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com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription

Packages that use BeanDescription
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind	Contains basic mapper (conversion) functionality that allows for converting between regular streaming json content and Java objects (beans or Tree Model: support for both is via `ObjectMapper` class, as well as convenience methods included in `JsonParser`
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg	Package that contains most of configuration-related classes; exception being couple of most-commonly used configuration things (like Feature enumerations) that are at the main level (`com.fasterxml.jackson.databind`).
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser	Contains implementation classes of deserialization part of data binding.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl	Contains those implementation classes of deserialization part of data binding that are not considered part of public or semi-public interfaces.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std	Contains public standard implementations of abstraction that Jackson uses.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect	Functionality needed for Bean introspection, required for detecting accessors and mutators for Beans, as well as locating and handling method annotations.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module	Package that contains classes and interfaces to help implement custom extension `Module`s (which are registered using `ObjectMapper.registerModule(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module)`.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser	Contains implementation classes of serialization part of data binding.
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind with type parameters of type BeanDescription





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SerializationConfig.introspect(JavaType type)
Method that will introspect full bean properties for the purpose of building a bean serializer





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DeserializationConfig.introspect(JavaType type)
Method that will introspect full bean properties for the purpose of building a bean deserializer





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DeserializationConfig.introspectForBuilder(JavaType type)





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DeserializationConfig.introspectForCreation(JavaType type)
Method that will introspect subset of bean properties needed to construct bean instance.

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind that return BeanDescription
`BeanDescription`	`SerializationConfig.introspectClassAnnotations(JavaType type)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains class annotations: useful if no getter/setter/creator information is needed.
`BeanDescription`	`DeserializationConfig.introspectClassAnnotations(JavaType type)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains class annotations: useful if no getter/setter/creator information is needed.
`BeanDescription`	`SerializationConfig.introspectDirectClassAnnotations(JavaType type)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains immediate class annotations: ones from the class, and its direct mix-in, if any, but not from super types.
`BeanDescription`	`DeserializationConfig.introspectDirectClassAnnotations(JavaType type)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains immediate class annotations: ones from the class, and its direct mix-in, if any, but not from super types.

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg that return BeanDescription
`BeanDescription`	`MapperConfig.introspectClassAnnotations(Class<?> cls)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains class annotations: useful if no getter/setter/creator information is needed.
`abstract BeanDescription`	`MapperConfig.introspectClassAnnotations(JavaType type)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains class annotations: useful if no getter/setter/creator information is needed.
`BeanDescription`	`MapperConfig.introspectDirectClassAnnotations(Class<?> cls)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains immediate class annotations: ones from the class, and its direct mix-in, if any, but not from super types.
`abstract BeanDescription`	`MapperConfig.introspectDirectClassAnnotations(JavaType type)` Accessor for getting bean description that only contains immediate class annotations: ones from the class, and its direct mix-in, if any, but not from super types.

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser

Fields in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser declared as BeanDescription
`protected BeanDescription`	`BeanDeserializerBuilder._beanDesc`

