotatedClassResolver instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedClass.constructWithoutSuperTypes(Class, MapperConfig, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver) Since 2.9, use methods in AnnotatedClassResolver instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType.containedTypeName(int)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeBase.containedTypeName(int)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.depositSchemaProperty(BeanPropertyWriter, JsonObjectFormatVisitor, SerializerProvider)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyFilter.depositSchemaProperty(BeanPropertyWriter, ObjectNode, SerializerProvider) Since 2.3: new code should use the alternative depositSchemaProperty method
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.depositSchemaProperty(BeanPropertyWriter, ObjectNode, SerializerProvider)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.PropertyWriter.depositSchemaProperty(ObjectNode, SerializerProvider) Since 2.2
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.depositSchemaProperty(ObjectNode, SerializerProvider)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.MapProperty.depositSchemaProperty(ObjectNode, SerializerProvider)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.PropertyFilter.depositSchemaProperty(PropertyWriter, ObjectNode, SerializerProvider) Since 2.3: new code should use the alternative depositSchemaProperty method
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.depositSchemaProperty(PropertyWriter, ObjectNode, SerializerProvider)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.EnumDeserializer.deserializerForCreator(DeserializationConfig, Class, AnnotatedMethod) Since 2.8
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.PropertySerializerMap.emptyMap() Since 2.5 Use PropertySerializerMap.emptyForProperties() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.endOfInputException(Class) Since 2.8; currently no way to catch EOF at databind level
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription.findAnySetter() Since 2.9: use BeanDescription.findAnySetterAccessor() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription.findAnySetterField() Since 2.9: use BeanDescription.findAnySetterAccessor() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription.findBackReferenceProperties() Since 2.9 use BeanDescription.findBackReferences() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription.findBackReferenceProperties()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer.findConvertingContentSerializer(SerializerProvider, BeanProperty, JsonSerializer) Since 2.9 use {link StdSerializer.findContextualConvertingSerializer(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer<?>) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findCreatorBinding(Annotated) Since 2.9 use AnnotationIntrospector.findCreatorAnnotation(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findCreatorBinding(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findCreatorBinding(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findDeserializationContentType(Annotated, JavaType) Since 2.7 call AnnotationIntrospector.refineDeserializationType(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findDeserializationContentType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findDeserializationContentType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findDeserializationKeyType(Annotated, JavaType) Since 2.7 call AnnotationIntrospector.refineDeserializationType(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findDeserializationKeyType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findDeserializationKeyType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findDeserializationType(Annotated, JavaType) Since 2.7 call AnnotationIntrospector.refineDeserializationType(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findDeserializationType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findDeserializationType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findEnumValue(Enum) Since 2.8: use AnnotationIntrospector.findEnumValues(java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.Enum<?>[], java.lang.String[]) instead because this method does not properly handle override settings (defaults to enum.name without indicating whether that is explicit or not), and is inefficient to call one-by-one.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findEnumValue(Enum)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findEnumValue(Enum)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.FilterProvider.findFilter(Object) Since 2.3 deprecated because BeanPropertyFilter is deprecated;
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleFilterProvider.findFilter(Object)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty.findFormatOverrides(AnnotationIntrospector) since 2.8 use BeanProperty.findPropertyFormat(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, java.lang.Class<?>) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty.Std.findFormatOverrides(AnnotationIntrospector)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty.Bogus.findFormatOverrides(AnnotationIntrospector)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.ConcreteBeanPropertyBase.findFormatOverrides(AnnotationIntrospector)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findIgnoreUnknownProperties(AnnotatedClass) Since 2.8, use AnnotationIntrospector.findPropertyIgnorals(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findIgnoreUnknownProperties(AnnotatedClass)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findInjectableValueId(AnnotatedMember) Since 2.9 Use AnnotationIntrospector.findInjectableValue(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMember) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findInjectableValueId(AnnotatedMember)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findInjectableValueId(AnnotatedMember)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription.findJsonValueMethod()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription.findJsonValueMethod()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findPropertiesToIgnore(Annotated) Since 2.6, use variant that takes second argument.