serialize/deserialize java 8 java.time with Jackson JSON mapper

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Alexander Taylor picture Alexander Taylor · Jan 14, 2015 · Viewed 321.5k times · Source

How do I use Jackson JSON mapper with Java 8 LocalDateTime?

org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException: Can not instantiate value of type [simple type, class java.time.LocalDateTime] from JSON String; no single-String constructor/factory method (through reference chain: MyDTO["field1"]->SubDTO["date"])

Answer

Matt Ball picture Matt Ball · Jan 14, 2015

There's no need to use custom serializers/deserializers here. Use jackson-modules-java8's datetime module:

Datatype module to make Jackson recognize Java 8 Date & Time API data types (JSR-310).

This module adds support for quite a few classes:

  • Duration
  • Instant
  • LocalDateTime
  • LocalDate
  • LocalTime
  • MonthDay
  • OffsetDateTime
  • OffsetTime
  • Period
  • Year
  • YearMonth
  • ZonedDateTime
  • ZoneId
  • ZoneOffset

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