MapType (Jackson JSON Processor)
Date: 2013-07-14

org.codehaus.jackson.map.type

## Class MapType

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType
  - - org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeBase
    - - org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.MapLikeType
      - - org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.MapType

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    JsonSerializable, JsonSerializableWithType

      public final class MapType
      extends MapLikeType

  Type that represents "true" Java Map types.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.MapLikeType

      `_keyType, _valueType`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType

      `_class, _hashCode, _typeHandler, _valueHandler`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected JavaType` | `_narrow(Class<?> subclass)`
    `static MapType` | `construct(Class<?> rawType, JavaType keyT, JavaType valueT)`
    `JavaType` | `narrowContentsBy(Class<?> contentClass)`
    `JavaType` | `narrowKey(Class<?> keySubclass)`
    `String` | `toString()`
    `JavaType` | `widenContentsBy(Class<?> contentClass)`
    `JavaType` | `widenKey(Class<?> keySubclass)`
    `MapType` | `withContentTypeHandler(Object h)` "Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that its content type will have specified type handler assigned.
    `MapType` | `withContentValueHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | `withKeyTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | `withKeyValueHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | `withTypeHandler(Object h)` "Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified type handler assigned.
    `MapType` | `withValueHandler(Object h)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.MapLikeType

      `buildCanonicalName, containedType, containedTypeCount, containedTypeName, equals, getContentType, getErasedSignature, getGenericSignature, getKeyType, isContainerType, isMapLikeType, isTrueMapType`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.TypeBase

      `_classSignature, getTypeHandler, getValueHandler, serialize, serializeWithType, toCanonical`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.jackson.type.JavaType

      `_assertSubclass, _widen, forcedNarrowBy, getErasedSignature, getGenericSignature, getRawClass, hasGenericTypes, hashCode, hasRawClass, isAbstract, isArrayType, isCollectionLikeType, isConcrete, isEnumType, isFinal, isInterface, isPrimitive, isThrowable, narrowBy, setValueHandler, widenBy`

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

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### construct

          public static MapType construct(Class<?> rawType,
                          JavaType keyT,
                          JavaType valueT)

    - #### _narrow

          protected JavaType _narrow(Class<?> subclass)

      Overrides:
        `_narrow` in class `MapLikeType`

    - #### narrowContentsBy

          public JavaType narrowContentsBy(Class<?> contentClass)

      Overrides:
        `narrowContentsBy` in class `MapLikeType`

    - #### widenContentsBy

          public JavaType widenContentsBy(Class<?> contentClass)

      Overrides:
        `widenContentsBy` in class `MapLikeType`

    - #### narrowKey

          public JavaType narrowKey(Class<?> keySubclass)

      Overrides:
        `narrowKey` in class `MapLikeType`

    - #### widenKey

          public JavaType widenKey(Class<?> keySubclass)

      Overrides:
        `widenKey` in class `MapLikeType`
      Since:
        1.8

    - #### withTypeHandler

          public MapType withTypeHandler(Object h)

      Description copied from class: `JavaType`
      "Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that it will have specified type handler assigned.
      Overrides:
        `withTypeHandler` in class `MapLikeType`
      Returns:
        Newly created type instance

    - #### withContentTypeHandler

          public MapType withContentTypeHandler(Object h)

      Description copied from class: `JavaType`
      "Copy method" that will construct a new instance that is identical to this instance, except that its content type will have specified type handler assigned.
      Overrides:
        `withContentTypeHandler` in class `MapLikeType`
      Returns:
        Newly created type instance

    - #### withValueHandler

          public MapType withValueHandler(Object h)

      Overrides:
        `withValueHandler` in class `MapLikeType`

    - #### withContentValueHandler

          public MapType withContentValueHandler(Object h)

      Overrides:
        `withContentValueHandler` in class `MapLikeType`

    - #### withKeyTypeHandler

          public MapType withKeyTypeHandler(Object h)

      Overrides:
        `withKeyTypeHandler` in class `MapLikeType`
      Since:
        1.9

    - #### withKeyValueHandler

          public MapType withKeyValueHandler(Object h)

      Overrides:
        `withKeyValueHandler` in class `MapLikeType`
      Since:
        1.9

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `MapLikeType`