Java: Jackson calls method objectMapper.readValue() to convert generics

Common examples

Person person = objectMapper.readValue("{\"name\": \"Tom\"}", Person.class);

Generics example

List<Person> list = objectMapper.readValue("[{\"name\": \"Tom\"}]", 
new TypeReference<List<Person>>() {
    
    });

reference

• How to convert generic List＜E＞ in objectMapper.readValue() in Jackson