Spring REST Service: how to configure to remove null objects in json response

Question

I have a spring webservice that returns a json response. I\'m using the example given here to create the service: http://www.mkyong.com/spring-mvc/spring-3-mvc-and-json-exam

Answer 1

Since Jackson is being used, you have to configure that as a Jackson property. In the case of Spring Boot REST services, you have to configure it in application.properties or application.yml:

spring.jackson.default-property-inclusion = NON_NULL

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