package com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation;

Enumeration used with JsonSetter (for properties `nulls` and `contentNulls`) to define how explicit `null` values from input (if input format has the concept; JSON, for example does) are handled. /**
 * Enumeration used with {@link JsonSetter} (for properties `nulls`
 * and `contentNulls`)
 * to define how explicit `null` values from input (if input format
 * has the concept; JSON, for example does) are handled.
 */
public enum Nulls
{
    
Value that indicates that an input null should result in assignment
of Java `null` value of matching property (except where deserializer
indicates other "null value" by overriding getNullValue(...)
method)
/**
     * Value that indicates that an input null should result in assignment
     * of Java `null` value of matching property (except where deserializer
     * indicates other "null value" by overriding <code>getNullValue(...)</code>
     * method)
     */
    SET,

    
Value that indicates that an input null value should be skipped and
no assignment is to be made; this usually means that the property
will have its default value.
/**
     * Value that indicates that an input null value should be skipped and
     * no assignment is to be made; this usually means that the property
     * will have its default value.
     */
    SKIP,

    
Value that indicates that an exception (of type that indicates input mismatch
problem) is to be thrown, to indicate that null values are not accepted.
/**
     * Value that indicates that an exception (of type that indicates input mismatch
     * problem) is to be thrown, to indicate that null values are not accepted.
     */
    FAIL,

    
Value that indicates that value to assign should come from the value
deserializer of the type, using method getEmptyValue().
/**
     * Value that indicates that value to assign should come from the value
     * deserializer of the type, using method <code>getEmptyValue()</code>.
     */
    AS_EMPTY,

    
Pseudo-value used to indicate that defaults are to be used for handling,
that is, this value specifies no explicit handling override.
/**
     * Pseudo-value used to indicate that defaults are to be used for handling,
     * that is, this value specifies no explicit handling override.
     */
    DEFAULT
    ;
}