com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std

## Class ToStringSerializer

- java.lang.Object
- - com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer<T>
  - - com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer<java.lang.Object>
    - - com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ToStringSerializer

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

      public class ToStringSerializer
      extends StdSerializer<java.lang.Object>

  Simple general purpose serializer, useful for any type for which `Object.toString()` returns the desired JSON value.
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer

      `JsonSerializer.None`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ToStringSerializer` | `instance` Singleton instance to use.

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer

      `_handledType`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ToStringSerializer()` Note: usually you should NOT create new instances, but instead use `instance` which is stateless and fully thread-safe.
    `ToStringSerializer(java.lang.Class<?> handledType)` Sometimes it may actually make sense to retain actual handled type, so...

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JsonFormatVisitorWrapper visitor, JavaType typeHint)` Default implementation specifies no format.
    `JsonNode` | `getSchema(SerializerProvider provider, java.lang.reflect.Type typeHint)` Default implementation simply claims type is "string"; usually overriden by custom serializers.
    `boolean` | `isEmpty(SerializerProvider prov, java.lang.Object value)` Method called to check whether given serializable value is considered "empty" value (for purposes of suppressing serialization of empty values).
    `void` | `serialize(java.lang.Object value, com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider provider)` Method that can be called to ask implementation to serialize values of type this serializer handles.
    `void` | `serializeWithType(java.lang.Object value, com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider provider, TypeSerializer typeSer)` Default implementation will write type prefix, call regular serialization method (since assumption is that value itself does not need JSON Array or Object start/end markers), and then write type suffix.

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer

      `createObjectNode, createSchemaNode, createSchemaNode, findAnnotatedContentSerializer, findConvertingContentSerializer, findFormatFeature, findFormatOverrides, findIncludeOverrides, findPropertyFilter, getSchema, handledType, isDefaultSerializer, visitArrayFormat, visitArrayFormat, visitFloatFormat, visitIntFormat, visitIntFormat, visitStringFormat, visitStringFormat, wrapAndThrow, wrapAndThrow`

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer

      `getDelegatee, isEmpty, isUnwrappingSerializer, properties, replaceDelegatee, unwrappingSerializer, usesObjectId, withFilterId`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### instance

          public static final ToStringSerializer instance

      Singleton instance to use.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ToStringSerializer

          public ToStringSerializer()

      Note: usually you should NOT create new instances, but instead use `instance` which is stateless and fully thread-safe. However, there are cases where constructor is needed; for example, when using explicit serializer annotations like `JsonSerialize.using()`.

    - #### ToStringSerializer

          public ToStringSerializer(java.lang.Class<?> handledType)

      Sometimes it may actually make sense to retain actual handled type, so...
      Since:
        2.5

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isEmpty

          public boolean isEmpty(SerializerProvider prov,
                        java.lang.Object value)

      Description copied from class: `JsonSerializer`
      Method called to check whether given serializable value is considered "empty" value (for purposes of suppressing serialization of empty values).

      Default implementation will consider only null values to be empty.

      NOTE: replaces `JsonSerializer.isEmpty(Object)`, which was deprecated in 2.5

      Overrides:
        `isEmpty` in class `JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object>`

    - #### serialize

          public void serialize(java.lang.Object value,
                       com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator gen,
                       SerializerProvider provider)
                         throws java.io.IOException

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

    - #### serializeWithType

          public void serializeWithType(java.lang.Object value,
                               com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator gen,
                               SerializerProvider provider,
                               TypeSerializer typeSer)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

      Default implementation will write type prefix, call regular serialization method (since assumption is that value itself does not need JSON Array or Object start/end markers), and then write type suffix. This should work for most cases; some sub-classes may want to change this behavior.
      Overrides:
        `serializeWithType` in class `JsonSerializer<java.lang.Object>`
      Parameters:
        `value` - Value to serialize; can not be null.
        `gen` - Generator used to output resulting Json content
        `provider` - Provider that can be used to get serializers for serializing Objects value contains, if any.
        `typeSer` - Type serializer to use for including type information
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### getSchema

          public JsonNode getSchema(SerializerProvider provider,
                           java.lang.reflect.Type typeHint)
                             throws JsonMappingException

      Description copied from class: `StdSerializer`
      Default implementation simply claims type is "string"; usually overriden by custom serializers.
      Specified by:
        `getSchema` in interface `SchemaAware`
      Overrides:
        `getSchema` in class `StdSerializer<java.lang.Object>`
      Parameters:
        `provider` - The serializer provider.
        `typeHint` - A hint about the type.
      Returns:
        Json-schema for this serializer.
      Throws:
        `JsonMappingException`

    - #### acceptJsonFormatVisitor

          public void acceptJsonFormatVisitor(JsonFormatVisitorWrapper visitor,
                                     JavaType typeHint)
                                       throws JsonMappingException

      Description copied from class: `StdSerializer`
      Default implementation specifies no format. This behavior is usually overriden by custom serializers.
      Specified by:
        `acceptJsonFormatVisitor` in interface `JsonFormatVisitable`
      Overrides:
        `acceptJsonFormatVisitor` in class `StdSerializer<java.lang.Object>`
        `typeHint` - Type of element (entity like property) being visited
      Throws:
        `JsonMappingException`