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<pre>public abstract class <span class="strong">BeanDescription</span>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>protected </code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#BeanDescription(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType)">BeanDescription</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/JavaType.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind">JavaType</a>&nbsp;type)</code>&nbsp;</td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/type/TypeBindings.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type">TypeBindings</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#bindingsForBeanType()">bindingsForBeanType</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Accessor for type bindings that may be needed to fully resolve
 types of member object, such as return and argument types of
 methods and constructors, and types of fields.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMember.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMember</a></code></td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMethod.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMethod</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findAnySetter()">findAnySetter</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Method used to locate the method of introspected class that
 implements <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.4/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonAnySetter.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation"><code>JsonAnySetter</code></a>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Map.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Map</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>,<a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedMember.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedMember</a>&gt;</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findBackReferenceProperties()">findBackReferenceProperties</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Method for locating all back-reference properties (setters, fields) bean has</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/AnnotatedConstructor.html" title="class in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect">AnnotatedConstructor</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findDefaultConstructor()">findDefaultConstructor</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Method that will locate the no-arg constructor for this class,
 if it has one, and that constructor has not been marked as
 ignorable.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util">Converter</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>,<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&gt;</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findDeserializationConverter()">findDeserializationConverter</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Method for finding <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"><code>Converter</code></a> used for serializing instances
 of this class.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.4/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.Value.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonFormat.Value</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findExpectedFormat(com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat.Value)">findExpectedFormat</a></strong>(<a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.4/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonFormat.Value.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonFormat.Value</a>&nbsp;defValue)</code>
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 defined by defaults and possible annotations.</div>
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findFactoryMethod(java.lang.Class...)">findFactoryMethod</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;...&nbsp;expArgTypes)</code>
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<div class="block">Method for locating the getter method that is annotated with
 <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.4/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonValue.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation"><code>JsonValue</code></a> annotation,
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findMethod(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class[])">findMethod</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
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<div class="block">Method for checking if the POJO type has annotations to
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util">Converter</a>&lt;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>,<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&gt;</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#findSerializationConverter()">findSerializationConverter</a></strong>()</code>
<div class="block">Method for finding <a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/util/Converter.html" title="interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"><code>Converter</code></a> used for serializing instances
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="http://fasterxml.github.com/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.4/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonInclude.Include.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation">JsonInclude.Include</a></code></td>
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<div class="block">Accessor for getting information about Object Id expected to
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<div class="block">Method for accessing declared type of bean being introspected,
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<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#hasKnownClassAnnotations()">hasKnownClassAnnotations</a></strong>()</code>
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/BeanDescription.html#instantiateBean(boolean)">instantiateBean</a></strong>(boolean&nbsp;fixAccess)</code>
<div class="block">Method called to create a "default instance" of the bean, currently
 only needed for obtaining default field values which may be used for
 suppressing serialization of fields that have "not changed".</div>
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