JSON Data Binding
Explore how JSON data binding works in Spring REST applications using the Jackson library. Understand the process of converting between JSON and Java objects, including handling syntax rules and managing unknown properties with annotations. This lesson equips you to implement seamless data exchange in your Spring projects.
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The most commonly used data formats in a REST application are JSON and XML. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a plain text data format used for exchanging data between applications.
JSON is a collection of name-value pairs, which the application processes as a string. So, instead of using HTML or JSP to send data, it is passed as a string, and the application can process and render the data accordingly. JSON is language-independent and can be used with any programming language.
Syntax
A sample JSON object is ...