com.fasterxml.jackson.core

## Enum JsonToken

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<JsonToken>
  - - com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Comparable<JsonToken>

    public enum JsonToken
    extends Enum<JsonToken>

Enumeration for basic token types used for returning results of parsing JSON content.

### Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`END_ARRAY` START_OBJECT is returned when encountering ']' which signals ending of an Array value
`END_OBJECT` START_OBJECT is returned when encountering '}' which signals ending of an Object value
`FIELD_NAME` FIELD_NAME is returned when a String token is encountered as a field name (same lexical value, different function)
`NOT_AVAILABLE` NOT_AVAILABLE can be returned if `JsonParser` implementation can not currently return the requested token (usually next one), or even if any will be available, but that may be able to determine this in future.
`START_ARRAY` START_OBJECT is returned when encountering '[' which signals starting of an Array value
`START_OBJECT` START_OBJECT is returned when encountering '{' which signals starting of an Object value.
`VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT` Placeholder token returned when the input source has a concept of embedded Object that are not accessible as usual structure (of starting with `START_OBJECT`, having values, ending with `END_OBJECT`), but as "raw" objects.
`VALUE_FALSE` VALUE_FALSE is returned when encountering literal "false" in value context
`VALUE_NULL` VALUE_NULL is returned when encountering literal "null" in value context
`VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT` VALUE_NUMBER_INT is returned when a numeric token other that is not an integer is encountered: that is, a number that does have floating point or exponent marker in it, in addition to one or more digits.
`VALUE_NUMBER_INT` VALUE_NUMBER_INT is returned when an integer numeric token is encountered in value context: that is, a number that does not have floating point or exponent marker in it (consists only of an optional sign, followed by one or more digits)
`VALUE_STRING` VALUE_STRING is returned when a String token is encountered in value context (array element, field value, or root-level stand-alone value)
`VALUE_TRUE` VALUE_TRUE is returned when encountering literal "true" in value context

### Method Summary

Methods
`byte[]` `asByteArray()`
`char[]` `asCharArray()`
`String` `asString()`
`boolean` `isNumeric()`
`boolean` `isScalarValue()` Method that can be used to check whether this token represents a valid non-structured value.
`static JsonToken` `valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static JsonToken[]` `values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

`clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Enum Constant Detail

#### NOT_AVAILABLE

    public static final JsonToken NOT_AVAILABLE

NOT_AVAILABLE can be returned if `JsonParser` implementation can not currently return the requested token (usually next one), or even if any will be available, but that may be able to determine this in future. This is the case with non-blocking parsers -- they can not block to wait for more data to parse and must return something.

#### START_OBJECT

    public static final JsonToken START_OBJECT

START_OBJECT is returned when encountering '{' which signals starting of an Object value.

#### END_OBJECT

    public static final JsonToken END_OBJECT

START_OBJECT is returned when encountering '}' which signals ending of an Object value

#### START_ARRAY

    public static final JsonToken START_ARRAY

START_OBJECT is returned when encountering '[' which signals starting of an Array value

#### END_ARRAY

    public static final JsonToken END_ARRAY

START_OBJECT is returned when encountering ']' which signals ending of an Array value

#### FIELD_NAME

    public static final JsonToken FIELD_NAME

FIELD_NAME is returned when a String token is encountered as a field name (same lexical value, different function)

#### VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_EMBEDDED_OBJECT

Placeholder token returned when the input source has a concept of embedded Object that are not accessible as usual structure (of starting with `START_OBJECT`, having values, ending with `END_OBJECT`), but as "raw" objects.

Note: this token is never returned by regular JSON readers, but only by readers that expose other kinds of source (like `JsonNode`-based JSON trees, Maps, Lists and such).

#### VALUE_STRING

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_STRING

VALUE_STRING is returned when a String token is encountered in value context (array element, field value, or root-level stand-alone value)

#### VALUE_NUMBER_INT

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_NUMBER_INT

VALUE_NUMBER_INT is returned when an integer numeric token is encountered in value context: that is, a number that does not have floating point or exponent marker in it (consists only of an optional sign, followed by one or more digits)

#### VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_NUMBER_FLOAT

VALUE_NUMBER_INT is returned when a numeric token other that is not an integer is encountered: that is, a number that does have floating point or exponent marker in it, in addition to one or more digits.

#### VALUE_TRUE

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_TRUE

VALUE_TRUE is returned when encountering literal "true" in value context

#### VALUE_FALSE

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_FALSE

VALUE_FALSE is returned when encountering literal "false" in value context

#### VALUE_NULL

    public static final JsonToken VALUE_NULL

VALUE_NULL is returned when encountering literal "null" in value context

### Method Detail

#### values

    public static JsonToken[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

    for (JsonToken c : JsonToken.values())
        System.out.println(c);

Returns:
  an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

#### valueOf

    public static JsonToken valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:
  `name` - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:
  the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
  `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null

#### asString

    public String asString()

#### asCharArray

    public char[] asCharArray()

#### asByteArray

    public byte[] asByteArray()

#### isNumeric

    public boolean isNumeric()

#### isScalarValue

    public boolean isScalarValue()

Method that can be used to check whether this token represents a valid non-structured value. This means all tokens other than Object/Array start/end markers all field names.