Jackson Data Binding Source Code

Jackson is "the Java JSON library" or "the best JSON parser for Java". Or simply as "JSON for Java".

  • Jackson Data Binding module allows you to converts JSON to and from POJO (Plain Old Java Object) using property accessor or using annotations.
  • Jackson Databind Source Code files are provided in the source packge (jackson-databind-2.14.0-sources.jar). You can download it at Jackson Maven Website.

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    com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ObjectMapper.java

    package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
    
    import java.io.*;
    import java.lang.reflect.Type;
    import java.net.URL;
    import java.security.AccessController;
    import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
    import java.text.DateFormat;
    import java.util.*;
    import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
    import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
    
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.exc.StreamReadException;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.exc.StreamWriteException;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io.CharacterEscapes;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io.SegmentedStringWriter;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.ResolvedType;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.util.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonFormatVisitors.JsonFormatVisitorWrapper;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl.LaissezFaireSubTypeValidator;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl.StdSubtypeResolver;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl.StdTypeResolverBuilder;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ClassUtil;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.RootNameLookup;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.StdDateFormat;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.TokenBuffer;
    
    /**
     * ObjectMapper provides functionality for reading and writing JSON,
     * either to and from basic POJOs (Plain Old Java Objects), or to and from
     * a general-purpose JSON Tree Model ({@link JsonNode}), as well as
     * related functionality for performing conversions.
     * It is also highly customizable to work both with different styles of JSON
     * content, and to support more advanced Object concepts such as
     * polymorphism and Object identity.
     * <code>ObjectMapper</code> also acts as a factory for more advanced {@link ObjectReader}
     * and {@link ObjectWriter} classes.
     * Mapper (and {@link ObjectReader}s, {@link ObjectWriter}s it constructs) will
     * use instances of {@link JsonParser} and {@link JsonGenerator}
     * for implementing actual reading/writing of JSON.
     * Note that although most read and write methods are exposed through this class,
     * some of the functionality is only exposed via {@link ObjectReader} and
     * {@link ObjectWriter}: specifically, reading/writing of longer sequences of
     * values is only available through {@link ObjectReader#readValues(InputStream)}
     * and {@link ObjectWriter#writeValues(OutputStream)}.
     *<p>
    Simplest usage is of form:
    <pre>
      final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(); // can use static singleton, inject: just make sure to reuse!
      MyValue value = new MyValue();
      // ... and configure
      File newState = new File("my-stuff.json");
      mapper.writeValue(newState, value); // writes JSON serialization of MyValue instance
      // or, read
      MyValue older = mapper.readValue(new File("my-older-stuff.json"), MyValue.class);
    
      // Or if you prefer JSON Tree representation:
      JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(newState);
      // and find values by, for example, using a {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonPointer} expression:
      int age = root.at("/personal/age").getValueAsInt(); 
    </pre>
     *<p>
     * The main conversion API is defined in {@link ObjectCodec}, so that
     * implementation details of this class need not be exposed to
     * streaming parser and generator classes. Usage via {@link ObjectCodec} is,
     * however, usually only for cases where dependency to {@link ObjectMapper} is
     * either not possible (from Streaming API), or undesireable (when only relying
     * on Streaming API).
     *<p> 
     * Mapper instances are fully thread-safe provided that ALL configuration of the
     * instance occurs before ANY read or write calls. If configuration of a mapper instance
     * is modified after first usage, changes may or may not take effect, and configuration
     * calls themselves may fail.
     * If you need to use different configuration, you have two main possibilities:
     *<ul>
     * <li>Construct and use {@link ObjectReader} for reading, {@link ObjectWriter} for writing.
     *    Both types are fully immutable and you can freely create new instances with different
     *    configuration using either factory methods of {@link ObjectMapper}, or readers/writers
     *    themselves. Construction of new {@link ObjectReader}s and {@link ObjectWriter}s is
     *    a very light-weight operation so it is usually appropriate to create these on per-call
     *    basis, as needed, for configuring things like optional indentation of JSON.
     *  </li>
     * <li>If the specific kind of configurability is not available via {@link ObjectReader} and
     *   {@link ObjectWriter}, you may need to use multiple {@link ObjectMapper} instead (for example:
     *   you cannot change mix-in annotations on-the-fly; or, set of custom (de)serializers).
     *   To help with this usage, you may want to use method {@link #copy()} which creates a clone
     *   of the mapper with specific configuration, and allows configuration of the copied instance
     *   before it gets used. Note that {@link #copy} operation is as expensive as constructing
     *   a new {@link ObjectMapper} instance: if possible, you should still pool and reuse mappers
     *   if you intend to use them for multiple operations.
     *  </li>
     * </ul>
     *<p>
     * Note on caching: root-level deserializers are always cached, and accessed
     * using full (generics-aware) type information. This is different from
     * caching of referenced types, which is more limited and is done only
     * for a subset of all deserializer types. The main reason for difference
     * is that at root-level there is no incoming reference (and hence no
     * referencing property, no referral information or annotations to
     * produce differing deserializers), and that the performance impact
     * greatest at root level (since it'll essentially cache the full
     * graph of deserializers involved).
     *<p>
     * Notes on security: use "default typing" feature (see {@link #enableDefaultTyping()})
     * is a potential security risk, if used with untrusted content (content generated by
     * untrusted external parties). If so, you may want to construct a custom 
     * {@link TypeResolverBuilder} implementation to limit possible types to instantiate,
     * (using {@link #setDefaultTyping}).
     */
    public class ObjectMapper
        extends ObjectCodec
        implements Versioned,
            java.io.Serializable // as of 2.1
    {
        private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L; // as of 2.9
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Helper classes, enums
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Enumeration used with {@link ObjectMapper#activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator)}
         * to specify what kind of types (classes) default typing should
         * be used for. It will only be used if no explicit type information
         * is found, but this enumeration further limits subset of those types.
         *<p>
         * Since 2.4 there are special exceptions for JSON Tree model
         * types (sub-types of {@link TreeNode}: default typing is never
         * applied to them.
         * Since 2.8(.4) additional checks are made to avoid attempts at default
         * typing primitive-valued properties.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: use of Default Typing can be a potential security risk if incoming
         * content comes from untrusted sources, and it is recommended that this
         * is either not done, or, if enabled, make sure to {@code activateDefaultTyping(...)}
         * methods that take {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} that limits applicability
         * to known trusted types.
         */
        public enum DefaultTyping {
            /**
             * This value means that only properties that have
             * {@link java.lang.Object} as declared type (including
             * generic types without explicit type) will use default
             * typing.
             */
            JAVA_LANG_OBJECT,
    
            /**
             * Value that means that default typing will be used for
             * properties with declared type of {@link java.lang.Object}
             * or an abstract type (abstract class or interface).
             * Note that this does <b>not</b> include array types.
             *<p>
             * Since 2.4, this does NOT apply to {@link TreeNode} and its subtypes.
             */
            OBJECT_AND_NON_CONCRETE,
    
            /**
             * Value that means that default typing will be used for
             * all types covered by {@link #OBJECT_AND_NON_CONCRETE}
             * plus all array types for them.
             *<p>
             * Since 2.4, this does NOT apply to {@link TreeNode} and its subtypes.
             */
            NON_CONCRETE_AND_ARRAYS,
    
            /**
             * Value that means that default typing will be used for
             * all non-final types, with exception of small number of
             * "natural" types (String, Boolean, Integer, Double), which
             * can be correctly inferred from JSON; as well as for
             * all arrays of non-final types.
             *<p>
             * Since 2.4, this does NOT apply to {@link TreeNode} and its subtypes.
             */
            NON_FINAL,
    
            /**
             * Value that means that default typing will be used for
             * all types, with exception of small number of
             * "natural" types (String, Boolean, Integer, Double) that
             * can be correctly inferred from JSON, and primitives (which
             * can not be polymorphic either).
             * Typing is also enabled for all array types.
             *<p>
             * WARNING: most of the time this is <b>NOT</b> the setting you want
             * as it tends to add Type Ids everywhere, even in cases
             * where type can not be anything other than declared (for example
             * if declared value type of a property is {@code final} -- for example,
             * properties of type {@code long} (or wrapper {@code Long}).
             *<p>
             * Note that this is rarely the option you should use as it results
             * in adding type information in many places where it should not be needed:
             * make sure you understand its behavior.
             * The only known use case for this setting is for serialization
             * when passing instances of final class, and base type is not
             * separately specified.
             *
             * @since 2.10
             */
            EVERYTHING
        }
    
        /**
         * Customized {@link TypeResolverBuilder} that provides type resolver builders
         * used with so-called "default typing"
         * (see {@link ObjectMapper#activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator)} for details).
         *<p>
         * Type resolver construction is based on configuration: implementation takes care
         * of only providing builders in cases where type information should be applied.
         * This is important since build calls may be sent for any and all types, and
         * type information should NOT be applied to all of them.
         */
        public static class DefaultTypeResolverBuilder
            extends StdTypeResolverBuilder
            implements java.io.Serializable
        {
            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    
            /**
             * Definition of what types is this default typer valid for.
             */
            protected final DefaultTyping _appliesFor;
    
            /**
             * {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} top use for validating that the subtypes
             * resolved are valid for use (usually to protect against possible
             * security issues)
             *
             * @since 2.10
             */
            protected final PolymorphicTypeValidator _subtypeValidator;
    
            /**
             * @deprecated Since 2.10
             */
            @Deprecated // since 2.10
            public DefaultTypeResolverBuilder(DefaultTyping t) {
                this(t, LaissezFaireSubTypeValidator.instance);
            }
    
            /**
             * @since 2.10
             */
            public DefaultTypeResolverBuilder(DefaultTyping t, PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv) {
                _appliesFor = _requireNonNull(t, "Can not pass `null` DefaultTyping");
                _subtypeValidator = _requireNonNull(ptv, "Can not pass `null` PolymorphicTypeValidator");
            }
    
            // @since 2.13
            protected DefaultTypeResolverBuilder(DefaultTypeResolverBuilder base, Class<?> defaultImpl) {
                super(base, defaultImpl);
                _appliesFor = base._appliesFor;
                _subtypeValidator = base._subtypeValidator;
            }
    
            // 20-Jan-2020: as per [databind#2599] Objects.requireNonNull() from JDK7 not in all Android so
            private static <T> T _requireNonNull(T value, String msg) {
                // Replacement for: return Objects.requireNonNull(t, msg);
                if (value == null) {
                    throw new NullPointerException(msg);
                }
                return value;
            }
    
            /**
             * @since 2.10
             */
            public static DefaultTypeResolverBuilder construct(DefaultTyping t,
                    PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv) {
                return new DefaultTypeResolverBuilder(t, ptv);
            }
    
            @Override // since 2.13
            public DefaultTypeResolverBuilder withDefaultImpl(Class<?> defaultImpl) {
                if (_defaultImpl == defaultImpl) {
                    return this;
                }
                ClassUtil.verifyMustOverride(DefaultTypeResolverBuilder.class, this, "withDefaultImpl");
                return new DefaultTypeResolverBuilder(this, defaultImpl);
            }
    
            @Override // since 2.10
            public PolymorphicTypeValidator subTypeValidator(MapperConfig<?> config) {
                return _subtypeValidator;
            }
    
            @Override
            public TypeDeserializer buildTypeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config,
                    JavaType baseType, Collection<NamedType> subtypes)
            {
                return useForType(baseType) ? super.buildTypeDeserializer(config, baseType, subtypes) : null;
            }
    
            @Override
            public TypeSerializer buildTypeSerializer(SerializationConfig config,
                    JavaType baseType, Collection<NamedType> subtypes)
            {
                return useForType(baseType) ? super.buildTypeSerializer(config, baseType, subtypes) : null;            
            }
    
            /**
             * Method called to check if the default type handler should be
             * used for given type.
             * Note: "natural types" (String, Boolean, Integer, Double) will never
             * use typing; that is both due to them being concrete and final,
             * and since actual serializers and deserializers will also ignore any
             * attempts to enforce typing.
             */
            public boolean useForType(JavaType t)
            {
                // 03-Oct-2016, tatu: As per [databind#1395], need to skip
                //  primitive types too, regardless
                if (t.isPrimitive()) {
                    return false;
                }
    
                switch (_appliesFor) {
                case NON_CONCRETE_AND_ARRAYS:
                    while (t.isArrayType()) {
                        t = t.getContentType();
                    }
                    // fall through
                case OBJECT_AND_NON_CONCRETE:
                    // 19-Apr-2016, tatu: ReferenceType like Optional also requires similar handling:
                    while (t.isReferenceType()) {
                        t = t.getReferencedType();
                    }
                    return t.isJavaLangObject()
                            || (!t.isConcrete()
                                    // [databind#88] Should not apply to JSON tree models:
                                    && !TreeNode.class.isAssignableFrom(t.getRawClass()));
    
                case NON_FINAL:
                    while (t.isArrayType()) {
                        t = t.getContentType();
                    }
                    // 19-Apr-2016, tatu: ReferenceType like Optional also requires similar handling:
                    while (t.isReferenceType()) {
                        t = t.getReferencedType();
                    }
                    // [databind#88] Should not apply to JSON tree models:
                    return !t.isFinal() && !TreeNode.class.isAssignableFrom(t.getRawClass());
                case EVERYTHING:
                    // So, excluding primitives (handled earlier) and "Natural types" (handled
                    // before this method is called), applied to everything
                    return true;
                default:
                case JAVA_LANG_OBJECT:
                    return t.isJavaLangObject();
                }
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Internal constants, singletons
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        // 16-May-2009, tatu: Ditto ^^^
        protected final static AnnotationIntrospector DEFAULT_ANNOTATION_INTROSPECTOR = new JacksonAnnotationIntrospector();
    
        /**
         * Base settings contain defaults used for all {@link ObjectMapper}
         * instances.
         */
        protected final static BaseSettings DEFAULT_BASE = new BaseSettings(
                null, // cannot share global ClassIntrospector any more (2.5+)
                DEFAULT_ANNOTATION_INTROSPECTOR,
                 null, TypeFactory.defaultInstance(),
                null, StdDateFormat.instance, null,
                Locale.getDefault(),
                null, // to indicate "use Jackson default TimeZone" (UTC since Jackson 2.7)
                Base64Variants.getDefaultVariant(),
                // Only for 2.x; 3.x will use more restrictive default
                LaissezFaireSubTypeValidator.instance,
                // Since 2.12:
                new DefaultAccessorNamingStrategy.Provider()
        );
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration settings, shared
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Factory used to create {@link JsonParser} and {@link JsonGenerator}
         * instances as necessary.
         */
        protected final JsonFactory _jsonFactory;
    
        /**
         * Specific factory used for creating {@link JavaType} instances;
         * needed to allow modules to add more custom type handling
         * (mostly to support types of non-Java JVM languages)
         */
        protected TypeFactory _typeFactory;
    
        /**
         * Provider for values to inject in deserialized POJOs.
         */
        protected InjectableValues _injectableValues;
    
        /**
         * Thing used for registering sub-types, resolving them to
         * super/sub-types as needed.
         */
        protected SubtypeResolver _subtypeResolver;
    