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findPropertiesToIgnore(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findPropertiesToIgnore(Annotated, boolean) Since 2.8, use AnnotationIntrospector.findPropertyIgnorals(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findPropertiesToIgnore(Annotated, boolean)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationContentType(Annotated, JavaType) Since 2.7 call AnnotationIntrospector.refineSerializationType(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationContentType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findSerializationContentType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationInclusion(Annotated, JsonInclude.Include) Since 2.7 Use AnnotationIntrospector.findPropertyInclusion(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findSerializationInclusion(Annotated, JsonInclude.Include)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationInclusionForContent(Annotated, JsonInclude.Include) Since 2.7 Use AnnotationIntrospector.findPropertyInclusion(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findSerializationInclusionForContent(Annotated, JsonInclude.Include)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationKeyType(Annotated, JavaType) Since 2.7 call AnnotationIntrospector.refineSerializationType(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationKeyType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findSerializationKeyType(Annotated, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationType(Annotated) Since 2.7 call AnnotationIntrospector.refineSerializationType(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.findSerializationType(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.findSerializationType(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ClassUtil.findSuperTypes(Class, Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ClassUtil.findSuperTypes(Class, Class, List>)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.findTypeParameters(Class, Class) Since 2.7 resolve raw type first, then find type parameters
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.findTypeParameters(Class, Class, TypeBindings) Since 2.7 resolve raw type first, then find type parameters
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType.forcedNarrowBy(Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ISO8601Utils.format(Date, boolean, TimeZone)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException.from(JsonParser, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.generateJsonSchema(Class) Since 2.6 use external JSON Schema generator (https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-jsonSchema) (which under the hood calls ObjectMapper.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JavaType, JsonFormatVisitorWrapper))
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider.generateJsonSchema(Class) Should not be used any more
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializerBase.getBeanClass() Since 2.3, use BeanDeserializerBase.handledType() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdKeySerializers.getDefault() since 2.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.PropertyBuilder.getDefaultValue(JavaType) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer.getEmptyValue() Since 2.6 Use overloaded variant that takes context argument
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl.CreatorCollector.StdTypeConstructor.getGenericParameterType(int)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedWithParams.getGenericParameterType(int) Since 2.7, remove in 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMethod.getGenericParameterType(int)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedConstructor.getGenericParameterType(int)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMethod.getGenericParameterTypes()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.getGenericPropertyType() Since 2.7, to be removed from 2.9, use BeanPropertyWriter.getType() instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedParameter.getGenericType()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMethod.getGenericType()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedField.getGenericType()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated.getGenericType() Since 2.7 should instead use Annotated.getType(). To be removed from 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.StdDateFormat.getISO8601Format(TimeZone, Locale) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.getJsonFactory() Since 2.1: Use ObjectMapper.getFactory() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.POJOPropertiesCollector.getJsonValueMethod()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer.getNullValue() Since 2.6 Use overloaded variant that takes context argument
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType.getParameterSource()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.PropertyBuilder.getPropertyDefaultValue(String, AnnotatedMember, JavaType) Since 2.9 since this will not allow determining difference between "no default instance" case and default being `null`.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.getPropertyType() Since 2.7, to be removed from 2.9, use BeanPropertyWriter.getType() instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.getRawSerializationType()
