## Uses of Class
org.codehaus.jackson.map.type.MapLikeType

- Packages that use MapLikeType
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.codehaus.jackson.map | Contains basic mapper (conversion) functionality that allows for converting between regular streaming json content and Java objects (beans or Tree Model: support for both is via `ObjectMapper` class, as well as convenience methods included in `JsonParser`
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser | Contains implementation classes of deserialization part of data binding.
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.module | Package that contains classes and interfaces to help implement custom extension `Module`s (which are registered using `ObjectMapper.registerModule(org.codehaus.jackson.map.Module)`.
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser | Contains implementation classes of serialization part of data binding.
  org.codehaus.jackson.map.type | Package that contains concrete implementations of `JavaType`, as well as the factory (`TypeFactory`) for constructing instances from various input data types (like `Class`, `Type`) and programmatically (for structured types, arrays, `List`s and `Map`s).

- - ### Uses of MapLikeType in org.codehaus.jackson.map

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map with parameters of type MapLikeType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract JsonDeserializer<?>` | DeserializerFactory.`createMapLikeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider p, MapLikeType type, BeanProperty property)`
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | Deserializers.`findMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)` Method called to locate serializer for specified "Map-like" type (one that acts like `Map` but does not implement it).
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | Deserializers.Base.`findMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
    `JsonSerializer<?>` | Serializers.`findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`
    `JsonSerializer<?>` | Serializers.Base.`findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`

  - ### Uses of MapLikeType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.deser with parameters of type MapLikeType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected JsonDeserializer<?>` | BeanDeserializerFactory.`_findCustomMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BasicBeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
    `protected abstract JsonDeserializer<?>` | BasicDeserializerFactory.`_findCustomMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider p, BasicBeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeser, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeser, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeser)`
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | BasicDeserializerFactory.`createMapLikeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider p, MapLikeType type, BeanProperty property)`

  - ### Uses of MapLikeType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.module

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.module with parameters of type MapLikeType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `JsonDeserializer<?>` | SimpleDeserializers.`findMapLikeDeserializer(MapLikeType type, DeserializationConfig config, DeserializerProvider provider, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, KeyDeserializer keyDeserializer, TypeDeserializer elementTypeDeserializer, JsonDeserializer<?> elementDeserializer)`
    `JsonSerializer<?>` | SimpleSerializers.`findMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)`

  - ### Uses of MapLikeType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser with parameters of type MapLikeType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected JsonSerializer<?>` | BasicSerializerFactory.`buildMapLikeSerializer(SerializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BasicBeanDescription beanDesc, BeanProperty property, boolean staticTyping, JsonSerializer<Object> keySerializer, TypeSerializer elementTypeSerializer, JsonSerializer<Object> elementValueSerializer)` Helper method that handles configuration details when constructing serializers for all "Map-like" types; both ones that implement `Map` and ones that do not (but that have been indicated to behave like Maps).

  - ### Uses of MapLikeType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.type

    Subclasses of MapLikeType in org.codehaus.jackson.map.type
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MapType` Type that represents "true" Java Map types.

    Methods in org.codehaus.jackson.map.type that return MapLikeType
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`construct(Class<?> rawType, JavaType keyT, JavaType valueT)`
    `MapLikeType` | TypeFactory.`constructMapLikeType(Class<?> mapClass, Class<?> keyClass, Class<?> valueClass)` Method for constructing a `MapLikeType` instance
    `MapLikeType` | TypeFactory.`constructMapLikeType(Class<?> mapClass, JavaType keyType, JavaType valueType)` Method for constructing a `MapLikeType` instance
    `MapLikeType` | TypeFactory.`constructRawMapLikeType(Class<?> mapClass)` Method that can be used to construct "raw" Map-like type; meaning that its parameterization is unknown.
    `MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`withContentTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`withContentValueHandler(Object h)`
    `MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`withKeyTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`withKeyValueHandler(Object h)`
    `MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`withTypeHandler(Object h)`
    `MapLikeType` | MapLikeType.`withValueHandler(Object h)`