# Jackson-core 2.7.6 API

Packages
com.fasterxml.jackson.core: Main public API classes of the core streaming JSON processor: most importantly `JsonFactory` used for constructing JSON parser (`JsonParser`) and generator (`JsonGenerator`) instances.
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.base: Base classes used by concrete Parser and Generator implementations; contain functionality that is not specific to JSON or input abstraction (byte vs char).
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.filter
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.format: Package that contains interfaces needed for dynamic, pluggable format (auto)detection; as well as basic utility classes for simple format detection functionality.
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.json: JSON-specific parser and generator implementation classes that Jackson defines and uses.
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.sym: Internal implementation classes for efficient handling of of symbols in JSON (field names in Objects)
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type: Contains classes needed for type introspection, mostly used by data binding functionality.
com.fasterxml.jackson.core.util: Utility classes used by Jackson Core functionality.