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

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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, isTypeOrSubTypeOf, 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

Class MapType

Field Summary

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

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

Method Summary

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

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

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

construct

_narrow

narrowContentsBy

widenContentsBy

narrowKey

widenKey

withTypeHandler

withContentTypeHandler

withValueHandler

withContentValueHandler

withKeyTypeHandler

withKeyValueHandler

toString