        /**
         * Currently active per-type configuration overrides, accessed by
         * declared type of property.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        protected final ConfigOverrides _configOverrides;
    
        /**
         * Current set of coercion configuration definitions that define allowed
         * (and not allowed) coercions from secondary shapes.
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        protected final CoercionConfigs _coercionConfigs;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration settings: mix-in annotations
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Mapping that defines how to apply mix-in annotations: key is
         * the type to received additional annotations, and value is the
         * type that has annotations to "mix in".
         *<p>
         * Annotations associated with the value classes will be used to
         * override annotations of the key class, associated with the
         * same field or method. They can be further masked by sub-classes:
         * you can think of it as injecting annotations between the target
         * class and its sub-classes (or interfaces)
         * 
         * @since 2.6 (earlier was a simple {@link java.util.Map}
         */
        protected SimpleMixInResolver _mixIns;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration settings, serialization
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Configuration object that defines basic global
         * settings for the serialization process
         */
        protected SerializationConfig _serializationConfig;
    
        /**
         * Object that manages access to serializers used for serialization,
         * including caching.
         * It is configured with {@link #_serializerFactory} to allow
         * for constructing custom serializers.
         *<p>
         * Note: while serializers are only exposed {@link SerializerProvider},
         * mappers and readers need to access additional API defined by
         * {@link DefaultSerializerProvider}
         */
        protected DefaultSerializerProvider _serializerProvider;
    
        /**
         * Serializer factory used for constructing serializers.
         */
        protected SerializerFactory _serializerFactory;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration settings, deserialization
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Configuration object that defines basic global
         * settings for the serialization process
         */
        protected DeserializationConfig _deserializationConfig;
    
        /**
         * Blueprint context object; stored here to allow custom
         * sub-classes. Contains references to objects needed for
         * deserialization construction (cache, factory).
         */
        protected DefaultDeserializationContext _deserializationContext;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Module-related
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Set of module types (as per {@link Module#getTypeId()} that have been
         * registered; kept track of iff {@link MapperFeature#IGNORE_DUPLICATE_MODULE_REGISTRATIONS}
         * is enabled, so that duplicate registration calls can be ignored
         * (to avoid adding same handlers multiple times, mostly).
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected Set<Object> _registeredModuleTypes;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Caching
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /* Note: handling of serializers and deserializers is not symmetric;
         * and as a result, only root-level deserializers can be cached here.
         * This is mostly because typing and resolution for deserializers is
         * fully static; whereas it is quite dynamic for serialization.
         */
    
        /**
         * We will use a separate main-level Map for keeping track
         * of root-level deserializers. This is where most successful
         * cache lookups get resolved.
         * Map will contain resolvers for all kinds of types, including
         * container types: this is different from the component cache
         * which will only cache bean deserializers.
         *<p>
         * Given that we don't expect much concurrency for additions
         * (should very quickly converge to zero after startup), let's
         * explicitly define a low concurrency setting.
         *<p>
         * These may are either "raw" deserializers (when
         * no type information is needed for base type), or type-wrapped
         * deserializers (if it is needed)
         */
        final protected ConcurrentHashMap<JavaType, JsonDeserializer<Object>> _rootDeserializers
            = new ConcurrentHashMap<JavaType, JsonDeserializer<Object>>(64, 0.6f, 2);
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Life-cycle: constructing instance
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Default constructor, which will construct the default
         * {@link JsonFactory} as necessary, use
         * {@link SerializerProvider} as its
         * {@link SerializerProvider}, and
         * {@link BeanSerializerFactory} as its
         * {@link SerializerFactory}.
         * This means that it
         * can serialize all standard JDK types, as well as regular
         * Java Beans (based on method names and Jackson-specific annotations),
         * but does not support JAXB annotations.
         */
        public ObjectMapper() {
            this(null, null, null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Constructs instance that uses specified {@link JsonFactory}
         * for constructing necessary {@link JsonParser}s and/or
         * {@link JsonGenerator}s.
         */
        public ObjectMapper(JsonFactory jf) {
            this(jf, null, null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Copy-constructor, mostly used to support {@link #copy}.
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        protected ObjectMapper(ObjectMapper src)
        {
            this(src, null);
        }
    
        
        /**
         * Copy-constructor, mostly used to support {@link #copyWith(JsonFactory)}.
         * @since 2.14
         */
        protected ObjectMapper(ObjectMapper src, JsonFactory factory)
        {
            _jsonFactory = (factory != null) ? factory : src._jsonFactory.copy();
            _jsonFactory.setCodec(this);
            _subtypeResolver = src._subtypeResolver.copy();
            _typeFactory = src._typeFactory;
            _injectableValues = src._injectableValues;
            _configOverrides = src._configOverrides.copy();
            _coercionConfigs = src._coercionConfigs.copy();
            _mixIns = src._mixIns.copy();
    
            RootNameLookup rootNames = new RootNameLookup();
            _serializationConfig = new SerializationConfig(src._serializationConfig,
                    _subtypeResolver, _mixIns, rootNames, _configOverrides);
            _deserializationConfig = new DeserializationConfig(src._deserializationConfig,
                    _subtypeResolver, _mixIns, rootNames, _configOverrides,
                    _coercionConfigs);
            _serializerProvider = src._serializerProvider.copy();
            _deserializationContext = src._deserializationContext.copy();
    
            // Default serializer factory is stateless, can just assign
            _serializerFactory = src._serializerFactory;
    
            // as per [databind#922], [databind#1078] make sure to copy registered modules as appropriate
            Set<Object> reg = src._registeredModuleTypes;
            if (reg == null) {
                _registeredModuleTypes = null;
            } else {
                _registeredModuleTypes = new LinkedHashSet<Object>(reg);
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Constructs instance that uses specified {@link JsonFactory}
         * for constructing necessary {@link JsonParser}s and/or
         * {@link JsonGenerator}s, and uses given providers for accessing
         * serializers and deserializers.
         * 
         * @param jf JsonFactory to use: if null, a new {@link MappingJsonFactory} will be constructed
         * @param sp SerializerProvider to use: if null, a {@link SerializerProvider} will be constructed
         * @param dc Blueprint deserialization context instance to use for creating
         *    actual context objects; if null, will construct standard
         *    {@link DeserializationContext}
         */
        public ObjectMapper(JsonFactory jf,
                DefaultSerializerProvider sp, DefaultDeserializationContext dc)
        {
            // 02-Mar-2009, tatu: Important: we MUST default to using the mapping factory,
            //  otherwise tree serialization will have problems with POJONodes.
            if (jf == null) {
                _jsonFactory = new MappingJsonFactory(this);
            } else {
                _jsonFactory = jf;
                if (jf.getCodec() == null) { // as per [JACKSON-741]
                    _jsonFactory.setCodec(this);
                }
            }
            _subtypeResolver = new StdSubtypeResolver();
            RootNameLookup rootNames = new RootNameLookup();
            // and default type factory is shared one
            _typeFactory = TypeFactory.defaultInstance();
    
            SimpleMixInResolver mixins = new SimpleMixInResolver(null);
            _mixIns = mixins;
            BaseSettings base = DEFAULT_BASE.withClassIntrospector(defaultClassIntrospector());
            _configOverrides = new ConfigOverrides();
            _coercionConfigs = new CoercionConfigs();
            _serializationConfig = new SerializationConfig(base,
                    _subtypeResolver, mixins, rootNames, _configOverrides,
                    DatatypeFeatures.defaultFeatures());
            _deserializationConfig = new DeserializationConfig(base,
                    _subtypeResolver, mixins, rootNames, _configOverrides,
                    _coercionConfigs,
                    DatatypeFeatures.defaultFeatures());
    
            // Some overrides we may need
            final boolean needOrder = _jsonFactory.requiresPropertyOrdering();
            if (needOrder ^ _serializationConfig.isEnabled(MapperFeature.SORT_PROPERTIES_ALPHABETICALLY)) {
                configure(MapperFeature.SORT_PROPERTIES_ALPHABETICALLY, needOrder);
            }
            
            _serializerProvider = (sp == null) ? new DefaultSerializerProvider.Impl() : sp;
            _deserializationContext = (dc == null) ?
                    new DefaultDeserializationContext.Impl(BeanDeserializerFactory.instance) : dc;
    
            // Default serializer factory is stateless, can just assign
            _serializerFactory = BeanSerializerFactory.instance;
        }
    
        /**
         * Overridable helper method used to construct default {@link ClassIntrospector}
         * to use.
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected ClassIntrospector defaultClassIntrospector() {
            return new BasicClassIntrospector();
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Methods sub-classes MUST override
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Method for creating a new {@link ObjectMapper} instance that
         * has same initial configuration as this instance. Note that this
         * also requires making a copy of the underlying {@link JsonFactory}
         * instance.
         *<p>
         * Method is typically
         * used when multiple, differently configured mappers are needed.
         * Although configuration is shared, cached serializers and deserializers
         * are NOT shared, which means that the new instance may be re-configured
         * before use; meaning that it behaves the same way as if an instance
         * was constructed from scratch.
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        public ObjectMapper copy() {
            _checkInvalidCopy(ObjectMapper.class);
            return new ObjectMapper(this);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for creating a new {@link ObjectMapper}. Differs from a regular copy, as a
         * {@link JsonFactory} to be used can be passed as an argument, which will be used to
         * create the copy rather than the one present on the object to be copied.
         *
         * @param factory JsonFactory to be used.
         * @return ObjectMapper
         * @since 2.14
         */
        public ObjectMapper copyWith(JsonFactory factory) {
            _checkInvalidCopy(ObjectMapper.class);
            return new ObjectMapper(this, factory);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.1
         */
        protected void _checkInvalidCopy(Class<?> exp)
        {
            if (getClass() != exp) {
                // 10-Nov-2016, tatu: could almost use `ClassUtil.verifyMustOverride()` but not quite
                throw new IllegalStateException("Failed copy()/copyWith(): "+getClass().getName()
                        +" (version: "+version()+") does not override copy()/copyWith(); it has to");
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Methods sub-classes MUST override if providing custom
        /* ObjectReader/ObjectWriter implementations
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Factory method sub-classes must override, to produce {@link ObjectReader}
         * instances of proper sub-type
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected ObjectReader _newReader(DeserializationConfig config) {
            return new ObjectReader(this, config);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method sub-classes must override, to produce {@link ObjectReader}
         * instances of proper sub-type
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected ObjectReader _newReader(DeserializationConfig config,
                JavaType valueType, Object valueToUpdate,
                FormatSchema schema, InjectableValues injectableValues) {
            return new ObjectReader(this, config, valueType, valueToUpdate, schema, injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method sub-classes must override, to produce {@link ObjectWriter}
         * instances of proper sub-type
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected ObjectWriter _newWriter(SerializationConfig config) {
            return new ObjectWriter(this, config);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method sub-classes must override, to produce {@link ObjectWriter}
         * instances of proper sub-type
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected ObjectWriter _newWriter(SerializationConfig config, FormatSchema schema) {
            return new ObjectWriter(this, config, schema);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method sub-classes must override, to produce {@link ObjectWriter}
         * instances of proper sub-type
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected ObjectWriter _newWriter(SerializationConfig config,
                JavaType rootType, PrettyPrinter pp) {
            return new ObjectWriter(this, config, rootType, pp);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Versioned impl
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that will return version information stored in and read from jar
         * that contains this class.
         */
        @Override
        public Version version() {
            return com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.PackageVersion.VERSION;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Module registration, discovery
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for registering a module that can extend functionality
         * provided by this mapper; for example, by adding providers for
         * custom serializers and deserializers.
         * 
         * @param module Module to register
         */
        public ObjectMapper registerModule(Module module)
        {
            _assertNotNull("module", module);
            // Let's ensure we have access to name and version information, 
            // even if we do not have immediate use for either. This way we know
            // that they will be available from beginning
            String name = module.getModuleName();
            if (name == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Module without defined name");
            }
            Version version = module.version();
            if (version == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Module without defined version");
            }
    
            // [databind#2432]: Modules may depend on other modules; if so, register those first
            for (Module dep : module.getDependencies()) {
                registerModule(dep);
            }
    
            // then module itself
            if (isEnabled(MapperFeature.IGNORE_DUPLICATE_MODULE_REGISTRATIONS)) {
                Object typeId = module.getTypeId();
                if (typeId != null) {
                    if (_registeredModuleTypes == null) {
                        // plus let's keep them in order too, easier to debug or expose
                        // in registration order if that matter
                        _registeredModuleTypes = new LinkedHashSet<Object>();
                    }
                    // try adding; if already had it, should skip
                    if (!_registeredModuleTypes.add(typeId)) {
                        return this;
                    }
                }
            }
    
            // And then call registration
            module.setupModule(new Module.SetupContext()
            {
                // // // Accessors
    
                @Override
                public Version getMapperVersion() {
                    return version();
                }
    
                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                @Override
                public <C extends ObjectCodec> C getOwner() {
                    // why do we need the cast here?!?
                    return (C) ObjectMapper.this;
                }
    
                @Override
                public TypeFactory getTypeFactory() {
                    return _typeFactory;
                }
                
                @Override
                public boolean isEnabled(MapperFeature f) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.isEnabled(f);
                }
    
                @Override
                public boolean isEnabled(DeserializationFeature f) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.isEnabled(f);
                }
    
                @Override
                public boolean isEnabled(SerializationFeature f) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.isEnabled(f);
                }
    
                @Override
                public boolean isEnabled(JsonFactory.Feature f) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.isEnabled(f);
                }
    
                @Override
                public boolean isEnabled(JsonParser.Feature f) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.isEnabled(f);
                }
    
                @Override
                public boolean isEnabled(JsonGenerator.Feature f) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.isEnabled(f);
                }
    
                // // // Mutant accessors
    
                @Override
                public MutableConfigOverride configOverride(Class<?> type) {
                    return ObjectMapper.this.configOverride(type);
                }
    
                // // // Methods for registering handlers: deserializers
    
                @Override
                public void addDeserializers(Deserializers d) {
                    DeserializerFactory df = _deserializationContext._factory.withAdditionalDeserializers(d);
                    _deserializationContext = _deserializationContext.with(df);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void addKeyDeserializers(KeyDeserializers d) {
                    DeserializerFactory df = _deserializationContext._factory.withAdditionalKeyDeserializers(d);
                    _deserializationContext = _deserializationContext.with(df);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void addBeanDeserializerModifier(BeanDeserializerModifier modifier) {
                    DeserializerFactory df = _deserializationContext._factory.withDeserializerModifier(modifier);
                    _deserializationContext = _deserializationContext.with(df);
                }
                
                // // // Methods for registering handlers: serializers
                
                @Override
                public void addSerializers(Serializers s) {
                    _serializerFactory = _serializerFactory.withAdditionalSerializers(s);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void addKeySerializers(Serializers s) {
                    _serializerFactory = _serializerFactory.withAdditionalKeySerializers(s);
                }
                
                @Override
                public void addBeanSerializerModifier(BeanSerializerModifier modifier) {
                    _serializerFactory = _serializerFactory.withSerializerModifier(modifier);
                }
    
