All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayJsonNode, BooleanJsonNode, EmbeddedObjectJsonNode, NullJsonNode, NumberJsonNode, ObjectJsonNode, StringJsonNode
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public interface JsonNode
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A node in a JSON document. Either a number, string, boolean, array, object or null. Also can be an embedded object, which is a non-standard type used in JSON extensions, like CBOR.
Created from a JSON document via parser() or parserBuilder().
The type of node can be determined using "is" methods like isNumber() and isString(). Once the type is determined, the value of the node can be extracted via the "as" methods, like asNumber() and asString().

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<JsonNode>`	`asArray()`	When `isArray()` is true, this returns the array associated with this node.
`boolean`	`asBoolean()`	When `isBoolean()` is true, this returns the boolean associated with this node.
`Object`	`asEmbeddedObject()`	When `isEmbeddedObject()` is true, this returns the embedded object associated with this node.
`String`	`asNumber()`	When `isNumber()` is true, this returns the number associated with this node.
`Map<String,JsonNode>`	`asObject()`	When `isObject()` is true, this returns the object associated with this node.
`String`	`asString()`	When `isString()`, is true, this returns the string associated with this node.
`static JsonNode`	`emptyObjectNode()`	Return an empty object node.
`default Optional<JsonNode>`	`field(String child)`	When `isObject()` is true, this will return the result of `Optional.ofNullable(asObject().get(child))`.
`default Optional<JsonNode>`	`index(int child)`	When `isArray()` is true, this will return the result of `asArray().get(child)` if child is within bounds.
`default boolean`	`isArray()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON array: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-5
`default boolean`	`isBoolean()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON boolean: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-3
`default boolean`	`isEmbeddedObject()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON "embedded object".
`default boolean`	`isNull()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON null: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-3
`default boolean`	`isNumber()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON number: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-6
`default boolean`	`isObject()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON object: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-4
`default boolean`	`isString()`	Returns true if this node represents a JSON string: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-7
`static JsonNodeParser`	`parser()`	Create a `JsonNodeParser` for generating a `JsonNode` from a JSON document.
`static JsonNodeParser.Builder`	`parserBuilder()`	Create a `JsonNodeParser.Builder` for generating a `JsonNode` from a JSON document.
`String`	`text()`	When `isString()`, `isBoolean()`, or `isNumber()` is true, this will return the value of this node as a textual string.
`<T> T`	`visit(JsonNodeVisitor<T> visitor)`	Visit this node using the provided visitor.

- Method Detail
  - parser
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static JsonNodeParser parser()
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    Create a JsonNodeParser for generating a JsonNode from a JSON document.
  - parserBuilder
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static JsonNodeParser.Builder parserBuilder()
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    Create a JsonNodeParser.Builder for generating a JsonNode from a JSON document.
  - emptyObjectNode
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static JsonNode emptyObjectNode()
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    Return an empty object node.
  - isNumber
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default boolean isNumber()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON number: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-6
    
    See Also:
    
    asNumber()
  - isString
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default boolean isString()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON string: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-7
    
    See Also:
    
    asString()
  - isBoolean
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default boolean isBoolean()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON boolean: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-3
    
    See Also:
    
    asBoolean()
  - isNull
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default boolean isNull()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON null: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-3
  - isArray
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default boolean isArray()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON array: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-5
    
    See Also:
    
    asArray()
  - isObject
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default boolean isObject()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON object: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259#section-4
    
    See Also:
    
    asObject()
  - isEmbeddedObject
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default boolean isEmbeddedObject()
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    Returns true if this node represents a JSON "embedded object". This non-standard type is associated with JSON extensions, like CBOR or ION. It allows additional data types to be embedded in a JSON document, like a timestamp or a raw byte array.
    Users who are only concerned with handling JSON can ignore this field. It will only be present when using a custom JsonFactory via JsonNodeParser.Builder.jsonFactory(JsonFactory).
    
    See Also:
    
    asEmbeddedObject()
  - asNumber
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String asNumber()
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    When isNumber() is true, this returns the number associated with this node. This will throw an exception if isNumber() is false.
    
    See Also:
    
    text()
  - asString
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String asString()
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    When isString(), is true, this returns the string associated with this node. This will throw an exception if isString() ()} is false.
  - asBoolean
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boolean asBoolean()
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    When isBoolean() is true, this returns the boolean associated with this node. This will throw an exception if isBoolean() is false.
  - asArray
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List<JsonNode> asArray()
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    When isArray() is true, this returns the array associated with this node. This will throw an exception if isArray() is false.
  - asObject
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Map<String,JsonNode> asObject()
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    When isObject() is true, this returns the object associated with this node. This will throw an exception if isObject() is false.
  - asEmbeddedObject
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Object asEmbeddedObject()
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    When isEmbeddedObject() is true, this returns the embedded object associated with this node. This will throw an exception if isEmbeddedObject() is false.
    
    See Also:
    
    isEmbeddedObject()
  - visit
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<T> T visit(JsonNodeVisitor<T> visitor)
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    Visit this node using the provided visitor.
  - text
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String text()
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    When isString(), isBoolean(), or isNumber() is true, this will return the value of this node as a textual string. If this is any other type, this will return null.
  - field
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default Optional<JsonNode> field(String child)
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    When isObject() is true, this will return the result of Optional.ofNullable(asObject().get(child)). If this is any other type, this will return Optional.empty().
  - index
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default Optional<JsonNode> index(int child)
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    When isArray() is true, this will return the result of asArray().get(child) if child is within bounds. If this is any other type or the child is out of bounds, this will return Optional.empty().

Interface JsonNode

Method Summary

Method Detail

parser

parserBuilder

emptyObjectNode

isNumber

isString

isBoolean

isNull

isArray

isObject

isEmbeddedObject

asNumber

asString

asBoolean

asArray

asObject

asEmbeddedObject

visit

text

field

index