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser with parameters of type BeanDescription
`protected void`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._addDeserializerConstructors(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, VisibilityChecker<?> vchecker, AnnotationIntrospector intr, CreatorCollector creators)`
`protected void`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._addDeserializerFactoryMethods(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, VisibilityChecker<?> vchecker, AnnotationIntrospector intr, CreatorCollector creators)`
`protected ValueInstantiator`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._constructDefaultValueInstantiator(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method that will construct standard default `ValueInstantiator` using annotations (like @JsonCreator) and visibility rules
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomArrayDeserializer(ArrayType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory._findCustomBeanDeserializer(JavaType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomCollectionDeserializer(CollectionType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomCollectionLikeDeserializer(CollectionLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomEnumDeserializer(Class<?> type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`protected JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._findCustomTreeNodeDeserializer(Class<? extends JsonNode> type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected boolean`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._handleSingleArgumentConstructor(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, VisibilityChecker<?> vchecker, AnnotationIntrospector intr, CreatorCollector creators, AnnotatedConstructor ctor, boolean isCreator, boolean isVisible)`
`protected boolean`	`BasicDeserializerFactory._handleSingleArgumentFactory(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, VisibilityChecker<?> vchecker, AnnotationIntrospector intr, CreatorCollector creators, AnnotatedMethod factory, boolean isCreator)`
`protected void`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.addBeanProps(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)` Method called to figure out settable properties for the bean deserializer to use.
`protected void`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.addInjectables(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)` Method called locate all members used for value injection (if any), constructor `ValueInjector` instances, and add them to builder.
`protected void`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.addObjectIdReader(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)`
`protected void`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.addReferenceProperties(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)` Method that will find if bean has any managed- or back-reference properties, and if so add them to bean, to be linked during resolution phase.
`JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.buildBeanDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method that is to actually build a bean deserializer instance.
`protected JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.buildBuilderBasedDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType valueType, BeanDescription builderDesc)` Method for constructing a bean deserializer that uses specified intermediate Builder for binding data, and construction of the value instance.
`JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.buildThrowableDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected SettableAnyProperty`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.constructAnySetter(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, AnnotatedMethod setter)` Method called to construct fallback `SettableAnyProperty` for handling unknown bean properties, given a method that has been designated as such setter.
`protected BeanDeserializerBuilder`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.constructBeanDeserializerBuilder(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Overridable method that constructs a `BeanDeserializerBuilder` which is used to accumulate information needed to create deserializer instance.
`protected CreatorProperty`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.constructCreatorProperty(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, String name, int index, AnnotatedParameter param, Object injectableValueId)` Method that will construct a property object that represents a logical property passed via Creator (constructor or static factory method)
`protected SettableBeanProperty`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.constructSettableProperty(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanPropertyDefinition propDef, Type jdkType)` Method that will construct a regular bean property setter using the given setter method.
`protected SettableBeanProperty`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.constructSetterlessProperty(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanPropertyDefinition propDef)` Method that will construct a regular bean property setter using the given setter method.
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createArrayDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to create (or, for completely immutable deserializers, reuse) a deserializer that can convert JSON content into values of specified Java type.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createArrayDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`abstract JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`DeserializerFactory.createBeanDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to create (or, for completely immutable deserializers, reuse) a deserializer that can convert JSON content into values of specified Java "bean" (POJO) type.
`JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.createBeanDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method that `DeserializerCache`s call to create a new deserializer for types other than Collections, Maps, arrays and enums.
`abstract JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`DeserializerFactory.createBuilderBasedDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, Class<?> builderClass)` Method called to create a deserializer that will use specified Builder class for building value instances.
`JsonDeserializer<Object>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.createBuilderBasedDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType valueType, BeanDescription beanDesc, Class<?> builderClass)`
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createCollectionDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createCollectionDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createCollectionLikeDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createCollectionLikeDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createEnumDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createEnumDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Factory method for constructing serializers of `Enum` types.
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createMapDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createMapDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createMapLikeDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createMapLikeDeserializer(DeserializationContext ctxt, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`abstract JsonDeserializer<?>`	`DeserializerFactory.createTreeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to create and return a deserializer that can construct JsonNode(s) from JSON content.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.createTreeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, JavaType nodeType, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.filterBeanProps(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> propDefsIn, Set<String> ignored)` Helper method called to filter out explicit ignored properties, as well as properties that have "ignorable types".
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findArrayDeserializer(ArrayType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate serializer for specified array type.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findArrayDeserializer(ArrayType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findBeanDeserializer(JavaType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to locate deserializer for specified value type which does not belong to any other category (not an Enum, Collection, Map, Array or tree node)
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findBeanDeserializer(JavaType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findCollectionDeserializer(CollectionType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate serializer for specified `Collection` (List, Set etc) type.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findCollectionDeserializer(CollectionType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findCollectionLikeDeserializer(CollectionLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate serializer for specified "Collection-like" type (one that acts like `Collection` but does not implement it).
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findCollectionLikeDeserializer(CollectionLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findEnumDeserializer(Class<?> type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to locate deserializer for specified `Enum` type.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findEnumDeserializer(Class<?> type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`KeyDeserializer`	`KeyDeserializers.findKeyDeserializer(JavaType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate deserializer for specified `Map` type.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate serializer for specified "Map-like" type (one that acts like `Map` but does not implement it).
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.findTreeNodeDeserializer(Class<? extends JsonNode> nodeType, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to locate deserializer for specified JSON tree node type.
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`Deserializers.Base.findTreeNodeDeserializer(Class<? extends JsonNode> nodeType, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`ValueInstantiator`	`ValueInstantiators.findValueInstantiator(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, ValueInstantiator defaultInstantiator)` Method called to find the `ValueInstantiator` to use for creating instances of specified type during deserialization.
`ValueInstantiator`	`ValueInstantiators.Base.findValueInstantiator(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, ValueInstantiator defaultInstantiator)`
`abstract ValueInstantiator`	`DeserializerFactory.findValueInstantiator(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method that is to find all creators (constructors, factory methods) for the bean type to deserialize.
`ValueInstantiator`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.findValueInstantiator(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Value instantiator is created both based on creator annotations, and on optional externally provided instantiators (registered through module interface).
`protected boolean`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.isIgnorableType(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, Class<?> type, Map<Class<?>,Boolean> ignoredTypes)` Helper method that will check whether given raw type is marked as always ignorable (for purpose of ignoring properties with type)
`protected JavaType`	`BeanDeserializerFactory.materializeAbstractType(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`BeanDeserializerModifier.modifyDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)` Method called by `BeanDeserializerFactory` after constructing default bean deserializer instance with properties collected and ordered earlier.
`protected JavaType`	`BasicDeserializerFactory.resolveType(DeserializationContext ctxt, BeanDescription beanDesc, JavaType type, AnnotatedMember member)` Helper method used to resolve method return types and field types.
`BeanDeserializerBuilder`	`BeanDeserializerModifier.updateBuilder(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)` Method called by `BeanDeserializerFactory` when it has collected basic information such as tentative list of properties to deserialize.
`List<BeanPropertyDefinition>`	`BeanDeserializerModifier.updateProperties(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> propDefs)` Method called by `BeanDeserializerFactory` when it has collected initial list of `BeanPropertyDefinition`s, and done basic by-name and by-type filtering, but before constructing builder or actual property handlers; or arranging order.