                // // // Methods for registering handlers: other
                
                @Override
                public void addAbstractTypeResolver(AbstractTypeResolver resolver) {
                    DeserializerFactory df = _deserializationContext._factory.withAbstractTypeResolver(resolver);
                    _deserializationContext = _deserializationContext.with(df);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void addTypeModifier(TypeModifier modifier) {
                    TypeFactory f = _typeFactory;
                    f = f.withModifier(modifier);
                    setTypeFactory(f);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void addValueInstantiators(ValueInstantiators instantiators) {
                    DeserializerFactory df = _deserializationContext._factory.withValueInstantiators(instantiators);
                    _deserializationContext = _deserializationContext.with(df);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void setClassIntrospector(ClassIntrospector ci) {
                    _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(ci);
                    _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(ci);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void insertAnnotationIntrospector(AnnotationIntrospector ai) {
                    _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.withInsertedAnnotationIntrospector(ai);
                    _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.withInsertedAnnotationIntrospector(ai);
                }
                
                @Override
                public void appendAnnotationIntrospector(AnnotationIntrospector ai) {
                    _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.withAppendedAnnotationIntrospector(ai);
                    _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.withAppendedAnnotationIntrospector(ai);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void registerSubtypes(Class<?>... subtypes) {
                    ObjectMapper.this.registerSubtypes(subtypes);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void registerSubtypes(NamedType... subtypes) {
                    ObjectMapper.this.registerSubtypes(subtypes);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void registerSubtypes(Collection<Class<?>> subtypes) {
                    ObjectMapper.this.registerSubtypes(subtypes);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void setMixInAnnotations(Class<?> target, Class<?> mixinSource) {
                    addMixIn(target, mixinSource);
                }
                
                @Override
                public void addDeserializationProblemHandler(DeserializationProblemHandler handler) {
                    addHandler(handler);
                }
    
                @Override
                public void setNamingStrategy(PropertyNamingStrategy naming) {
                    setPropertyNamingStrategy(naming);
                }
            });
    
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for registering specified modules in order;
         * functionally equivalent to:
         *<pre>
         *   for (Module module : modules) {
         *      registerModule(module);
         *   }
         *</pre>
         * 
         * @since 2.2
         */
        public ObjectMapper registerModules(Module... modules)
        {
            for (Module module : modules) {
                registerModule(module);
            }
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for registering specified modules in order;
         * functionally equivalent to:
         *<pre>
         *   for (Module module : modules) {
         *      registerModule(module);
         *   }
         *</pre>
         * 
         * @since 2.2
         */
        public ObjectMapper registerModules(Iterable<? extends Module> modules)
        {
            _assertNotNull("modules", modules);
            for (Module module : modules) {
                registerModule(module);
            }
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * The set of {@link Module} typeIds that are registered in this
         * ObjectMapper, if (and only if!)
         * {@link MapperFeature#IGNORE_DUPLICATE_MODULE_REGISTRATIONS}
         * is enabled AND module being added returns non-{@code null} value
         * for its {@link Module#getTypeId()}.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: when using the default {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule}
         * constructor, its id is specified as {@code null} and as a consequence such
         * module is NOT included in returned set.
         *
         * @since 2.9.6
         */
        public Set<Object> getRegisteredModuleIds()
        {
            return (_registeredModuleTypes == null) ?
                    Collections.emptySet() : Collections.unmodifiableSet(_registeredModuleTypes);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for locating available methods, using JDK {@link ServiceLoader}
         * facility, along with module-provided SPI.
         *<p>
         * Note that method does not do any caching, so calls should be considered
         * potentially expensive.
         * 
         * @since 2.2
         */
        public static List<Module> findModules() {
            return findModules(null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for locating available methods, using JDK {@link ServiceLoader}
         * facility, along with module-provided SPI.
         *<p>
         * Note that method does not do any caching, so calls should be considered
         * potentially expensive.
         * 
         * @since 2.2
         */
        public static List<Module> findModules(ClassLoader classLoader)
        {
            ArrayList<Module> modules = new ArrayList<Module>();
            ServiceLoader<Module> loader = secureGetServiceLoader(Module.class, classLoader);
            for (Module module : loader) {
                modules.add(module);
            }
            return modules;
        }
    
        private static <T> ServiceLoader<T> secureGetServiceLoader(final Class<T> clazz, final ClassLoader classLoader) {
            final SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
            if (sm == null) {
                return (classLoader == null) ?
                        ServiceLoader.load(clazz) : ServiceLoader.load(clazz, classLoader);
            }
            return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ServiceLoader<T>>() {
                @Override
                public ServiceLoader<T> run() {
                    return (classLoader == null) ?
                            ServiceLoader.load(clazz) : ServiceLoader.load(clazz, classLoader);
                }
            });
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method that is functionally equivalent to:
         *<code>
         *   mapper.registerModules(mapper.findModules());
         *</code>
         *<p>
         * As with {@link #findModules()}, no caching is done for modules, so care
         * needs to be taken to either create and share a single mapper instance;
         * or to cache introspected set of modules.
         *
         * @since 2.2
         */
        public ObjectMapper findAndRegisterModules() {
            return registerModules(findModules());
        }
    
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Factory methods for creating JsonGenerators (added in 2.11)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonGenerator}
         * to write content using specified {@link OutputStream}.
         * Generator is not managed (or "owned") by mapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content generation is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonGenerator createGenerator(OutputStream out) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("out", out);
            JsonGenerator g = _jsonFactory.createGenerator(out, JsonEncoding.UTF8);
            _serializationConfig.initialize(g);
            return g;
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonGenerator}
         * to write content using specified {@link OutputStream} and encoding.
         * Generator is not managed (or "owned") by mapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content generation is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonGenerator createGenerator(OutputStream out, JsonEncoding enc) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("out", out);
            JsonGenerator g = _jsonFactory.createGenerator(out, enc);
            _serializationConfig.initialize(g);
            return g;
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonGenerator}
         * to write content using specified {@link Writer}.
         * Generator is not managed (or "owned") by mapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content generation is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonGenerator createGenerator(Writer w) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("w", w);
            JsonGenerator g = _jsonFactory.createGenerator(w);
            _serializationConfig.initialize(g);
            return g;
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonGenerator}
         * to write content to specified {@link File}, using specified encoding.
         * Generator is not managed (or "owned") by mapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content generation is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonGenerator createGenerator(File outputFile, JsonEncoding enc) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("outputFile", outputFile);
            JsonGenerator g = _jsonFactory.createGenerator(outputFile, enc);
            _serializationConfig.initialize(g);
            return g;
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonGenerator}
         * to write content using specified {@link DataOutput}.
         * Generator is not managed (or "owned") by mapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content generation is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonGenerator createGenerator(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("out", out);
            JsonGenerator g = _jsonFactory.createGenerator(out);
            _serializationConfig.initialize(g);
            return g;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Factory methods for creating JsonParsers (added in 2.11)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified {@link File}.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(File src) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(src));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified {@link File}.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(URL src) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(src));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content using specified {@link InputStream}.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(InputStream in) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("in", in);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(in));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content using specified {@link Reader}.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(Reader r) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("r", r);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(r));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified byte array.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(byte[] content) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(content));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified byte array.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(byte[] content, int offset, int len) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(content, offset, len));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified String.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(String content) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(content));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified character array
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(char[] content) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(content));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content from specified character array.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(char[] content, int offset, int len) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(content, offset, len));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content using specified {@link DataInput}.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createParser(DataInput content) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createParser(content));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing properly initialized {@link JsonParser}
         * to read content using non-blocking (asynchronous) mode.
         * Parser is not managed (or "owned") by ObjectMapper: caller is responsible
         * for properly closing it once content reading is complete.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public JsonParser createNonBlockingByteArrayParser() throws IOException {
            return _deserializationConfig.initialize(_jsonFactory.createNonBlockingByteArrayParser());
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration: main config object access
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that returns the shared default {@link SerializationConfig}
         * object that defines configuration settings for serialization.
         *<p>
         * Note that since instances are immutable, you can NOT change settings
         * by accessing an instance and calling methods: this will simply create
         * new instance of config object.
         */
        public SerializationConfig getSerializationConfig() {
            return _serializationConfig;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that returns
         * the shared default {@link DeserializationConfig} object
         * that defines configuration settings for deserialization.
         *<p>
         * Note that since instances are immutable, you can NOT change settings
         * by accessing an instance and calling methods: this will simply create
         * new instance of config object.
         */
        public DeserializationConfig getDeserializationConfig() {
            return _deserializationConfig;
        }
        
        /**
         * Method for getting current {@link DeserializationContext}.
          *<p>
         * Note that since instances are immutable, you can NOT change settings
         * by accessing an instance and calling methods: this will simply create
         * new instance of context object.
        */
        public DeserializationContext getDeserializationContext() {
            return _deserializationContext;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration: ser/deser factory, provider access
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Method for setting specific {@link SerializerFactory} to use
         * for constructing (bean) serializers.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setSerializerFactory(SerializerFactory f) {
            _serializerFactory = f;
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for getting current {@link SerializerFactory}.
          *<p>
         * Note that since instances are immutable, you can NOT change settings
         * by accessing an instance and calling methods: this will simply create
         * new instance of factory object.
         */
        public SerializerFactory getSerializerFactory() {
            return _serializerFactory;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting "blueprint" {@link SerializerProvider} instance
         * to use as the base for actual provider instances to use for handling
         * caching of {@link JsonSerializer} instances.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setSerializerProvider(DefaultSerializerProvider p) {
            _serializerProvider = p;
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Accessor for the "blueprint" (or, factory) instance, from which instances
         * are created by calling {@link DefaultSerializerProvider#createInstance}.
         * Note that returned instance cannot be directly used as it is not properly
         * configured: to get a properly configured instance to call, use
         * {@link #getSerializerProviderInstance()} instead.
         */
        public SerializerProvider getSerializerProvider() {
            return _serializerProvider;
        }
    
        /**
         * Accessor for constructing and returning a {@link SerializerProvider}
         * instance that may be used for accessing serializers. This is same as
         * calling {@link #getSerializerProvider}, and calling <code>createInstance</code>
         * on it.
         *
         * @since 2.7
         */
        public SerializerProvider getSerializerProviderInstance() {
            return _serializerProvider(_serializationConfig);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration: mix-in annotations
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method to use for defining mix-in annotations to use for augmenting
         * annotations that processable (serializable / deserializable)
         * classes have.
         * Mixing in is done when introspecting class annotations and properties.
         * Map passed contains keys that are target classes (ones to augment
         * with new annotation overrides), and values that are source classes
         * (have annotations to use for augmentation).
         * Annotations from source classes (and their supertypes)
         * will <b>override</b>
         * annotations that target classes (and their super-types) have.
         *<p>
         * Note that this method will CLEAR any previously defined mix-ins
         * for this mapper.
         *
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectMapper setMixIns(Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> sourceMixins)
        {
            // NOTE: does NOT change possible externally configured resolver, just local defs
            _mixIns.setLocalDefinitions(sourceMixins);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method to use for adding mix-in annotations to use for augmenting
         * specified class or interface. All annotations from
         * <code>mixinSource</code> are taken to override annotations
         * that <code>target</code> (or its supertypes) has.
         *
         * @param target Class (or interface) whose annotations to effectively override
         * @param mixinSource Class (or interface) whose annotations are to
         *   be "added" to target's annotations, overriding as necessary
         *
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectMapper addMixIn(Class<?> target, Class<?> mixinSource)
        {
            _mixIns.addLocalDefinition(target, mixinSource);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be called to specify given resolver for locating
         * mix-in classes to use, overriding directly added mappings.
         * Note that direct mappings are not cleared, but they are only applied
         * if resolver does not provide mix-in matches.
         *
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectMapper setMixInResolver(ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver resolver)
        {
            SimpleMixInResolver r = _mixIns.withOverrides(resolver);
            if (r != _mixIns) {
                _mixIns = r;
                _deserializationConfig = new DeserializationConfig(_deserializationConfig, r);
                _serializationConfig = new SerializationConfig(_serializationConfig, r);
            }
            return this;
        }
        
        public Class<?> findMixInClassFor(Class<?> cls) {
            return _mixIns.findMixInClassFor(cls);
        }
    
