Convert JsonNode into POJO

Question

This may seem a little unusual, but I am looking for an efficient way to transform/map a JsonNode into a POJO.

I store some of my Model\'s

Answer 1

String jsonInput = "{ \"hi\": \"Assume this is the JSON\"} ";
com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper mapper =
    new com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper();
MyClass myObject = objectMapper.readValue(jsonInput, MyClass.class);

If your JSON input in has more properties than your POJO has and you just want to ignore the extras in Jackson 2.4, you can configure your ObjectMapper as follows. This syntax is different from older Jackson versions. (If you use the wrong syntax, it will silently do nothing.)

mapper.disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNK‌​NOWN_PROPERTIES);