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.StdDateFormat.getRFC1123Format(TimeZone, Locale) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfigBase.getRootName() Since 2.6 use MapperConfigBase.getFullRootName() instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.getSchema(SerializerProvider, Type)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationConfig.getSerializationInclusion() Since 2.7 use MapperConfigBase.getDefaultPropertyInclusion() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider.getSerializationView() Since 2.2, use SerializerProvider.getActiveView() instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedClass.getStaticMethods() Since 2.9; use AnnotatedClass.getFactoryMethods() instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated.getType(TypeBindings) Since 2.7 Use Annotated.getType() instead. To be removed from 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMember.getTypeContext() Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer.getValueClass() Since 2.3 use StdDeserializer.handledType() instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.DeserializationProblemHandler.handleMissingInstantiator(DeserializationContext, Class, JsonParser, String) Since 2.9: use variant that takes ValueInstantiator
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.hasAnyGetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod) Since 2.9 Use AnnotationIntrospector.hasAnyGetter(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.hasAnyGetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.hasAnyGetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.hasAnySetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod) Since 2.9 use AnnotationIntrospector.hasAnySetter(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.hasAnySetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.hasAnySetterAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.hasAsValueAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod) Since 2.9 Use AnnotationIntrospector.hasAsValue(Annotated) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.hasAsValueAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.hasAsValueAnnotation(AnnotatedMethod)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.ContainerSerializer.hasContentTypeAnnotation(SerializerProvider, BeanProperty) Since 2.7: should not be needed; should be enough to see if type has 'isStatic' modifier
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AnnotationIntrospector.hasCreatorAnnotation(Annotated) Since 2.9 use AnnotationIntrospector.findCreatorAnnotation(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig<?>, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.JacksonAnnotationIntrospector.hasCreatorAnnotation(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair.hasCreatorAnnotation(Annotated)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ClassUtil.hasGetterSignature(Method) Since 2.6 not used; may be removed before 3.x
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer.isEmpty(T) Since 2.5 Use JsonSerializer.isEmpty(SerializerProvider, Object) instead; will be removed from 3.0
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter.isEnabled(JsonParser.Feature)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.mappingException(Class) Since 2.8 use DeserializationContext.handleUnexpectedToken(Class, JsonParser) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.mappingException(Class, JsonToken) Since 2.8 use DeserializationContext.handleUnexpectedToken(Class, JsonParser) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.mappingException(String) Since 2.9 use more specific error reporting methods instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider.mappingException(String, Object...) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.mappingException(String, Object...) Since 2.9 use more specific error reporting methods instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider.mappingException(Throwable, String, Object...) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BasicDeserializerFactory.modifyTypeByAnnotation(DeserializationContext, Annotated, JavaType) Since 2.8; call BasicDeserializerFactory.resolveMemberAndTypeAnnotations(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMember, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.BeanUtil.okNameForSetter(AnnotatedMethod, boolean)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode.put(String, JsonNode) Since 2.4 use either ObjectNode.set(String,JsonNode) or ObjectNode.replace(String,JsonNode),
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode.putAll(Map) Since 2.4 use ObjectNode.setAll(Map),
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode.putAll(ObjectNode) Since 2.4 use ObjectNode.setAll(ObjectNode),
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.reader(Class) Since 2.5, use ObjectMapper.readerFor(Class) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.reader(JavaType) Since 2.5, use ObjectMapper.readerFor(JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.reader(TypeReference) Since 2.5, use ObjectMapper.readerFor(TypeReference) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportMappingException(String, Object...) Since 2.9: use a more specific method, or DeserializationContext.reportBadDefinition(JavaType, String), or DeserializationContext.reportInputMismatch(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object...) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportMissingContent(String, Object...) Since 2.9: not clear this ever occurs
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportUnknownProperty(Object, String, JsonDeserializer) Since 2.8 call DeserializationContext.handleUnknownProperty(com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer<?>, java.lang.Object, java.lang.String) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportWrongTokenException(JsonParser, JsonToken, String, Object...)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.MapProperty.reset(Object, JsonSerializer