        // For testing only:
        public int mixInCount() {
            return _mixIns.localSize();
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5: replaced by a fluent form of the method; {@link #setMixIns}.
         */
        @Deprecated
        public void setMixInAnnotations(Map<Class<?>, Class<?>> sourceMixins) {
            setMixIns(sourceMixins);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5: replaced by a fluent form of the method; {@link #addMixIn(Class, Class)}.
         */
        @Deprecated
        public final void addMixInAnnotations(Class<?> target, Class<?> mixinSource) {
            addMixIn(target, mixinSource);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, introspection
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for accessing currently configured visibility checker;
         * object used for determining whether given property element
         * (method, field, constructor) can be auto-detected or not.
         */
        public VisibilityChecker<?> getVisibilityChecker() {
            return _serializationConfig.getDefaultVisibilityChecker();
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting currently configured default {@link VisibilityChecker},
         * object used for determining whether given property element
         * (method, field, constructor) can be auto-detected or not.
         * This default checker is used as the base visibility:
         * per-class overrides (both via annotations and per-type config overrides)
         * can further change these settings.
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectMapper setVisibility(VisibilityChecker<?> vc) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultVisibility(vc);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method that allows changing configuration for
         * underlying {@link VisibilityChecker}s, to change details of what kinds of
         * properties are auto-detected.
         * Basically short cut for doing:
         *<pre>
         *  mapper.setVisibilityChecker(
         *     mapper.getVisibilityChecker().withVisibility(forMethod, visibility)
         *  );
         *</pre>
         * one common use case would be to do:
         *<pre>
         *  mapper.setVisibility(JsonMethod.FIELD, Visibility.ANY);
         *</pre>
         * which would make all member fields serializable without further annotations,
         * instead of just public fields (default setting).
         * 
         * @param forMethod Type of property descriptor affected (field, getter/isGetter,
         *     setter, creator)
         * @param visibility Minimum visibility to require for the property descriptors of type
         * 
         * @return Modified mapper instance (that is, "this"), to allow chaining
         *    of configuration calls
         */
        public ObjectMapper setVisibility(PropertyAccessor forMethod, JsonAutoDetect.Visibility visibility)
        {
            VisibilityChecker<?> vc = _configOverrides.getDefaultVisibility();
            vc = vc.withVisibility(forMethod, visibility);
            _configOverrides.setDefaultVisibility(vc);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for accessing subtype resolver in use.
         */
        public SubtypeResolver getSubtypeResolver() {
            return _subtypeResolver;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting custom subtype resolver to use.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setSubtypeResolver(SubtypeResolver str) {
            _subtypeResolver = str;
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(str);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(str);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting {@link AnnotationIntrospector} used by this
         * mapper instance for both serialization and deserialization.
         * Note that doing this will replace the current introspector, which
         * may lead to unavailability of core Jackson annotations.
         * If you want to combine handling of multiple introspectors,
         * have a look at {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair}.
         * 
         * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair
         */
        public ObjectMapper setAnnotationIntrospector(AnnotationIntrospector ai) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(ai);
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(ai);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for changing {@link AnnotationIntrospector} instances used
         * by this mapper instance for serialization and deserialization,
         * specifying them separately so that different introspection can be
         * used for different aspects
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         * 
         * @param serializerAI {@link AnnotationIntrospector} to use for configuring
         *    serialization
         * @param deserializerAI {@link AnnotationIntrospector} to use for configuring
         *    deserialization
         * 
         * @see com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.AnnotationIntrospectorPair
         */
        public ObjectMapper setAnnotationIntrospectors(AnnotationIntrospector serializerAI,
                AnnotationIntrospector deserializerAI) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(serializerAI);
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(deserializerAI);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting custom property naming strategy to use.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setPropertyNamingStrategy(PropertyNamingStrategy s) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(s);
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(s);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public PropertyNamingStrategy getPropertyNamingStrategy() {
            // arbitrary choice but let's do:
            return _serializationConfig.getPropertyNamingStrategy();
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting custom accessor naming strategy to use.
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        public ObjectMapper setAccessorNaming(AccessorNamingStrategy.Provider s) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(s);
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(s);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for specifying {@link PrettyPrinter} to use when "default pretty-printing"
         * is enabled (by enabling {@link SerializationFeature#INDENT_OUTPUT})
         * 
         * @param pp Pretty printer to use by default.
         * 
         * @return This mapper, useful for call-chaining
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultPrettyPrinter(PrettyPrinter pp) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.withDefaultPrettyPrinter(pp);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.6 use {@link #setVisibility(VisibilityChecker)} instead.
         */
        @Deprecated
        public void setVisibilityChecker(VisibilityChecker<?> vc) {
            setVisibility(vc);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for specifying {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} to use for validating
         * polymorphic subtypes used with explicit polymorphic types (annotation-based),
         * but NOT one with "default typing" (see {@link #activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator)}
         * for details).
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper setPolymorphicTypeValidator(PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv) {
            BaseSettings s = _deserializationConfig.getBaseSettings().with(ptv);
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig._withBase(s);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Accessor for configured {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} used for validating
         * polymorphic subtypes used with explicit polymorphic types (annotation-based),
         * but NOT one with "default typing" (see {@link #activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator)}
         * for details).
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public PolymorphicTypeValidator getPolymorphicTypeValidator() {
            return _deserializationConfig.getBaseSettings().getPolymorphicTypeValidator();
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration: global-default/per-type override settings
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Convenience method, equivalent to calling:
         *<pre>
         *  setPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value.construct(incl, incl));
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * NOTE: behavior differs slightly from 2.8, where second argument was
         * implied to be <code>JsonInclude.Include.ALWAYS</code>.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include incl) {
            setPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value.construct(incl, incl));
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.7
         * @deprecated Since 2.9 use {@link #setDefaultPropertyInclusion}
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper setPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value incl) {
            return setDefaultPropertyInclusion(incl);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting default POJO property inclusion strategy for serialization,
         * applied for all properties for which there are no per-type or per-property
         * overrides (via annotations or config overrides).
         *
         * @since 2.9 (basically rename of <code>setPropertyInclusion</code>)
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value incl) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultInclusion(incl);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Short-cut for:
         *<pre>
         *  setDefaultPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Value.construct(incl, incl));
         *</pre>
         *
         * @since 2.9 (basically rename of <code>setPropertyInclusion</code>)
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultPropertyInclusion(JsonInclude.Include incl) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultInclusion(JsonInclude.Value.construct(incl, incl));
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting default Setter configuration, regarding things like
         * merging, null-handling; used for properties for which there are
         * no per-type or per-property overrides (via annotations or config overrides).
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultSetterInfo(JsonSetter.Value v) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultSetterInfo(v);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting auto-detection visibility definition
         * defaults, which are in effect unless overridden by
         * annotations (like <code>JsonAutoDetect</code>) or per-type
         * visibility overrides.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultVisibility(JsonAutoDetect.Value vis) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultVisibility(VisibilityChecker.Std.construct(vis));
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for setting default Setter configuration, regarding things like
         * merging, null-handling; used for properties for which there are
         * no per-type or per-property overrides (via annotations or config overrides).
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultMergeable(Boolean b) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultMergeable(b);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultLeniency(Boolean b) {
            _configOverrides.setDefaultLeniency(b);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Subtype registration
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for registering specified class as a subtype, so that
         * typename-based resolution can link supertypes to subtypes
         * (as an alternative to using annotations).
         * Type for given class is determined from appropriate annotation;
         * or if missing, default name (unqualified class name)
         */
        public void registerSubtypes(Class<?>... classes) {
            getSubtypeResolver().registerSubtypes(classes);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for registering specified class as a subtype, so that
         * typename-based resolution can link supertypes to subtypes
         * (as an alternative to using annotations).
         * Name may be provided as part of argument, but if not will
         * be based on annotations or use default name (unqualified
         * class name).
         */
        public void registerSubtypes(NamedType... types) {
            getSubtypeResolver().registerSubtypes(types);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public void registerSubtypes(Collection<Class<?>> subtypes) {
            getSubtypeResolver().registerSubtypes(subtypes);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Default typing (automatic polymorphic types): current (2.10)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Convenience method that is equivalent to calling
         *<pre>
         *  activateDefaultTyping(ptv, DefaultTyping.OBJECT_AND_NON_CONCRETE);
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * NOTE: choice of {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} to pass is critical for security
         * as allowing all subtypes can be risky for untrusted content.
         *
         * @param ptv Validator used to verify that actual subtypes to deserialize are valid against
         *    whatever criteria validator uses: important in case where untrusted content is deserialized.
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv) {
            return activateDefaultTyping(ptv, DefaultTyping.OBJECT_AND_NON_CONCRETE);
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method that is equivalent to calling
         *<pre>
         *  activateDefaultTyping(ptv, dti, JsonTypeInfo.As.WRAPPER_ARRAY);
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * NOTE: choice of {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} to pass is critical for security
         * as allowing all subtypes can be risky for untrusted content.
         *
         * @param ptv Validator used to verify that actual subtypes to deserialize are valid against
         *    whatever criteria validator uses: important in case where untrusted content is deserialized.
         * @param applicability Defines kinds of types for which additional type information
         *    is added; see {@link DefaultTyping} for more information.
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv,
                DefaultTyping applicability) {
            return activateDefaultTyping(ptv, applicability, JsonTypeInfo.As.WRAPPER_ARRAY);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling automatic inclusion of type information ("Default Typing"),
         * needed for proper deserialization of polymorphic types (unless types
         * have been annotated with {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo}).
         *<P>
         * NOTE: use of {@code JsonTypeInfo.As#EXTERNAL_PROPERTY} <b>NOT SUPPORTED</b>;
         * and attempts of do so will throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException} to make
         * this limitation explicit.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: choice of {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} to pass is critical for security
         * as allowing all subtypes can be risky for untrusted content.
         *
         * @param ptv Validator used to verify that actual subtypes to deserialize are valid against
         *    whatever criteria validator uses: important in case where untrusted content is deserialized.
         * @param applicability Defines kinds of types for which additional type information
         *    is added; see {@link DefaultTyping} for more information.
         * @param includeAs
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv,
                DefaultTyping applicability, JsonTypeInfo.As includeAs)
        {
            // 18-Sep-2014, tatu: Let's add explicit check to ensure no one tries to
            //   use "As.EXTERNAL_PROPERTY", since that will not work (with 2.5+)
            if (includeAs == JsonTypeInfo.As.EXTERNAL_PROPERTY) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot use includeAs of "+includeAs);
            }
            
            TypeResolverBuilder<?> typer = _constructDefaultTypeResolverBuilder(applicability, ptv);
            // we'll always use full class name, when using defaulting
            typer = typer.init(JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS, null);
            typer = typer.inclusion(includeAs);
            return setDefaultTyping(typer);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling automatic inclusion of type information ("Default Typing")
         * -- needed for proper deserialization of polymorphic types (unless types
         * have been annotated with {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo}) --
         * using "As.PROPERTY" inclusion mechanism and specified property name
         * to use for inclusion (default being "@class" since default type information
         * always uses class name as type identifier)
         *<p>
         * NOTE: choice of {@link PolymorphicTypeValidator} to pass is critical for security
         * as allowing all subtypes can be risky for untrusted content.
         *
         * @param ptv Validator used to verify that actual subtypes to deserialize are valid against
         *    whatever criteria validator uses: important in case where untrusted content is deserialized.
         * @param applicability Defines kinds of types for which additional type information
         *    is added; see {@link DefaultTyping} for more information.
         * @param propertyName Name of property used for including type id for polymorphic values.
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper activateDefaultTypingAsProperty(PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv,
                DefaultTyping applicability, String propertyName)
        {
            TypeResolverBuilder<?> typer = _constructDefaultTypeResolverBuilder(applicability,
                    ptv);
            // we'll always use full class name, when using defaulting
            typer = typer.init(JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS, null);
            typer = typer.inclusion(JsonTypeInfo.As.PROPERTY);
            typer = typer.typeProperty(propertyName);
            return setDefaultTyping(typer);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for disabling automatic inclusion of type information; if so, only
         * explicitly annotated types (ones with
         * {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo}) will have
         * additional embedded type information.
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public ObjectMapper deactivateDefaultTyping() {
            return setDefaultTyping(null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling automatic inclusion of type information ("Default Typing"),
         * using specified handler object for determining which types this affects,
         * as well as details of how information is embedded.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: use of Default Typing can be a potential security risk if incoming
         * content comes from untrusted sources, so care should be taken to use
         * a {@link TypeResolverBuilder} that can limit allowed classes to
         * deserialize. Note in particular that
         * {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.impl.StdTypeResolverBuilder}
         * DOES NOT limit applicability but creates type (de)serializers for all
         * types.
         *
         * @param typer Type information inclusion handler
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultTyping(TypeResolverBuilder<?> typer) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(typer);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(typer);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Default typing (automatic polymorphic types): deprecated (pre-2.10)
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.10 use {@link #activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper enableDefaultTyping() {
            return activateDefaultTyping(getPolymorphicTypeValidator());
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.10 use {@link #activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator,DefaultTyping)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper enableDefaultTyping(DefaultTyping dti) {
            return enableDefaultTyping(dti, JsonTypeInfo.As.WRAPPER_ARRAY);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.10 use {@link #activateDefaultTyping(PolymorphicTypeValidator,DefaultTyping,JsonTypeInfo.As)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper enableDefaultTyping(DefaultTyping applicability, JsonTypeInfo.As includeAs) {
            return activateDefaultTyping(getPolymorphicTypeValidator(), applicability, includeAs);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.10 use {@link #activateDefaultTypingAsProperty(PolymorphicTypeValidator,DefaultTyping,String)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper enableDefaultTypingAsProperty(DefaultTyping applicability, String propertyName) {
            return activateDefaultTypingAsProperty(getPolymorphicTypeValidator(), applicability, propertyName);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.10 use {@link #deactivateDefaultTyping} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper disableDefaultTyping() {
            return setDefaultTyping(null);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, config, coercion overrides
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Accessor for getting a mutable configuration override object for
         * given type, needed to add or change per-type overrides applied
         * to properties of given type.
         * Usage is through returned object by calling "setter" methods, which
         * directly modify override object and take effect directly.
         * For example you can do
         *<pre>
         *   mapper.configOverride(java.util.Date.class)
         *       .setFormat(JsonFormat.Value.forPattern("yyyy-MM-dd"));
         *</pre>
         * to change the default format to use for properties of type
         * {@link java.util.Date} (possibly further overridden by per-property
         * annotations)
         *
         * @since 2.8
         */
        public MutableConfigOverride configOverride(Class<?> type) {
            return _configOverrides.findOrCreateOverride(type);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, coercion config (2.x only)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Accessor for {@link MutableCoercionConfig} through which
         * default (fallback) coercion configurations can be changed.
         * Note that such settings are only applied if more specific
         * (by logical and physical type) configuration have
         * not been defined.
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        public MutableCoercionConfig coercionConfigDefaults() {
            return _coercionConfigs.defaultCoercions();
        }
    
        /**
         * Accessor for {@link MutableCoercionConfig} through which
         * coercion configuration for specified logical target type can be set.
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        public MutableCoercionConfig coercionConfigFor(LogicalType logicalType) {
            return _coercionConfigs.findOrCreateCoercion(logicalType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Accessor for {@link MutableCoercionConfig} through which
         * coercion configuration for specified physical target type can be set.
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        public MutableCoercionConfig coercionConfigFor(Class<?> physicalType) {
            return _coercionConfigs.findOrCreateCoercion(physicalType);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, basic type handling
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Accessor for getting currently configured {@link TypeFactory} instance.
         */
        public TypeFactory getTypeFactory() {
            return _typeFactory;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to override {@link TypeFactory} instance
         * used by this mapper.
         *<p>
         * Note: will also set {@link TypeFactory} that deserialization and
         * serialization config objects use.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setTypeFactory(TypeFactory f)
        {
            _typeFactory = f;
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(f);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for constructing {@link JavaType} out of given
         * type (typically <code>java.lang.Class</code>), but without explicit
         * context.
         */
        public JavaType constructType(Type t) {
            _assertNotNull("t", t);
            return _typeFactory.constructType(t);
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for constructing {@link JavaType} out of given
         * type reference.
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        public JavaType constructType(TypeReference<?> typeRef) {
            _assertNotNull("typeRef", typeRef);
            return _typeFactory.constructType(typeRef);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, deserialization
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to get hold of {@link JsonNodeFactory}
         * that this mapper will use when directly constructing
         * root {@link JsonNode} instances for Trees.
         *<p>
         * Note: this is just a shortcut for calling
         *<pre>
         *   getDeserializationConfig().getNodeFactory()
         *</pre>
         */
        public JsonNodeFactory getNodeFactory() {
            return _deserializationConfig.getNodeFactory();
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for specifying {@link JsonNodeFactory} to use for
         * constructing root level tree nodes (via method
         * {@link #createObjectNode}
         */
        public ObjectMapper setNodeFactory(JsonNodeFactory f) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for specifying {@link ConstructorDetector} to use for
         * determining some aspects of creator auto-detection (specifically
         * auto-detection of constructor, and in particular behavior with
         * single-argument constructors).
         *
         * @since 2.12
         */
        public ObjectMapper setConstructorDetector(ConstructorDetector cd) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(cd);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for adding specified {@link DeserializationProblemHandler}
         * to be used for handling specific problems during deserialization.
         */
        public ObjectMapper addHandler(DeserializationProblemHandler h) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.withHandler(h);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for removing all registered {@link DeserializationProblemHandler}s
         * instances from this mapper.
         */
        public ObjectMapper clearProblemHandlers() {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.withNoProblemHandlers();
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that allows overriding of the underlying {@link DeserializationConfig}
         * object.
         * It is added as a fallback method that may be used if no other configuration
         * modifier method works: it should not be used if there are alternatives,
         * and its use is generally discouraged.
         *<p>
         * <b>NOTE</b>: only use this method if you know what you are doing -- it allows
         * by-passing some of checks applied to other configuration methods.
         * Also keep in mind that as with all configuration of {@link ObjectMapper},
         * this is only thread-safe if done before calling any deserialization methods.
         * 
         * @since 2.4
         */
        public ObjectMapper setConfig(DeserializationConfig config) {
            _assertNotNull("config", config);
            _deserializationConfig = config;
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, serialization
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.6, use {@link #setFilterProvider} instead (allows chaining)
         */
        @Deprecated
        public void setFilters(FilterProvider filterProvider) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.withFilters(filterProvider);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for configuring this mapper to use specified {@link FilterProvider} for
         * mapping Filter Ids to actual filter instances.
         *<p>
         * Note that usually it is better to use method {@link #writer(FilterProvider)};
         * however, sometimes
         * this method is more convenient. For example, some frameworks only allow configuring
         * of ObjectMapper instances and not {@link ObjectWriter}s.
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectMapper setFilterProvider(FilterProvider filterProvider) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.withFilters(filterProvider);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that will configure default {@link Base64Variant} that
         * <code>byte[]</code> serializers and deserializers will use.
         * 
         * @param v Base64 variant to use
         * 
         * @return This mapper, for convenience to allow chaining
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        public ObjectMapper setBase64Variant(Base64Variant v) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(v);
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(v);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that allows overriding of the underlying {@link SerializationConfig}
         * object, which contains serialization-specific configuration settings.
         * It is added as a fallback method that may be used if no other configuration
         * modifier method works: it should not be used if there are alternatives,
         * and its use is generally discouraged.
         *<p>
         * <b>NOTE</b>: only use this method if you know what you are doing -- it allows
         * by-passing some of checks applied to other configuration methods.
         * Also keep in mind that as with all configuration of {@link ObjectMapper},
         * this is only thread-safe if done before calling any serialization methods.
         * 
         * @since 2.4
         */
        public ObjectMapper setConfig(SerializationConfig config) {
            _assertNotNull("config", config);
            _serializationConfig = config;
            return this;
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, other
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to get hold of {@link JsonFactory} that this
         * mapper uses if it needs to construct {@link JsonParser}s
         * and/or {@link JsonGenerator}s.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: note that all {@link ObjectReader} and {@link ObjectWriter}
         * instances created by this mapper usually share the same configured
         * {@link JsonFactory}, so changes to its configuration will "leak".
         * To avoid such observed changes you should always use "with()" and
         * "without()" method of {@link ObjectReader} and {@link ObjectWriter}
         * for changing {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser.Feature}
         * and {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator.Feature}
         * settings to use on per-call basis.
         *
         * @return {@link JsonFactory} that this mapper uses when it needs to
         *   construct Json parser and generators
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public JsonFactory tokenStreamFactory() { return _jsonFactory; }
    