Constructors in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser with parameters of type BeanDescription
`AbstractDeserializer(BeanDeserializerBuilder builder, BeanDescription beanDesc, Map<String,SettableBeanProperty> backRefProps)`
`BeanDeserializer(BeanDeserializerBuilder builder, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanPropertyMap properties, Map<String,SettableBeanProperty> backRefs, HashSet<String> ignorableProps, boolean ignoreAllUnknown, boolean hasViews)` Constructor used by `BeanDeserializerBuilder`.
`BeanDeserializerBase(BeanDeserializerBuilder builder, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanPropertyMap properties, Map<String,SettableBeanProperty> backRefs, HashSet<String> ignorableProps, boolean ignoreAllUnknown, boolean hasViews)` Constructor used when initially building a deserializer instance, given a `BeanDeserializerBuilder` that contains configuration.
`BeanDeserializerBuilder(BeanDescription beanDesc, DeserializationConfig config)`
`BuilderBasedDeserializer(BeanDeserializerBuilder builder, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanPropertyMap properties, Map<String,SettableBeanProperty> backRefs, HashSet<String> ignorableProps, boolean ignoreAllUnknown, boolean hasViews)` Constructor used by `BeanDeserializerBuilder`.

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl

Constructors in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.impl with parameters of type BeanDescription
`CreatorCollector(BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean canFixAccess)`

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std with parameters of type BeanDescription
`static ValueInstantiator`	`JacksonDeserializers.findValueInstantiator(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect

Subclasses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect
`class`	`BasicBeanDescription` Default `BeanDescription` implementation.

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect that return BeanDescription
`abstract BeanDescription`	`ClassIntrospector.forClassAnnotations(MapperConfig<?> cfg, JavaType type, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver r)` Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has information regarding annotations class itself (or its supertypes) has, but nothing on methods or constructors.
`abstract BeanDescription`	`ClassIntrospector.forCreation(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver r)` Factory method that constructs an introspector that has information necessary for creating instances of given class ("creator"), as well as class annotations, but no information on member methods
`abstract BeanDescription`	`ClassIntrospector.forDeserialization(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver r)` Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all information needed for deserialization purposes.
`abstract BeanDescription`	`ClassIntrospector.forDeserializationWithBuilder(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver r)` Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all information needed for constructing deserializers that use intermediate Builder objects.
`abstract BeanDescription`	`ClassIntrospector.forDirectClassAnnotations(MapperConfig<?> cfg, JavaType type, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver r)` Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has information regarding annotations class itself has (but NOT including its supertypes), but nothing on methods or constructors.
`abstract BeanDescription`	`ClassIntrospector.forSerialization(SerializationConfig cfg, JavaType type, ClassIntrospector.MixInResolver r)` Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all information needed for serialization purposes.

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module with parameters of type BeanDescription
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findArrayDeserializer(ArrayType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`SimpleSerializers.findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findBeanDeserializer(JavaType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findCollectionDeserializer(CollectionType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findCollectionLikeDeserializer(CollectionLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`SimpleSerializers.findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`SimpleSerializers.findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findEnumDeserializer(Class<?> type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`KeyDeserializer`	`SimpleKeyDeserializers.findKeyDeserializer(JavaType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`SimpleSerializers.findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`SimpleSerializers.findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`SimpleSerializers.findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`JsonDeserializer<?>`	`SimpleDeserializers.findTreeNodeDeserializer(Class<? extends JsonNode> nodeType, DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`ValueInstantiator`	`SimpleValueInstantiators.findValueInstantiator(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, ValueInstantiator defaultInstantiator)`

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser

Fields in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser declared as BeanDescription
`protected BeanDescription`	`PropertyBuilder._beanDesc`
`protected BeanDescription`	`BeanSerializerBuilder._beanDesc`

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser that return BeanDescription
`BeanDescription`	`BeanSerializerBuilder.getBeanDescription()`