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.AbstractTypeResolver.resolveAbstractType(DeserializationConfig, JavaType) since 2.8 (may be removed from 2.9 or later)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleAbstractTypeResolver.resolveAbstractType(DeserializationConfig, JavaType)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BasicDeserializerFactory.resolveType(DeserializationContext, BeanDescription, JavaType, AnnotatedMember) since 2.8 call BasicDeserializerFactory.resolveMemberAndTypeAnnotations(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotatedMember, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription.resolveType(Type) Since 2.8, should simply call getType of property accessor directly.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BasicBeanDescription.resolveType(Type)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.serializeAll(Set) Since 2.6; to be removed from 2.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.serializeAsField(Object, JsonGenerator, SerializerProvider, BeanPropertyWriter)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleFilterProvider.setDefaultFilter(BeanPropertyFilter) Since 2.3 should use PropertyFilter instead of BeanPropertyFilter
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.TokenBuffer.setFeatureMask(int)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.setFilters(FilterProvider) Since 2.6, use ObjectMapper.setFilterProvider(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.FilterProvider) instead (allows chaining)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.setMixInAnnotations(Map, Class>) Since 2.5: replaced by a fluent form of the method; ObjectMapper.setMixIns(java.util.Map<java.lang.Class<?>, java.lang.Class<?>>).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.setPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value) Since 2.9 use ObjectMapper.setDefaultPropertyInclusion(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Value)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.setVisibilityChecker(VisibilityChecker) Since 2.6 use ObjectMapper.setVisibility(VisibilityChecker) instead.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory.uncheckedSimpleType(Class) Since 2.8, to indicate users should never call this method.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.unknownTypeException(JavaType, String, String) Since 2.8 use DeserializationContext.handleUnknownTypeId(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType, java.lang.String, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeIdResolver, java.lang.String) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.MapSerializer.withContentInclusion(Object) since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.withIgnorals(String[]) since 2.8
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationConfig.withPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value) Since 2.9; not needed any more
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.AsArraySerializerBase.withResolved(BeanProperty, TypeSerializer, JsonSerializer) since 2.6: use the overloaded method that takes 'unwrapSingle'
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter.withSchema(FormatSchema) Since 2.5 use ObjectWriter.with(FormatSchema) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter.withType(Class) since 2.5 Use ObjectWriter.forType(Class) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectReader.withType(Class) since 2.5 Use ObjectReader.forType(Class) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter.withType(JavaType) since 2.5 Use ObjectWriter.forType(JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectReader.withType(JavaType) since 2.5 Use ObjectReader.forType(JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectReader.withType(Type) since 2.5 Use ObjectReader.forType(Class) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter.withType(TypeReference) since 2.5 Use ObjectWriter.forType(TypeReference) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectReader.withType(TypeReference) since 2.5 Use ObjectReader.forType(TypeReference) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdValueInstantiator.wrapException(Throwable) Since 2.7 call either StdValueInstantiator.unwrapAndWrapException(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext, java.lang.Throwable) or StdValueInstantiator.wrapAsJsonMappingException(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext, java.lang.Throwable)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeCustomTypePrefixForArray(Object, JsonGenerator, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeCustomTypePrefixForObject(Object, JsonGenerator, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeCustomTypePrefixForScalar(Object, JsonGenerator, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeCustomTypeSuffixForArray(Object, JsonGenerator, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeCustomTypeSuffixForObject(Object, JsonGenerator, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeCustomTypeSuffixForScalar(Object, JsonGenerator, String)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.writerWithType(Class) Since 2.5, use ObjectMapper.writerFor(Class) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.writerWithType(JavaType) Since 2.5, use ObjectMapper.writerFor(JavaType) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.writerWithType(TypeReference) Since 2.5, use ObjectMapper.writerFor(TypeReference) instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypePrefixForArray(Object, JsonGenerator)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypePrefixForArray(Object, JsonGenerator, Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypePrefixForObject(Object, JsonGenerator)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypePrefixForObject(Object, JsonGenerator, Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypePrefixForScalar(Object, JsonGenerator)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypePrefixForScalar(Object, JsonGenerator, Class)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypeSuffixForArray(Object, JsonGenerator)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypeSuffixForObject(Object, JsonGenerator)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer.writeTypeSuffixForScalar(Object, JsonGenerator)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.wrongTokenException(JsonParser, JsonToken, String)