        @Override
        public JsonFactory getFactory() { return _jsonFactory; }
    
        /**
         * Method for configuring the default {@link DateFormat} to use when serializing time
         * values as Strings, and deserializing from JSON Strings.
         * This is preferably to directly modifying {@link SerializationConfig} and
         * {@link DeserializationConfig} instances.
         * If you need per-request configuration, use {@link #writer(DateFormat)} to
         * create properly configured {@link ObjectWriter} and use that; this because
         * {@link ObjectWriter}s are thread-safe whereas ObjectMapper itself is only
         * thread-safe when configuring methods (such as this one) are NOT called.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDateFormat(DateFormat dateFormat)
        {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(dateFormat);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(dateFormat);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public DateFormat getDateFormat() {
            // arbitrary choice but let's do:
            return _serializationConfig.getDateFormat();
        }
        
        /**
         * Method for configuring {@link HandlerInstantiator} to use for creating
         * instances of handlers (such as serializers, deserializers, type and type
         * id resolvers), given a class.
         *
         * @param hi Instantiator to use; if null, use the default implementation
         */
        public Object setHandlerInstantiator(HandlerInstantiator hi)
        {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(hi);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(hi);
            return this;
        }
        
        /**
         * Method for configuring {@link InjectableValues} which used to find
         * values to inject.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setInjectableValues(InjectableValues injectableValues) {
            _injectableValues = injectableValues;
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public InjectableValues getInjectableValues() {
            return _injectableValues;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for overriding default locale to use for formatting.
         * Default value used is {@link Locale#getDefault()}.
         */
        public ObjectMapper setLocale(Locale l) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(l);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(l);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for overriding default TimeZone to use for formatting.
         * Default value used is UTC (NOT default TimeZone of JVM).
         */
        public ObjectMapper setTimeZone(TimeZone tz) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(tz);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(tz);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         *<p>
         * NOTE: preferred way to set the defaults is to use {@code Builder} style
         * construction, see {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper#builder}
         * (and {@link MapperBuilder#defaultAttributes}).
         *
         * @since 2.13
         */
        public ObjectMapper setDefaultAttributes(ContextAttributes attrs) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(attrs);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(attrs);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: MapperFeature
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for checking whether given {@link MapperFeature} is enabled.
         */
        public boolean isEnabled(MapperFeature f) {
            // ok to use either one, should be kept in sync
            return _serializationConfig.isEnabled(f);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.13 use {@code JsonMapper.builder().configure(...)}
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper configure(MapperFeature f, boolean state) {
            _serializationConfig = state ?
                    _serializationConfig.with(f) : _serializationConfig.without(f);
            _deserializationConfig = state ?
                    _deserializationConfig.with(f) : _deserializationConfig.without(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.13 use {@code JsonMapper.builder().enable(...)}
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper enable(MapperFeature... f) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(f);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.13 use {@code JsonMapper.builder().disable(...)}
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectMapper disable(MapperFeature... f) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.without(f);
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.without(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: SerializationFeature
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for checking whether given serialization-specific
         * feature is enabled.
         */
        public boolean isEnabled(SerializationFeature f) {
            return _serializationConfig.isEnabled(f);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for changing state of an on/off serialization feature for
         * this object mapper.
         */
        public ObjectMapper configure(SerializationFeature f, boolean state) {
            _serializationConfig = state ?
                    _serializationConfig.with(f) : _serializationConfig.without(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} feature.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper enable(SerializationFeature f) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper enable(SerializationFeature first,
                SerializationFeature... f) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(first, f);
            return this;
        }
        
        /**
         * Method for disabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper disable(SerializationFeature f) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.without(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for disabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper disable(SerializationFeature first,
                SerializationFeature... f) {
            _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.without(first, f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: DeserializationFeature
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for checking whether given deserialization-specific
         * feature is enabled.
         */
        public boolean isEnabled(DeserializationFeature f) {
            return _deserializationConfig.isEnabled(f);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for changing state of an on/off deserialization feature for
         * this object mapper.
         */
        public ObjectMapper configure(DeserializationFeature f, boolean state) {
            _deserializationConfig = state ?
                    _deserializationConfig.with(f) : _deserializationConfig.without(f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper enable(DeserializationFeature feature) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(feature);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper enable(DeserializationFeature first,
                DeserializationFeature... f) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(first, f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for disabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper disable(DeserializationFeature feature) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.without(feature);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for disabling specified {@link DeserializationConfig} features.
         * Modifies and returns this instance; no new object is created.
         */
        public ObjectMapper disable(DeserializationFeature first,
                DeserializationFeature... f) {
            _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.without(first, f);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: DatatypeFeature
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for changing state of an on/off datatype-specific feature for
         * this object mapper.
         */
        public ObjectMapper configure(DatatypeFeature f, boolean state) {
            if (state) {
                _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.with(f);
                _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(f);
            } else {
                _deserializationConfig = _deserializationConfig.without(f);
                _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.without(f);
            }
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: JsonParser.Feature
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        public boolean isEnabled(JsonParser.Feature f) {
            return _deserializationConfig.isEnabled(f, _jsonFactory);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for changing state of specified {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser.Feature}s
         * for parser instances this object mapper creates.
         *<p>
         * Note that this is equivalent to directly calling same method
         * on {@link #getFactory}.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: since this method directly modifies state of underlying {@link JsonFactory},
         * it will change observed configuration by {@link ObjectReader}s as well -- to avoid
         * this, use {@link ObjectReader#with(JsonParser.Feature)} instead.
         */
        public ObjectMapper configure(JsonParser.Feature f, boolean state) {
            _jsonFactory.configure(f, state);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling specified {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser.Feature}s
         * for parser instances this object mapper creates.
         *<p>
         * Note that this is equivalent to directly calling same method on {@link #getFactory}.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: since this method directly modifies state of underlying {@link JsonFactory},
         * it will change observed configuration by {@link ObjectReader}s as well -- to avoid
         * this, use {@link ObjectReader#with(JsonParser.Feature)} instead.
         *
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectMapper enable(JsonParser.Feature... features) {
            for (JsonParser.Feature f : features) {
                _jsonFactory.enable(f);
            }
            return this;
        }
        
        /**
         * Method for disabling specified {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser.Feature}s
         * for parser instances this object mapper creates.
         *<p>
         * Note that this is equivalent to directly calling same method on {@link #getFactory}.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: since this method directly modifies state of underlying {@link JsonFactory},
         * it will change observed configuration by {@link ObjectReader}s as well -- to avoid
         * this, use {@link ObjectReader#without(JsonParser.Feature)} instead.
         *
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectMapper disable(JsonParser.Feature... features) {
            for (JsonParser.Feature f : features) {
                _jsonFactory.disable(f);
            }
            return this;
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: JsonGenerator.Feature
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        public boolean isEnabled(JsonGenerator.Feature f) {
            return _serializationConfig.isEnabled(f, _jsonFactory);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for changing state of an on/off {@link JsonGenerator} feature for
         * generator instances this object mapper creates.
         *<p>
         * Note that this is equivalent to directly calling same method
         * on {@link #getFactory}.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: since this method directly modifies state of underlying {@link JsonFactory},
         * it will change observed configuration by {@link ObjectWriter}s as well -- to avoid
         * this, use {@link ObjectWriter#with(JsonGenerator.Feature)} instead.
         */
        public ObjectMapper configure(JsonGenerator.Feature f, boolean state) {
            _jsonFactory.configure(f,  state);
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for enabling specified {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator.Feature}s
         * for parser instances this object mapper creates.
         *<p>
         * Note that this is equivalent to directly calling same method on {@link #getFactory}.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: since this method directly modifies state of underlying {@link JsonFactory},
         * it will change observed configuration by {@link ObjectWriter}s as well -- to avoid
         * this, use {@link ObjectWriter#with(JsonGenerator.Feature)} instead.
         *
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectMapper enable(JsonGenerator.Feature... features) {
            for (JsonGenerator.Feature f : features) {
                _jsonFactory.enable(f);
            }
            return this;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for disabling specified {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator.Feature}s
         * for parser instances this object mapper creates.
         *<p>
         * Note that this is equivalent to directly calling same method on {@link #getFactory}.
         *<p>
         * WARNING: since this method directly modifies state of underlying {@link JsonFactory},
         * it will change observed configuration by {@link ObjectWriter}s as well -- to avoid
         * this, use {@link ObjectWriter#without(JsonGenerator.Feature)} instead.
         *
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectMapper disable(JsonGenerator.Feature... features) {
            for (JsonGenerator.Feature f : features) {
                _jsonFactory.disable(f);
            }
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, simple features: JsonFactory.Feature
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Convenience method, equivalent to:
         *<pre>
         *  getFactory().isEnabled(f);
         *</pre>
         */
        public boolean isEnabled(JsonFactory.Feature f) {
            return _jsonFactory.isEnabled(f);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, 2.10+ stream features
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public boolean isEnabled(StreamReadFeature f) {
            return isEnabled(f.mappedFeature());
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.10
         */
        public boolean isEnabled(StreamWriteFeature f) {
            return isEnabled(f.mappedFeature());
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Public API (from ObjectCodec): deserialization
        /* (mapping from JSON to Java types); main methods
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content into a non-container
         * type (it can be an array type, however): typically a bean, array
         * or a wrapper type (like {@link java.lang.Boolean}).
         *<p>
         * Note: this method should NOT be used if the result type is a
         * container ({@link java.util.Collection} or {@link java.util.Map}.
         * The reason is that due to type erasure, key and value types
         * cannot be introspected when using this method.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @Override
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(JsonParser p, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("p", p);
            return (T) _readValue(getDeserializationConfig(), p, _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        }
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content into a Java type, reference
         * to which is passed as argument. Type is passed using so-called
         * "super type token" (see )
         * and specifically needs to be used if the root type is a 
         * parameterized (generic) container type.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @Override
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(JsonParser p, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("p", p);
            return (T) _readValue(getDeserializationConfig(), p, _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        }
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content into a Java type, reference
         * to which is passed as argument. Type is passed using 
         * Jackson specific type; instance of which can be constructed using
         * {@link TypeFactory}.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @Override
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public final <T> T readValue(JsonParser p, ResolvedType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("p", p);
            return (T) _readValue(getDeserializationConfig(), p, (JavaType) valueType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Type-safe overloaded method, basically alias for {@link #readValue(JsonParser, Class)}.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(JsonParser p, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("p", p);
            return (T) _readValue(getDeserializationConfig(), p, valueType);
        }
        
