## Uses of Class
org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.MapType

- Packages that use MapType
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.codehaus.jackson.map | 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`
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser | Contains implementation classes of deserialization part of data binding.
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.module | Package that contains classes and interfaces to help implement custom extension `Module`s (which are registered using `ObjectMapper.registerModule(org.codehaus.jackson.map.Module)`.
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser | Contains implementation classes of serialization part of data binding.
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.type | Package that contains concrete implementations of `JavaType`, as well as the factory (`TypeFactory`) for constructing instances from various input data types (like `Class`, `Type`) and programmatically (for structured types, arrays, `List`s and `Map`s).

- - ### Uses of MapType in org.codehaus.jackson.map

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map with parameters of type MapType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract JsonDeserializer<?>` | DeserializerFactory.`createMapDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider p, MapType type, BeanProperty property)`
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | Deserializers.`findMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate deserializer for specified `Map` type.
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | Deserializers.Base.`findMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
    `JsonSerializer<?>` | Serializers.`findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
    `JsonSerializer<?>` | Serializers.Base.`findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`

  - ### Uses of MapType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser with parameters of type MapType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected JsonDeserializer<?>` | BeanDeserializerFactory.`_findCustomMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BasicBeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
    `protected abstract JsonDeserializer<?>` | BasicDeserializerFactory.`_findCustomMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider p, BasicBeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeser, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeser, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeser)`
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | BasicDeserializerFactory.`createMapDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider p, MapType type, BeanProperty property)`

  - ### Uses of MapType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.module

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.module with parameters of type MapType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | SimpleDeserializers.`findMapDeserializer(MapType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
    `JsonSerializer<?>` | SimpleSerializers.`findMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`

  - ### Uses of MapType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser with parameters of type MapType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected JsonSerializer<?>` | BasicSerializerFactory.`buildMapSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapType type, BasicBeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, boolean staticTyping, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Helper method that handles configuration details when constructing serializers for `Map` types.

  - ### Uses of MapType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.type

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.type that return MapType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MapType` | MapType.`construct(Class<?> rawType, JavaType keyT, JavaType valueT)`
    `MapType` | TypeFactory.`constructMapType(Class<? extends Map> mapClass, Class<?> keyClass, Class<?> valueClass)` Method for constructing a `MapType` instance
    `MapType` | TypeFactory.`constructMapType(Class<? extends Map> mapClass, JavaType keyType, JavaType valueType)` Method for constructing a `MapType` instance
    `MapType` | TypeFactory.`constructRawMapType(Class<? extends Map> mapClass)` Method that can be used to construct "raw" Map type; meaning that its parameterization is unknown.
    `MapType` | MapType.`withContentTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | MapType.`withContentValueHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | MapType.`withKeyTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | MapType.`withKeyValueHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | MapType.`withTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapType` | MapType.`withValueHandler(Object h)`