Deserialize JSON with Jackson into Polymorphic Types - A Complete Example

Jackson API Versions NoteThe following code examples were written using Jackson 1.7.x or 1.8.x. They probably work as-is with Jackson 1.9.x, but Jackson 2.0 introduced API changes significant enough that this code does not compile with it. On initial review, it appears that package names changed, and at least one method signature changed or was moved or was renamed or no longer exists. In the near