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content as a tree {@link JsonNode}.
         * Returns {@link JsonNode} that represents the root of the resulting tree, if there
         * was content to read, or {@code null} if no more content is accessible
         * via passed {@link JsonParser}.
         *<p>
         * NOTE! Behavior with end-of-input (no more content) differs between this
         * {@code readTree} method, and all other methods that take input source: latter
         * will return "missing node", NOT {@code null}
         * 
         * @return a {@link JsonNode}, if valid JSON content found; null
         *   if input has no content to bind -- note, however, that if
         *   JSON <code>null</code> token is found, it will be represented
         *   as a non-null {@link JsonNode} (one that returns <code>true</code>
         *   for {@link JsonNode#isNull()}
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         */
        @Override
        public <T extends TreeNode> T readTree(JsonParser p)
            throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("p", p);
            // Must check for EOF here before calling readValue(), since that'll choke on it otherwise
            DeserializationConfig cfg = getDeserializationConfig();
            JsonToken t = p.currentToken();
            if (t == null) {
                t = p.nextToken();
                if (t == null) {
                    return null;
                }
            }
            // NOTE! _readValue() will check for trailing tokens
            JsonNode n = (JsonNode) _readValue(cfg, p, constructType(JsonNode.class));
            if (n == null) {
                n = getNodeFactory().nullNode();
            }
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            T result = (T) n;
            return result;
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method, equivalent in function to:
         *<pre>
         *   readerFor(valueType).readValues(p);
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream.
         * Sequence can be either root-level "unwrapped" sequence (without surrounding
         * JSON array), or a sequence contained in a JSON Array.
         * In either case {@link JsonParser} <b>MUST</b> point to the first token of
         * the first element, OR not point to any token (in which case it is advanced
         * to the next token). This means, specifically, that for wrapped sequences,
         * parser MUST NOT point to the surrounding <code>START_ARRAY</code> (one that
         * contains values to read) but rather to the token following it which is the first
         * token of the first value to read.
         *<p>
         * Note that {@link ObjectReader} has more complete set of variants.
         */
        @Override
        public <T> MappingIterator<T> readValues(JsonParser p, ResolvedType valueType)
            throws IOException
        {
            return readValues(p, (JavaType) valueType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method, equivalent in function to:
         *<pre>
         *   readerFor(valueType).readValues(p);
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * Type-safe overload of {@link #readValues(JsonParser, ResolvedType)}.
         */
        public <T> MappingIterator<T> readValues(JsonParser p, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("p", p);
            DeserializationConfig config = getDeserializationConfig();
            DeserializationContext ctxt = createDeserializationContext(p, config);
            JsonDeserializer<?> deser = _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, valueType);
            // false -> do NOT close JsonParser (since caller passed it)
            return new MappingIterator<T>(valueType, p, ctxt, deser,
                    false, null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method, equivalent in function to:
         *<pre>
         *   readerFor(valueType).readValues(p);
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * Type-safe overload of {@link #readValues(JsonParser, ResolvedType)}.
         */
        @Override
        public <T> MappingIterator<T> readValues(JsonParser p, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException
        {
            return readValues(p, _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for reading sequence of Objects from parser stream.
         */
        @Override
        public <T> MappingIterator<T> readValues(JsonParser p, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException
        {
            return readValues(p, _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Public API not included in ObjectCodec: deserialization
        /* (mapping from JSON to Java types)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content as tree expressed
         * using set of {@link JsonNode} instances.
         * Returns root of the resulting tree (where root can consist
         * of just a single node if the current event is a
         * value event, not container).
         *<p>
         * If a low-level I/O problem (missing input, network error) occurs,
         * a {@link IOException} will be thrown.
         * If a parsing problem occurs (invalid JSON),
         * {@link StreamReadException} will be thrown.
         * If no content is found from input (end-of-input), Java
         * <code>null</code> will be returned.
         * 
         * @param in Input stream used to read JSON content
         *   for building the JSON tree.
         * 
         * @return a {@link JsonNode}, if valid JSON content found; null
         *   if input has no content to bind -- note, however, that if
         *   JSON <code>null</code> token is found, it will be represented
         *   as a non-null {@link JsonNode} (one that returns <code>true</code>
         *   for {@link JsonNode#isNull()}
         *   
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(InputStream in) throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("in", in);
            return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(in));
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readTree(InputStream)} except content accessed through
         * passed-in {@link Reader}
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(Reader r) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("r", r);
            return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(r));
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readTree(InputStream)} except content read from
         * passed-in {@link String}
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(String content) throws JsonProcessingException, JsonMappingException
        {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            try { // since 2.10 remove "impossible" IOException as per [databind#1675]
                return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(content));
            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
                throw e;
            } catch (IOException e) { // shouldn't really happen but being declared need to
                throw JsonMappingException.fromUnexpectedIOE(e);
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readTree(InputStream)} except content read from
         * passed-in byte array.
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(byte[] content) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(content));
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readTree(InputStream)} except content read from
         * passed-in byte array.
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(byte[] content, int offset, int len) throws IOException {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(content, offset, len));
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readTree(InputStream)} except content read from
         * passed-in {@link File}.
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(File file) throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("file", file);
            return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(file));
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readTree(InputStream)} except content read from
         * passed-in {@link URL}.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: handling of {@link java.net.URL} is delegated to
         * {@link JsonFactory#createParser(java.net.URL)} and usually simply
         * calls {@link java.net.URL#openStream()}, meaning no special handling
         * is done. If different HTTP connection options are needed you will need
         * to create {@link java.io.InputStream} separately.
         */
        public JsonNode readTree(URL source) throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("source", source);
            return _readTreeAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(source));
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Public API (from ObjectCodec): serialization
        /* (mapping from Java types to Json)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to serialize any Java value as
         * JSON output, using provided {@link JsonGenerator}.
         */
        @Override
        public void writeValue(JsonGenerator g, Object value)
            throws IOException, StreamWriteException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("g", g);
            SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig();
    
            /* 12-May-2015/2.6, tatu: Looks like we do NOT want to call the usual
             *    'config.initialize(g)` here, since it is assumed that generator
             *    has been configured by caller. But for some reason we don't
             *    trust indentation settings...
             */
            // 10-Aug-2012, tatu: as per [Issue#12], must handle indentation:
            if (config.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.INDENT_OUTPUT)) {
                if (g.getPrettyPrinter() == null) {
                    g.setPrettyPrinter(config.constructDefaultPrettyPrinter());
                }
            }
            if (config.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.CLOSE_CLOSEABLE) && (value instanceof Closeable)) {
                _writeCloseableValue(g, value, config);
            } else {
                _serializerProvider(config).serializeValue(g, value);
                if (config.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.FLUSH_AFTER_WRITE_VALUE)) {
                    g.flush();
                }
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Public API (from TreeCodec via ObjectCodec): Tree Model support
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        @Override
        public void writeTree(JsonGenerator g, TreeNode rootNode)
            throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("g", g);
            SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig();
            _serializerProvider(config).serializeValue(g, rootNode);
            if (config.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.FLUSH_AFTER_WRITE_VALUE)) {
                g.flush();
            }
        }
        
        /**
         * Method to serialize given JSON Tree, using generator
         * provided.
         */
        public void writeTree(JsonGenerator g, JsonNode rootNode)
            throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("g", g);
            SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig();
            _serializerProvider(config).serializeValue(g, rootNode);
            if (config.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.FLUSH_AFTER_WRITE_VALUE)) {
                g.flush();
            }
        }
        
        /**
         *<p>
         * Note: return type is co-variant, as basic ObjectCodec
         * abstraction cannot refer to concrete node types (as it's
         * part of core package, whereas impls are part of mapper
         * package)
         */
        @Override    
        public ObjectNode createObjectNode() {
            return _deserializationConfig.getNodeFactory().objectNode();
        }
    
        /**
         *<p>
         * Note: return type is co-variant, as basic ObjectCodec
         * abstraction cannot refer to concrete node types (as it's
         * part of core package, whereas impls are part of mapper
         * package)
         */
        @Override
        public ArrayNode createArrayNode() {
            return _deserializationConfig.getNodeFactory().arrayNode();
        }
    
        @Override // since 2.10
        public JsonNode missingNode() {
            return _deserializationConfig.getNodeFactory().missingNode();
        }
    
        @Override // since 2.10
        public JsonNode nullNode() {
            return _deserializationConfig.getNodeFactory().nullNode();
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for constructing a {@link JsonParser} out of JSON tree
         * representation.
         * 
         * @param n Root node of the tree that resulting parser will read from
         */
        @Override
        public JsonParser treeAsTokens(TreeNode n) {
            _assertNotNull("n", n);
            return new TreeTraversingParser((JsonNode) n, this);
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience conversion method that will bind data given JSON tree
         * contains into specific value (usually bean) type.
         *<p>
         * Functionally equivalent to:
         *<pre>
         *   objectMapper.convertValue(n, valueClass);
         *</pre>
         *<p>
         * Note: inclusion of {@code throws JsonProcessingException} is not accidental
         * since while there can be no input decoding problems, it is possible that content
         * does not match target type: in such case various {@link DatabindException}s
         * are possible. In addition {@link IllegalArgumentException} is possible in some
         * cases, depending on whether {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         * is enabled or not.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        @Override
        public <T> T treeToValue(TreeNode n, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IllegalArgumentException,
                JsonProcessingException
        {
            if (n == null) {
                return null;
            }
            try {
                // 25-Jan-2019, tatu: [databind#2220] won't prevent existing coercions here
                // Simple cast when we just want to cast to, say, ObjectNode
                if (TreeNode.class.isAssignableFrom(valueType)
                         && valueType.isAssignableFrom(n.getClass())) {
                    return (T) n;
                }
                final JsonToken tt = n.asToken();
                // 20-Apr-2016, tatu: Another thing: for VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT, assume similar
                //    short-cut coercion
                if (tt == JsonToken.VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT) {
                    if (n instanceof POJONode) {
                        Object ob = ((POJONode) n).getPojo();
                        if ((ob == null) || valueType.isInstance(ob)) {
                            return (T) ob;
                        }
                    }
                }
                // 22-Aug-2019, tatu: [databind#2430] Consider "null node" (minor optimization)
                // 08-Dec-2020, tatu: Alas, lead to [databind#2972], optimization gets complicated
                //    so leave out for now...
                /*if (tt == JsonToken.VALUE_NULL) {
                     return null;
                }*/
                return readValue(treeAsTokens(n), valueType);
            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
                // 12-Nov-2020, tatu: These can legit happen, during conversion, especially
                //   with things like Builders that validate arguments.
                throw e;
            } catch (IOException e) { // should not occur, no real i/o...
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #treeToValue(TreeNode, Class)} but target type specified
         * using fully resolved {@link JavaType}.
         *
         * @since 2.13
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T treeToValue(TreeNode n, JavaType valueType)
            throws IllegalArgumentException,
                JsonProcessingException
        {
            // Implementation copied from the type-erased variant
            if (n == null) {
                return null;
            }
            try {
                if (valueType.isTypeOrSubTypeOf(TreeNode.class)
                        && valueType.isTypeOrSuperTypeOf(n.getClass())) {
                    return (T) n;
                }
                final JsonToken tt = n.asToken();
                if (tt == JsonToken.VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT) {
                    if (n instanceof POJONode) {
                        Object ob = ((POJONode) n).getPojo();
                        if ((ob == null) || valueType.isTypeOrSuperTypeOf(ob.getClass())) {
                            return (T) ob;
                        }
                    }
                }
                return (T) readValue(treeAsTokens(n), valueType);
            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
                // 12-Nov-2020, tatu: These can legit happen, during conversion, especially
                //   with things like Builders that validate arguments.
                throw e;
            } catch (IOException e) { // should not occur, no real i/o...
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that is reverse of {@link #treeToValue}: it
         * will convert given Java value (usually bean) into its
         * equivalent Tree mode {@link JsonNode} representation.
         * Functionally similar to serializing value into token stream and parsing that
         * stream back as tree model node,
         * but more efficient as {@link TokenBuffer} is used to contain the intermediate
         * representation instead of fully serialized contents.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: while results are usually identical to that of serialization followed
         * by deserialization, this is not always the case. In some cases serialization
         * into intermediate representation will retain encapsulation of things like
         * raw value ({@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.RawValue}) or basic
         * node identity ({@link JsonNode}). If so, result is a valid tree, but values
         * are not re-constructed through actual format representation. So if transformation
         * requires actual materialization of encoded content,
         * it will be necessary to do actual serialization.
         * 
         * @param <T> Actual node type; usually either basic {@link JsonNode} or
         *  {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode}
         * @param fromValue Java value to convert
         *
         * @return (non-null) Root node of the resulting content tree: in case of
         *   {@code null} value node for which {@link JsonNode#isNull()} returns {@code true}.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "resource" })
        public <T extends JsonNode> T valueToTree(Object fromValue)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
        {
            // [databind#2430]: `null` should become "null node":
            if (fromValue == null) {
                return (T) getNodeFactory().nullNode();
            }
    
            // inlined 'writeValue' with minor changes:
            // first: disable wrapping when writing
            final SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig().without(SerializationFeature.WRAP_ROOT_VALUE);
            final DefaultSerializerProvider context = _serializerProvider(config);
            
            // Then create TokenBuffer to use as JsonGenerator
            TokenBuffer buf = context.bufferForValueConversion(this);
            if (isEnabled(DeserializationFeature.USE_BIG_DECIMAL_FOR_FLOATS)) {
                buf = buf.forceUseOfBigDecimal(true);
            }
            try {
                context.serializeValue(buf, fromValue);
                try (JsonParser p = buf.asParser()) {
                    return readTree(p);
                }
            } catch (IOException e) { // should not occur, no real i/o...
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API, accessors
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be called to check whether mapper thinks
         * it could serialize an instance of given Class.
         * Check is done
         * by checking whether a serializer can be found for the type.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: since this method does NOT throw exceptions, but internal
         * processing may, caller usually has little information as to why
         * serialization would fail. If you want access to internal {@link Exception},
         * call {@link #canSerialize(Class, AtomicReference)} instead.
         *
         * @return True if mapper can find a serializer for instances of
         *  given class (potentially serializable), false otherwise (not
         *  serializable)
         */
        public boolean canSerialize(Class<?> type) {
            return _serializerProvider(getSerializationConfig()).hasSerializerFor(type, null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method similar to {@link #canSerialize(Class)} but that can return
         * actual {@link Throwable} that was thrown when trying to construct
         * serializer: this may be useful in figuring out what the actual problem is.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public boolean canSerialize(Class<?> type, AtomicReference<Throwable> cause) {
            return _serializerProvider(getSerializationConfig()).hasSerializerFor(type, cause);
        }
        
        /**
         * Method that can be called to check whether mapper thinks
         * it could deserialize an Object of given type.
         * Check is done by checking whether a registered deserializer can
         * be found or built for the type; if not (either by no mapping being
         * found, or through an <code>Exception</code> being thrown, false
         * is returned.
         *<p>
         * <b>NOTE</b>: in case an exception is thrown during course of trying
         * co construct matching deserializer, it will be effectively swallowed.
         * If you want access to that exception, call
         * {@link #canDeserialize(JavaType, AtomicReference)} instead.
         *
         * @return True if mapper can find a serializer for instances of
         *  given class (potentially serializable), false otherwise (not
         *  serializable)
         */
        public boolean canDeserialize(JavaType type)
        {
            return createDeserializationContext(null,
                    getDeserializationConfig()).hasValueDeserializerFor(type, null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method similar to {@link #canDeserialize(JavaType)} but that can return
         * actual {@link Throwable} that was thrown when trying to construct
         * serializer: this may be useful in figuring out what the actual problem is.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public boolean canDeserialize(JavaType type, AtomicReference<Throwable> cause)
        {
            return createDeserializationContext(null,
                    getDeserializationConfig()).hasValueDeserializerFor(type, cause);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API, deserialization,
        /* convenience methods
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given file into given Java type.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(File src, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given file into given Java type.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
        public <T> T readValue(File src, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given file into given Java type.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(File src, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), valueType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given resource into given Java type.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: handling of {@link java.net.URL} is delegated to
         * {@link JsonFactory#createParser(java.net.URL)} and usually simply
         * calls {@link java.net.URL#openStream()}, meaning no special handling
         * is done. If different HTTP connection options are needed you will need
         * to create {@link java.io.InputStream} separately.
         * 
         * @throws IOException if a low-level I/O problem (unexpected end-of-input,
         *   network error) occurs (passed through as-is without additional wrapping -- note
         *   that this is one case where {@link DeserializationFeature#WRAP_EXCEPTIONS}
         *   does NOT result in wrapping of exception even if enabled)
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(URL src, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readValue(java.net.URL, Class)} except that target specified by {@link TypeReference}.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
        public <T> T readValue(URL src, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        /**
         * Same as {@link #readValue(java.net.URL, Class)} except that target specified by {@link JavaType}.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(URL src, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), valueType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given JSON content String.
         *
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        public <T> T readValue(String content, Class<T> valueType)
            throws JsonProcessingException, JsonMappingException
        {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return readValue(content, _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given JSON content String.
         *
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        public <T> T readValue(String content, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws JsonProcessingException, JsonMappingException
        {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            return readValue(content, _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        /**
         * Method to deserialize JSON content from given JSON content String.
         *
         * @throws StreamReadException if underlying input contains invalid content
         *    of type {@link JsonParser} supports (JSON for default case)
         * @throws DatabindException if the input JSON structure does not match structure
         *   expected for result type (or has other mismatch issues)
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(String content, JavaType valueType)
            throws JsonProcessingException, JsonMappingException
        {
            _assertNotNull("content", content);
            try { // since 2.10 remove "impossible" IOException as per [databind#1675]
                return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(content), valueType);
            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
                throw e;
            } catch (IOException e) { // shouldn't really happen but being declared need to
                throw JsonMappingException.fromUnexpectedIOE(e);
            }
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(Reader src, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
        public <T> T readValue(Reader src, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(Reader src, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), valueType);
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(InputStream src, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
        public <T> T readValue(InputStream src, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(InputStream src, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), valueType);
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(byte[] src, Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
        