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser with parameters of type BeanDescription
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.buildArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Helper method that handles configuration details when constructing serializers for `Object[]` (and subtypes, except for String).
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.buildCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, boolean staticTyping, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Helper method that handles configuration details when constructing serializers for `List` types that support efficient by-index access
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.buildContainerSerializer(SerializerProvider prov, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, boolean staticTyping)`
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.buildIterableSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping)`
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.buildIteratorSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping)`
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.buildMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Helper method that handles configuration details when constructing serializers for `Map` types.
`List<BeanPropertyWriter>`	`BeanSerializerModifier.changeProperties(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyWriter> beanProperties)` Method called by `BeanSerializerFactory` with tentative set of discovered properties.
`protected JsonSerializer<Object>`	`BeanSerializerFactory.constructBeanSerializer(SerializerProvider prov, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property)` Method called to construct serializer for serializing specified bean type.
`protected BeanSerializerBuilder`	`BeanSerializerFactory.constructBeanSerializerBuilder(BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected ObjectIdWriter`	`BeanSerializerFactory.constructObjectIdHandler(SerializerProvider prov, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyWriter> props)`
`protected PropertyBuilder`	`BeanSerializerFactory.constructPropertyBuilder(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected List<BeanPropertyWriter>`	`BeanSerializerFactory.filterBeanProperties(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyWriter> props)` Overridable method that can filter out properties.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified array type.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.Base.findArraySerializer(SerializationConfig config, ArrayType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`protected List<BeanPropertyWriter>`	`BeanSerializerFactory.findBeanProperties(SerializerProvider prov, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanSerializerBuilder builder)` Method used to collect all actual serializable properties.
`JsonSerializer<Object>`	`BeanSerializerFactory.findBeanSerializer(SerializerProvider prov, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property)` Method that will try to construct a `BeanSerializer` for given class.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified "Collection-like" type (type that acts like `Collection`, but does not implement it).
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.Base.findCollectionLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified `Collection` type.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.Base.findCollectionSerializer(SerializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`protected Object`	`BeanSerializerFactory.findFilterId(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to find filter that is configured to be used with bean serializer being built, if any.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified "Map-like" type (type that acts like `Map`, but does not implement it).
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.Base.findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified `Map` type.
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.Base.findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called by serialization framework first time a serializer is needed for specified type, which is not of a container type (for which other methods are called).
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`Serializers.Base.findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.findSerializerByAddonType(SerializationConfig config, JavaType javaType, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping)` Reflection-based serialized find method, which checks if given class implements one of recognized "add-on" interfaces.
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.findSerializerByAnnotations(SerializerProvider prov, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc)` Method called to see if one of primary per-class annotations (or related, like implementing of `JsonSerializable`) determines the serializer to use.
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.findSerializerByLookup(JavaType type, SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping)` Method that will use fast lookup (and identity comparison) methods to see if we know serializer to use for given type.
`protected JsonSerializer<?>`	`BasicSerializerFactory.findSerializerByPrimaryType(SerializerProvider prov, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, boolean staticTyping)` Method for checking if we can determine serializer to use based on set of known primary types, checking for set of known base types (exact matches having been compared against with `findSerializerByLookup`).
`JsonSerializer<?>`	`BeanSerializerModifier.modifySerializer(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonSerializer<?> serializer)` Method called by `BeanSerializerFactory` after constructing default bean serializer instance with properties collected and ordered earlier.
`List<BeanPropertyWriter>`	`BeanSerializerModifier.orderProperties(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyWriter> beanProperties)` Method called by `BeanSerializerFactory` with set of properties to serialize, in default ordering (based on defaults as well as possible type annotations).
`protected void`	`BeanSerializerFactory.removeIgnorableTypes(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> properties)` Method that will apply by-type limitations (as per [JACKSON-429]); by default this is based on `JsonIgnoreType` annotation but can be supplied by module-provided introspectors too.
`protected void`	`BeanSerializerFactory.removeSetterlessGetters(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> properties)` Helper method that will remove all properties that do not have a mutator.
`BeanSerializerBuilder`	`BeanSerializerModifier.updateBuilder(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanSerializerBuilder builder)` Method called by `BeanSerializerFactory` after collecting all information regarding POJO to serialize and updating builder with it, but before constructing serializer.
`protected boolean`	`BasicSerializerFactory.usesStaticTyping(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, TypeSerializer typeSer, BeanProperty property)` Helper method to check whether global settings and/or class annotations for the bean class indicate that static typing (declared types) should be used for properties.

Constructors in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser with parameters of type BeanDescription
`BeanSerializerBuilder(BeanDescription beanDesc)`
`PropertyBuilder(SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`

Uses of BeanDescription in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std

Methods in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std with parameters of type BeanDescription
`static EnumSerializer`	`EnumSerializer.construct(Class<Enum<?>> enumClass, SerializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc)`