protected JsonDeserializer<?> _createDeserializer2( DeserializationContext ctxt, DeserializerFactory factory, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc) throws JsonMappingException { final DeserializationConfig config = ctxt.getConfig(); // If not, let's see which factory method to use: if (type.isEnumType()) { return factory.createEnumDeserializer(ctxt, type, beanDesc); } if (type.isContainerType()) { if (type.isArrayType()) { return factory.createArrayDeserializer(ctxt, (ArrayType) type, beanDesc); } if (type.isMapLikeType()) { MapLikeType mlt = (MapLikeType) type; if (mlt.isTrueMapType()) { return factory.createMapDeserializer(ctxt, (MapType) mlt, beanDesc); } return factory.createMapLikeDeserializer(ctxt, mlt, beanDesc); } if (type.isCollectionLikeType()) { /* 03-Aug-2012, tatu: As per [Issue#40], one exception is if shape * is to be Shape.OBJECT. Ideally we'd determine it bit later on * (to allow custom handler checks), but that won't work for other * reasons. So do it here. */ JsonFormat.Value format = beanDesc.findExpectedFormat(null); if (format == null || format.getShape() != JsonFormat.Shape.OBJECT) { CollectionLikeType clt = (CollectionLikeType) type; if (clt.isTrueCollectionType()) { return factory.createCollectionDeserializer(ctxt, (CollectionType) clt, beanDesc); } return factory.createCollectionLikeDeserializer(ctxt, clt, beanDesc); } } } if (JsonNode.class.isAssignableFrom(type.getRawClass())) { return factory.createTreeDeserializer(config, type, beanDesc); } return factory.createBeanDeserializer(ctxt, type, beanDesc); }