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(byte[] src, int offset, int len, 
                                   Class<T> valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src, offset, len), _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
        public <T> T readValue(byte[] src, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
        
        @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
        public <T> T readValue(byte[] src, int offset, int len, TypeReference<T> valueTypeRef)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src, offset, len), _typeFactory.constructType(valueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(byte[] src, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), valueType);
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(byte[] src, int offset, int len, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException, StreamReadException, DatabindException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src, offset, len), valueType);
        } 
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(DataInput src, Class<T> valueType) throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src),
                    _typeFactory.constructType(valueType));
        }
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T readValue(DataInput src, JavaType valueType) throws IOException
        {
            _assertNotNull("src", src);
            return (T) _readMapAndClose(_jsonFactory.createParser(src), valueType);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API: serialization
        /* (mapping from Java types to JSON)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to serialize any Java value as
         * JSON output, written to File provided.
         */
        public void writeValue(File resultFile, Object value)
            throws IOException, StreamWriteException, DatabindException
        {
            _writeValueAndClose(createGenerator(resultFile, JsonEncoding.UTF8), value);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to serialize any Java value as
         * JSON output, using output stream provided (using encoding
         * {@link JsonEncoding#UTF8}).
         *<p>
         * Note: method does not close the underlying stream explicitly
         * here; however, {@link JsonFactory} this mapper uses may choose
         * to close the stream depending on its settings (by default,
         * it will try to close it when {@link JsonGenerator} we construct
         * is closed).
         */
        public void writeValue(OutputStream out, Object value)
            throws IOException, StreamWriteException, DatabindException
        {
            _writeValueAndClose(createGenerator(out, JsonEncoding.UTF8), value);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.8
         */
        public void writeValue(DataOutput out, Object value) throws IOException
        {
            _writeValueAndClose(createGenerator(out), value);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to serialize any Java value as
         * JSON output, using Writer provided.
         *<p>
         * Note: method does not close the underlying stream explicitly
         * here; however, {@link JsonFactory} this mapper uses may choose
         * to close the stream depending on its settings (by default,
         * it will try to close it when {@link JsonGenerator} we construct
         * is closed).
         */
        public void writeValue(Writer w, Object value)
            throws IOException, StreamWriteException, DatabindException
        {
            _writeValueAndClose(createGenerator(w), value);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to serialize any Java value as
         * a String. Functionally equivalent to calling
         * {@link #writeValue(Writer,Object)} with {@link java.io.StringWriter}
         * and constructing String, but more efficient.
         *<p>
         * Note: prior to version 2.1, throws clause included {@link IOException}; 2.1 removed it.
         */
        public String writeValueAsString(Object value)
            throws JsonProcessingException
        {
            // alas, we have to pull the recycler directly here...
            SegmentedStringWriter sw = new SegmentedStringWriter(_jsonFactory._getBufferRecycler());
            try {
                _writeValueAndClose(createGenerator(sw), value);
            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
                throw e;
            } catch (IOException e) { // shouldn't really happen, but is declared as possibility so:
                throw JsonMappingException.fromUnexpectedIOE(e);
            }
            return sw.getAndClear();
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to serialize any Java value as
         * a byte array. Functionally equivalent to calling
         * {@link #writeValue(Writer,Object)} with {@link java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream}
         * and getting bytes, but more efficient.
         * Encoding used will be UTF-8.
         *<p>
         * Note: prior to version 2.1, throws clause included {@link IOException}; 2.1 removed it.
         */
        public byte[] writeValueAsBytes(Object value)
            throws JsonProcessingException
        {
            // Although 'close()' is NOP, use auto-close to avoid lgtm complaints
            try (ByteArrayBuilder bb = new ByteArrayBuilder(_jsonFactory._getBufferRecycler())) {
                _writeValueAndClose(createGenerator(bb, JsonEncoding.UTF8), value);
                final byte[] result = bb.toByteArray();
                bb.release();
                return result;
            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) { // to support [JACKSON-758]
                throw e;
            } catch (IOException e) { // shouldn't really happen, but is declared as possibility so:
                throw JsonMappingException.fromUnexpectedIOE(e);
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API: constructing ObjectWriters
        /* for more advanced configuration
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter}
         * with default settings.
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer() {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig());
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} with
         * specified feature enabled (compared to settings that this
         * mapper instance has).
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(SerializationFeature feature) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().with(feature));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} with
         * specified features enabled (compared to settings that this
         * mapper instance has).
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(SerializationFeature first,
                SerializationFeature... other) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().with(first, other));
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified {@link DateFormat}; or, if
         * null passed, using timestamp (64-bit number.
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(DateFormat df) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().with(df));
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified JSON View (filter).
         */
        public ObjectWriter writerWithView(Class<?> serializationView) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().withView(serializationView));
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified root type, instead of actual
         * runtime type of value. Type must be a super-type of runtime type.
         *<p>
         * Main reason for using this method is performance, as writer is able
         * to pre-fetch serializer to use before write, and if writer is used
         * more than once this avoids addition per-value serializer lookups.
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectWriter writerFor(Class<?> rootType) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(),
                    ((rootType == null) ? null :_typeFactory.constructType(rootType)),
                    /*PrettyPrinter*/null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified root type, instead of actual
         * runtime type of value. Type must be a super-type of runtime type.
         *<p>
         * Main reason for using this method is performance, as writer is able
         * to pre-fetch serializer to use before write, and if writer is used
         * more than once this avoids addition per-value serializer lookups.
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectWriter writerFor(TypeReference<?> rootType) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(),
                    ((rootType == null) ? null : _typeFactory.constructType(rootType)),
                    /*PrettyPrinter*/null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified root type, instead of actual
         * runtime type of value. Type must be a super-type of runtime type.
         *<p>
         * Main reason for using this method is performance, as writer is able
         * to pre-fetch serializer to use before write, and if writer is used
         * more than once this avoids addition per-value serializer lookups.
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public ObjectWriter writerFor(JavaType rootType) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(), rootType, /*PrettyPrinter*/null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified pretty printer for indentation
         * (or if null, no pretty printer)
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(PrettyPrinter pp) {
            if (pp == null) { // need to use a marker to indicate explicit disabling of pp
                pp = ObjectWriter.NULL_PRETTY_PRINTER;
            }
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(), /*root type*/ null, pp);
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using the default pretty printer for indentation
         */
        public ObjectWriter writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter() {
            SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig();
            return _newWriter(config,
                    /*root type*/ null, config.getDefaultPrettyPrinter());
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * serialize objects using specified filter provider.
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(FilterProvider filterProvider) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().withFilters(filterProvider));
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * pass specific schema object to {@link JsonGenerator} used for
         * writing content.
         * 
         * @param schema Schema to pass to generator
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(FormatSchema schema) {
            _verifySchemaType(schema);
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(), schema);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * use specified Base64 encoding variant for Base64-encoded binary data.
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(Base64Variant defaultBase64) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().with(defaultBase64));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * use specified character escaping details for output.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(CharacterEscapes escapes) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig()).with(escapes);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectWriter} that will
         * use specified default attributes.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public ObjectWriter writer(ContextAttributes attrs) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig().with(attrs));
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5, use {@link #writerFor(Class)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectWriter writerWithType(Class<?> rootType) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(),
                    // 15-Mar-2013, tatu: Important! Indicate that static typing is needed:
                    ((rootType == null) ? null :_typeFactory.constructType(rootType)),
                    /*PrettyPrinter*/null);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5, use {@link #writerFor(TypeReference)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectWriter writerWithType(TypeReference<?> rootType) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(),
                    // 15-Mar-2013, tatu: Important! Indicate that static typing is needed:
                    ((rootType == null) ? null : _typeFactory.constructType(rootType)),
                    /*PrettyPrinter*/null);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5, use {@link #writerFor(JavaType)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectWriter writerWithType(JavaType rootType) {
            return _newWriter(getSerializationConfig(), rootType, /*PrettyPrinter*/null);
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API: constructing ObjectReaders
        /* for more advanced configuration
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} with
         * default settings. Note that the resulting instance is NOT usable as is,
         * without defining expected value type.
         */
        public ObjectReader reader() {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig()).with(_injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} with
         * specified feature enabled (compared to settings that this
         * mapper instance has).
         * Note that the resulting instance is NOT usable as is,
         * without defining expected value type.
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(DeserializationFeature feature) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig().with(feature));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} with
         * specified features enabled (compared to settings that this
         * mapper instance has).
         * Note that the resulting instance is NOT usable as is,
         * without defining expected value type.
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(DeserializationFeature first,
                DeserializationFeature... other) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig().with(first, other));
        }
        
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * update given Object (usually Bean, but can be a Collection or Map
         * as well, but NOT an array) with JSON data. Deserialization occurs
         * normally except that the root-level value in JSON is not used for
         * instantiating a new object; instead give updateable object is used
         * as root.
         * Runtime type of value object is used for locating deserializer,
         * unless overridden by other factory methods of {@link ObjectReader}
         */
        public ObjectReader readerForUpdating(Object valueToUpdate) {
            JavaType t = (valueToUpdate == null) ? null
                    : _typeFactory.constructType(valueToUpdate.getClass());
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), t, valueToUpdate,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * read or update instances of specified type
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectReader readerFor(JavaType type) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), type, null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * read or update instances of specified type
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectReader readerFor(Class<?> type) {
            JavaType t = (type == null) ? null : _typeFactory.constructType(type);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), t, null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * read or update instances of specified type
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public ObjectReader readerFor(TypeReference<?> typeRef) {
            _assertNotNull("type", typeRef);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), _typeFactory.constructType(typeRef), null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * read values of a type {@code List<type>}.
         * Functionally same as:
         *<pre>
         *    readerFor(type[].class);
         *</pre>
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public ObjectReader readerForArrayOf(Class<?> type) {
            _assertNotNull("type", type);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(),
                    _typeFactory.constructArrayType(type), null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * read or update instances of a type {@code List<type>}.
         * Functionally same as:
         *<pre>
         *    readerFor(new TypeReference&lt;List&lt;type&gt;&gt;() { });
         *</pre>
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public ObjectReader readerForListOf(Class<?> type) {
            _assertNotNull("type", type);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(),
                    _typeFactory.constructCollectionType(List.class, type), null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * read or update instances of a type {@code Map<String, type>}
         * Functionally same as:
         *<pre>
         *    readerFor(new TypeReference&lt;Map&lt;String, type&gt;&gt;() { });
         *</pre>
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        public ObjectReader readerForMapOf(Class<?> type) {
            _assertNotNull("type", type);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(),
                    _typeFactory.constructMapType(Map.class, String.class, type), null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * use specified {@link JsonNodeFactory} for constructing JSON trees.
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(JsonNodeFactory nodeFactory) {
            _assertNotNull("nodeFactory", nodeFactory);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig()).with(nodeFactory);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * pass specific schema object to {@link JsonParser} used for
         * reading content.
         * 
         * @param schema Schema to pass to parser
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(FormatSchema schema) {
            // NOTE: ok to have `null` for schema; means none used
            _verifySchemaType(schema);
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), null, null,
                    schema, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * use specified injectable values.
         * 
         * @param injectableValues Injectable values to use
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(InjectableValues injectableValues) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), null, null,
                    null, injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * deserialize objects using specified JSON View (filter).
         */
        public ObjectReader readerWithView(Class<?> view) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig().withView(view));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * use specified Base64 encoding variant for Base64-encoded binary data.
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(Base64Variant defaultBase64) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig().with(defaultBase64));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing {@link ObjectReader} that will
         * use specified default attributes.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public ObjectReader reader(ContextAttributes attrs) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig().with(attrs));
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5, use {@link #readerFor(JavaType)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectReader reader(JavaType type) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), type, null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5, use {@link #readerFor(Class)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectReader reader(Class<?> type) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), _typeFactory.constructType(type), null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.5, use {@link #readerFor(TypeReference)} instead
         */
        @Deprecated
        public ObjectReader reader(TypeReference<?> type) {
            return _newReader(getDeserializationConfig(), _typeFactory.constructType(type), null,
                    null, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API: convenience type conversion
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for doing two-step conversion from given value, into
         * instance of given value type, by writing value into temporary buffer
         * and reading from the buffer into specified target type.
         *<p>
         * This method is functionally similar to first
         * serializing given value into JSON, and then binding JSON data into value
         * of given type, but should be more efficient since full serialization does
         * not (need to) occur.
         * However, same converters (serializers, deserializers) will be used as for
         * data binding, meaning same object mapper configuration works.
         *<p>
         * Note that behavior changed slightly between Jackson 2.9 and 2.10 so that
         * whereas earlier some optimizations were used to avoid write/read cycle
         * in case input was of target type, from 2.10 onwards full processing is
         * always performed. See
         * <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2220">databind#2220</a>
         * for full details of the change.
         *<p>
         * Further note that it is possible that in some cases behavior does differ
         * from full serialize-then-deserialize cycle: in most case differences are
         * unintentional (that is, flaws to fix) and should be reported, but
         * the behavior is not guaranteed to be 100% the same:
         * the goal is to allow efficient value conversions for structurally
         * compatible Objects, according to standard Jackson configuration.
         *<p>
         * Finally, this functionality is not designed to support "advanced" use
         * cases, such as conversion of polymorphic values, or cases where Object Identity
         * is used.
         *      
         * @throws IllegalArgumentException If conversion fails due to incompatible type;
         *    if so, root cause will contain underlying checked exception data binding
         *    functionality threw
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T convertValue(Object fromValue, Class<T> toValueType)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
        {
            return (T) _convert(fromValue, _typeFactory.constructType(toValueType));
        } 
    
        /**
         * See {@link #convertValue(Object, Class)}
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T convertValue(Object fromValue, TypeReference<T> toValueTypeRef)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
        {
            return (T) _convert(fromValue, _typeFactory.constructType(toValueTypeRef));
        } 
    
        /**
         * See {@link #convertValue(Object, Class)}
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public <T> T convertValue(Object fromValue, JavaType toValueType)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
        {
            return (T) _convert(fromValue, toValueType);
        } 
    
