How to map JSON field names to different object field names?

Question

What is the equiv way in Jackson json annotation for the following jax-b annotations?

I need to produce json rather than xml and need to know the conventional jackson annotations that is equivalently denoted in jax-b.

1. rename a field.
2. use getters instead of fields.

These features are especially crucial if the json/xml element name is a java reserved word like "new", "public", "static", etc.

So that we have to name the POJO fields as "_new_", "_public_", "_static_", etc, respectively,

but use jax-b annotation to rename them back to "new", "public", "static", etc in the generated XML (and json) elements.

Renaming a field

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public class Person{     @XmlElement(required = true)     protected String name;     @XmlElement(required = true)     protected String address;     @XmlElement(name = "contractor")     protected boolean _restricted_ ;     @XmlElement(name = "new")     protected boolean _new_ ; } 

Redirect to using property getter (I think this is how it is done in jax-b)

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PROPERTY) public class Person{     protected String name;     protected String address;     protected boolean _restricted_ ;     protected boolean _new_ ;      @XmlElement(required = true)     protected String getName() {return name;}     @XmlElement(required = true)     protected String getAddress() {return address;}     @XmlElement(name = "contractor")     protected boolean getRestricted() {return _restricted_;}     @XmlElement(name = "new")     protected boolean getNew(){return _new_;} } 

Answer 1

Probably it's a bit late but anyway..

you can rename a property just adding

@JsonProperty("contractor") 

And by default Jackson use the getter and setter to serialize and deserialize.

For more detailed information: http://wiki.fasterxml.com/JacksonFAQ

Answer 2

With some example, You can also use it in getter and setter to rename it to different field

public class Sample {      private String fruit;      @JsonProperty("get_apple")     public void setFruit(String fruit) {         this.fruit = fruit;     }      @JsonProperty("send_apple")     public String getFruit() {         return fruit;     }  }