Is there any way to utilize <classDiscriminator> on a specific key when deserializing an abstract cl...

# serialization

[andrew]

Is there any way to utilize classDiscriminator on a specific key when deserializing an abstract class, but without using the qualified name as a value, but a custom value?

[Dominaezzz]

Use SerialName on AugustLock

[andrew]

Are we able to set class discriminator per class being serialized?

[Dominaezzz]

Yes, you can give each class a serial name.

[Dominaezzz]

Unless you mean the discriminator field name. That can also be set per base class.

[andrew]

yes, the discriminator field name

[andrew]

How would that be done?

[Dominaezzz]

JsonClassDiscriminator annotation

[andrew]

Ah, was looking at the wrong source for the annotation, thanks man!

[andrew]

Also

[andrew]

Do they expect you to match the field name or the serial name?

[andrew]

It's gonna be a while before I can test this, migrating to a brand new type

[andrew]

Looks like it's lining up with whatever serial name would be

[Dominaezzz]

What you have looks mostly right.

[Dominaezzz]

Only issue is that you can't use the discriminator as a field in the class.

[Nikky]

i mark such fields as @Transient and then add the @SerialiName to the subclasses of the sealed/abstract class

that generally works

i wish there was a way to teach serialization how to infer the type from a custom field and have that in the class too.. but that.. is complication and could lead to inconsistency