        /**
         * Actual conversion implementation: instead of using existing read
         * and write methods, much of code is inlined. Reason for this is
         * that we must avoid root value wrapping/unwrapping both for efficiency and
         * for correctness. If root value wrapping/unwrapping is actually desired,
         * caller must use explicit <code>writeValue</code> and
         * <code>readValue</code> methods.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("resource")
        protected Object _convert(Object fromValue, JavaType toValueType)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
        {
            // inlined 'writeValue' with minor changes:
            // first: disable wrapping when writing
            final SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig().without(SerializationFeature.WRAP_ROOT_VALUE);
            final DefaultSerializerProvider context = _serializerProvider(config);
            
            // Then create TokenBuffer to use as JsonGenerator
            TokenBuffer buf = context.bufferForValueConversion(this);
            if (isEnabled(DeserializationFeature.USE_BIG_DECIMAL_FOR_FLOATS)) {
                buf = buf.forceUseOfBigDecimal(true);
            }
            try {
                // no need to check for closing of TokenBuffer
                context.serializeValue(buf, fromValue);
    
                // then matching read, inlined 'readValue' with minor mods:
                final JsonParser p = buf.asParser();
                Object result;
                // ok to pass in existing feature flags; unwrapping handled by mapper
                final DeserializationConfig deserConfig = getDeserializationConfig();
                JsonToken t = _initForReading(p, toValueType);
                if (t == JsonToken.VALUE_NULL) {
                    DeserializationContext ctxt = createDeserializationContext(p, deserConfig);
                    result = _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, toValueType).getNullValue(ctxt);
                } else if (t == JsonToken.END_ARRAY || t == JsonToken.END_OBJECT) {
                    result = null;
                } else { // pointing to event other than null
                    DeserializationContext ctxt = createDeserializationContext(p, deserConfig);
                    JsonDeserializer<Object> deser = _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, toValueType);
                    // note: no handling of unwrapping
                    result = deser.deserialize(p, ctxt);
                }
                p.close();
                return result;
            } catch (IOException e) { // should not occur, no real i/o...
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Convenience method similar to {@link #convertValue(Object, JavaType)} but one
         * in which 
         *<p>
         * Implementation is approximately as follows:
         *<ol>
         * <li>Serialize `updateWithValue` into {@link TokenBuffer}</li>
         * <li>Construct {@link ObjectReader} with `valueToUpdate` (using {@link #readerForUpdating(Object)})
         *   </li>
         * <li>Construct {@link JsonParser} (using {@link TokenBuffer#asParser()})
         *   </li>
         * <li>Update using {@link ObjectReader#readValue(JsonParser)}.
         *   </li>
         * <li>Return `valueToUpdate`
         *   </li>
         *</ol>
         *<p>
         * Note that update is "shallow" in that only first level of properties (or, immediate contents
         * of container to update) are modified, unless properties themselves indicate that
         * merging should be applied for contents. Such merging can be specified using
         * annotations (see <code>JsonMerge</code>) as well as using "config overrides" (see
         * {@link #configOverride(Class)} and {@link #setDefaultMergeable(Boolean)}).
         *
         * @param valueToUpdate Object to update
         * @param overrides Object to conceptually serialize and merge into value to
         *     update; can be thought of as a provider for overrides to apply.
         * 
         * @return Either the first argument (`valueToUpdate`), if it is mutable; or a result of
         *     creating new instance that is result of "merging" values (for example, "updating" a
         *     Java array will create a new array)
         *
         * @throws JsonMappingException if there are structural incompatibilities that prevent update.
         * 
         * @since 2.9
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("resource")
        public <T> T updateValue(T valueToUpdate, Object overrides)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            T result = valueToUpdate;
            if ((valueToUpdate != null) && (overrides != null)) {
                final SerializationConfig config = getSerializationConfig().
                        without(SerializationFeature.WRAP_ROOT_VALUE);
                final DefaultSerializerProvider context = _serializerProvider(config);
                // Then create TokenBuffer to use as JsonGenerator
                TokenBuffer buf = context.bufferForValueConversion(this);
                if (isEnabled(DeserializationFeature.USE_BIG_DECIMAL_FOR_FLOATS)) {
                    buf = buf.forceUseOfBigDecimal(true);
                }
                try {
                    context.serializeValue(buf, overrides);
                    JsonParser p = buf.asParser();
                    result = readerForUpdating(valueToUpdate).readValue(p);
                    p.close();
                } catch (IOException e) { // should not occur, no real i/o...
                    if (e instanceof JsonMappingException) {
                        throw (JsonMappingException) e;
                    }
                    // 17-Mar-2017, tatu: Really ought not happen...
                    throw JsonMappingException.fromUnexpectedIOE(e);
                }
            }
            return result;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Extended Public API: JSON Schema generation
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Generate <a href="http://json-schema.org/">Json-schema</a>
         * instance for specified class.
         *
         * @param t The class to generate schema for
         * @return Constructed JSON schema.
         * 
         * @deprecated Since 2.6 use external JSON Schema generator (https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-jsonSchema)
         *    (which under the hood calls {@link #acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JavaType, JsonFormatVisitorWrapper)})
         */
        @Deprecated
        public com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsonschema.JsonSchema generateJsonSchema(Class<?> t)
                throws JsonMappingException {
            return _serializerProvider(getSerializationConfig()).generateJsonSchema(t);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for visiting type hierarchy for given type, using specified visitor.
         *<p>
         * This method can be used for things like
         * generating <a href="http://json-schema.org/">JSON Schema</a>
         * instance for specified type.
         *
         * @param type Type to generate schema for (possibly with generic signature)
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        public void acceptJsonFormatVisitor(Class<?> type, JsonFormatVisitorWrapper visitor)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            acceptJsonFormatVisitor(_typeFactory.constructType(type), visitor);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for visiting type hierarchy for given type, using specified visitor.
         * Visitation uses <code>Serializer</code> hierarchy and related properties
         *<p>
         * This method can be used for things like
         * generating <a href="http://json-schema.org/">JSON Schema</a>
         * instance for specified type.
         *
         * @param type Type to generate schema for (possibly with generic signature)
         * 
         * @since 2.1
         */
        public void acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JavaType type, JsonFormatVisitorWrapper visitor)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            if (type == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("type must be provided");
            }
            _serializerProvider(getSerializationConfig()).acceptJsonFormatVisitor(type, visitor);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Internal factory methods for type ids, overridable
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Overridable factory method, separate to allow format-specific mappers (and specifically
         * XML-backed one, currently) to offer custom {@link TypeResolverBuilder} subtypes.
         *
         * @since 2.10
         */
        protected TypeResolverBuilder<?> _constructDefaultTypeResolverBuilder(DefaultTyping applicability,
                PolymorphicTypeValidator ptv) {
            return DefaultTypeResolverBuilder.construct(applicability, ptv);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Internal methods for serialization, overridable
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Overridable helper method used for constructing
         * {@link SerializerProvider} to use for serialization.
         */
        protected DefaultSerializerProvider _serializerProvider(SerializationConfig config) {
            return _serializerProvider.createInstance(config, _serializerFactory);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to configure the generator as necessary and then
         * call write functionality
         *
         * @since 2.11.2
         */
        protected final void _writeValueAndClose(JsonGenerator g, Object value)
            throws IOException
        {
            SerializationConfig cfg = getSerializationConfig();
            if (cfg.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.CLOSE_CLOSEABLE) && (value instanceof Closeable)) {
                _writeCloseable(g, value, cfg);
                return;
            }
            try {
                _serializerProvider(cfg).serializeValue(g, value);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                ClassUtil.closeOnFailAndThrowAsIOE(g, e);
                return;
            }
            g.close();
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method used when value to serialize is {@link Closeable} and its <code>close()</code>
         * method is to be called right after serialization has been called
         */
        private final void _writeCloseable(JsonGenerator g, Object value, SerializationConfig cfg)
            throws IOException
        {
            Closeable toClose = (Closeable) value;
            try {
                _serializerProvider(cfg).serializeValue(g, value);
                Closeable tmpToClose = toClose;
                toClose = null;
                tmpToClose.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                ClassUtil.closeOnFailAndThrowAsIOE(g, toClose, e);
                return;
            }
            g.close();
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method used when value to serialize is {@link Closeable} and its <code>close()</code>
         * method is to be called right after serialization has been called
         */
        private final void _writeCloseableValue(JsonGenerator g, Object value, SerializationConfig cfg)
            throws IOException
        {
            Closeable toClose = (Closeable) value;
            try {
                _serializerProvider(cfg).serializeValue(g, value);
                if (cfg.isEnabled(SerializationFeature.FLUSH_AFTER_WRITE_VALUE)) {
                    g.flush();
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                ClassUtil.closeOnFailAndThrowAsIOE(null, toClose, e);
                return;
            }
            toClose.close();
        }
    
        /**
         * @deprecated Since 2.11.2 Use {@link #_writeValueAndClose} instead
         */
        @Deprecated // since 2.11.2 (to remove earliest from 2.13)
        protected final void _configAndWriteValue(JsonGenerator g, Object value) throws IOException {
            getSerializationConfig().initialize(g);
            _writeValueAndClose(g, value);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Internal methods for deserialization, overridable
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Actual implementation of value reading+binding operation.
         */
        protected Object _readValue(DeserializationConfig cfg, JsonParser p,
                JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException
        {
            // First: may need to read the next token, to initialize
            // state (either before first read from parser, or after
            // previous token has been cleared)
            final Object result;
            JsonToken t = _initForReading(p, valueType);
            final DefaultDeserializationContext ctxt = createDeserializationContext(p, cfg);
            if (t == JsonToken.VALUE_NULL) {
                // Ask JsonDeserializer what 'null value' to use:
                result = _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, valueType).getNullValue(ctxt);
            } else if (t == JsonToken.END_ARRAY || t == JsonToken.END_OBJECT) {
                result = null;
            } else { // pointing to event other than null
                result = ctxt.readRootValue(p, valueType, _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, valueType), null);
            }
            // Need to consume the token too
            p.clearCurrentToken();
            if (cfg.isEnabled(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_TRAILING_TOKENS)) {
                _verifyNoTrailingTokens(p, ctxt, valueType);
            }
            return result;
        }
    
        protected Object _readMapAndClose(JsonParser p0, JavaType valueType)
            throws IOException
        {
            try (JsonParser p = p0) {
                final Object result;
                final DeserializationConfig cfg = getDeserializationConfig();
                final DefaultDeserializationContext ctxt = createDeserializationContext(p, cfg);
                JsonToken t = _initForReading(p, valueType);
                if (t == JsonToken.VALUE_NULL) {
                    // Ask JsonDeserializer what 'null value' to use:
                    result = _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, valueType).getNullValue(ctxt);
                } else if (t == JsonToken.END_ARRAY || t == JsonToken.END_OBJECT) {
                    result = null;
                } else {
                    result = ctxt.readRootValue(p, valueType,
                            _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, valueType), null);
                    ctxt.checkUnresolvedObjectId();
                }
                if (cfg.isEnabled(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_TRAILING_TOKENS)) {
                    _verifyNoTrailingTokens(p, ctxt, valueType);
                }
                return result;
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Similar to {@link #_readMapAndClose} but specialized for <code>JsonNode</code>
         * reading.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        protected JsonNode _readTreeAndClose(JsonParser p0) throws IOException
        {
            try (JsonParser p = p0) {
                final JavaType valueType = constructType(JsonNode.class);
    
                DeserializationConfig cfg = getDeserializationConfig();
                // 27-Oct-2016, tatu: Need to inline `_initForReading()` due to
                //   special requirements by tree reading (no fail on eof)
                
                cfg.initialize(p); // since 2.5
                JsonToken t = p.currentToken();
                if (t == null) {
                    t = p.nextToken();
                    if (t == null) {
                        // [databind#2211]: return `MissingNode` (supercedes [databind#1406] which dictated
                        // returning `null`
                        return cfg.getNodeFactory().missingNode();
                    }
                }
                final JsonNode resultNode;
    
                final DefaultDeserializationContext ctxt = createDeserializationContext(p, cfg);
                if (t == JsonToken.VALUE_NULL) {
                    resultNode = cfg.getNodeFactory().nullNode();
                } else {
                    resultNode = (JsonNode) ctxt.readRootValue(p, valueType,
                            _findRootDeserializer(ctxt, valueType), null);
                    // No ObjectIds so can ignore
    //              ctxt.checkUnresolvedObjectId();
                }
                if (cfg.isEnabled(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_TRAILING_TOKENS)) {
                    _verifyNoTrailingTokens(p, ctxt, valueType);
                }
                return resultNode;
            }
        }
    
    
    
        /**
         * Internal helper method called to create an instance of {@link DeserializationContext}
         * for deserializing a single root value.
         * Can be overridden if a custom context is needed.
         */
        protected DefaultDeserializationContext createDeserializationContext(JsonParser p,
                DeserializationConfig cfg) {
            return _deserializationContext.createInstance(cfg, p, _injectableValues);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to ensure that given parser is ready for reading
         * content for data binding.
         *
         * @return First token to be used for data binding after this call:
         *  can never be null as exception will be thrown if parser cannot
         *  provide more tokens.
         *
         * @throws IOException if the underlying input source has problems during
         *   parsing
         */
        protected JsonToken _initForReading(JsonParser p, JavaType targetType) throws IOException
        {
            _deserializationConfig.initialize(p); // since 2.5
    
            // First: must point to a token; if not pointing to one, advance.
            // This occurs before first read from JsonParser, as well as
            // after clearing of current token.
            JsonToken t = p.currentToken();
            if (t == null) {
                // and then we must get something...
                t = p.nextToken();
                if (t == null) {
                    // Throw mapping exception, since it's failure to map,
                    //   not an actual parsing problem
                    throw MismatchedInputException.from(p, targetType,
                            "No content to map due to end-of-input");
                }
            }
            return t;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.9
         */
        protected final void _verifyNoTrailingTokens(JsonParser p, DeserializationContext ctxt,
                JavaType bindType)
            throws IOException
        {
            JsonToken t = p.nextToken();
            if (t != null) {
                Class<?> bt = ClassUtil.rawClass(bindType);
                ctxt.reportTrailingTokens(bt, p, t);
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Internal methods, other
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method called to locate deserializer for the passed root-level value.
         */
        protected JsonDeserializer<Object> _findRootDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt,
                JavaType valueType)
            throws DatabindException
        {
            // First: have we already seen it?
            JsonDeserializer<Object> deser = _rootDeserializers.get(valueType);
            if (deser != null) {
                return deser;
            }
            // Nope: need to ask provider to resolve it
            deser = ctxt.findRootValueDeserializer(valueType);
            if (deser == null) { // can this happen?
                return ctxt.reportBadDefinition(valueType,
                        "Cannot find a deserializer for type "+valueType);
            }
            _rootDeserializers.put(valueType, deser);
            return deser;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.2
         */
        protected void _verifySchemaType(FormatSchema schema)
        {
            if (schema != null) {
                if (!_jsonFactory.canUseSchema(schema)) {
                        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot use FormatSchema of type "+schema.getClass().getName()
                                +" for format "+_jsonFactory.getFormatName());
                }
            }
        }
    
        protected final void _assertNotNull(String paramName, Object src) {
            if (src == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("argument \"%s\" is null", paramName));
            }
        }
    }
    

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