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.AbstractDeserializer(BeanDeserializerBuilder, BeanDescription, Map)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ArraySerializerBase(ArraySerializerBase, BeanProperty) Since 2.6
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ArraySerializerBase(Class, BeanProperty) Since 2.6
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.AsArraySerializerBase(AsArraySerializerBase, BeanProperty, TypeSerializer, JsonSerializer) since 2.6: use the overloaded method that takes 'unwrapSingle'
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.AsArraySerializerBase(Class, JavaType, boolean, TypeSerializer, BeanProperty, JsonSerializer
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty.Std(PropertyName, JavaType, PropertyName, Annotations, AnnotatedMember, PropertyMetadata) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl.BeanPropertyMap(boolean, Collection)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter(BeanPropertyDefinition, AnnotatedMember, Annotations, JavaType, JsonSerializer, TypeSerializer, JavaType, boolean, Object)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase(BeanSerializerBase, String[])
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BuilderBasedDeserializer(BeanDeserializerBuilder, BeanDescription, BeanPropertyMap, Map, Set, boolean, boolean) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.CollectionSerializer(JavaType, boolean, TypeSerializer, BeanProperty, JsonSerializer
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.EnumDeserializer(EnumResolver) Since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.EnumMapDeserializer(JavaType, KeyDeserializer, JsonDeserializer, TypeDeserializer)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.IgnoredPropertyException(String, JsonLocation, Class, String, Collection
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidFormatException(String, JsonLocation, Object, Class) Since 2.7 Use variant that takes JsonParser
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidFormatException(String, Object, Class) Since 2.7 Use variant that takes JsonParser
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException(String) Since 2.7 Use variant that takes JsonParser instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException(String, JsonLocation) Since 2.7 Use variant that takes JsonParser instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException(String, JsonLocation, Throwable) Since 2.7 Use variant that takes JsonParser instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException(String, Throwable) Since 2.7 Use variant that takes JsonParser instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.MapEntrySerializer(MapEntrySerializer, BeanProperty, TypeSerializer, JsonSerializer, JsonSerializer)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.MapSerializer(MapSerializer, TypeSerializer, Object) // since 2.9
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.PropertyBindingException(String, JsonLocation, Class, String, Collection
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.ReferenceTypeDeserializer(JavaType, TypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.SettableAnyProperty(BeanProperty, AnnotatedMember, JavaType, JsonDeserializer
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.StdDateFormat(TimeZone, Locale)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdValueInstantiator(DeserializationConfig, Class) Since 2.7 use constructor that takes JavaType instead
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.TokenBuffer.Parser(TokenBuffer.Segment, ObjectCodec, boolean, boolean)
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.UnrecognizedPropertyException(String, JsonLocation, Class, String, Collection
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.UnresolvedForwardReference(String) Since 2.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.UnresolvedForwardReference(String, JsonLocation, ReadableObjectId) Since 2.7
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.UntypedObjectDeserializer() Since 2.6 use variant takes type arguments
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.VirtualBeanPropertyWriter(BeanPropertyDefinition, Annotations, JavaType, JsonSerializer, TypeSerializer, JavaType, JsonInclude.Value)

Deprecated Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_BIGDECIMAL_AS_PLAIN Since 2.5: use JsonGenerator.Feature.WRITE_BIGDECIMAL_AS_PLAIN instead (using ObjectWriter.with(com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator.Feature)).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_EMPTY_JSON_ARRAYS Since 2.8 there are better mechanism for specifying filtering; specifically using JsonInclude or configuration overrides.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_NULL_MAP_VALUES Since 2.9 there are better mechanism for specifying filtering; specifically using JsonInclude or configuration overrides (see ObjectMapper.configOverride(Class)}).

Deprecated Annotation Type Elements

Annotation Type Element and Description
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize.include As of Jackson 2.0, this annotation has been replaced by JsonInclude
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonschema.JsonSerializableSchema.schemaItemDefinition (since 2.1) -- support will be dropped in future, since JSON-as-String is fundamentally bad way for customizing anything. No direct replacements offered.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonschema.JsonSerializableSchema.schemaObjectPropertiesDefinition (since 2.1) -- support will be dropped in future, since JSON-as-String is fundamentally bad way for customizing anything. No direct replacements offered.