/** * Simple test to verify that byte[] values can be handled properly when converting, as long as * there is metadata (from POJO definitions). */ public void testIssue709() throws Exception { byte[] inputData = new byte[] {1, 2, 3}; ObjectNode node = MAPPER.createObjectNode(); node.put("data", inputData); Issue709Bean result = MAPPER.treeToValue(node, Issue709Bean.class); String json = MAPPER.writeValueAsString(node); Issue709Bean resultFromString = MAPPER.readValue(json, Issue709Bean.class); Issue709Bean resultFromConvert = MAPPER.convertValue(node, Issue709Bean.class); // all methods should work equally well: Assert.assertArrayEquals(inputData, resultFromString.data); Assert.assertArrayEquals(inputData, resultFromConvert.data); Assert.assertArrayEquals(inputData, result.data); }