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Fix #1547: un-deprecate SerializationFeature.WRITE_EMPTY_JSON_ARRAYS #5328

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Fix #1547: un-deprecate SerializationFeature.WRITE_EMPTY_JSON_ARRAYS #5328

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions release-notes/VERSION-2.x
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Project: jackson-databind

2.21.0 (not yet released)

#1547: Un-deprecate `SerializationFeature.WRITE_EMPTY_JSON_ARRAYS`
#5045: If there is a no-parameter constructor marked as `JsonCreator` and
a constructor reported as `DefaultCreator`, latter is incorrectly used
(reported by @wrongwrong)
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13 changes: 7 additions & 6 deletions src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializationFeature.java
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Expand Up @@ -355,17 +355,18 @@ public enum SerializationFeature implements ConfigFeature
* dynamically changed on per-call basis, because its effect is considered during
* construction of serializers and property handlers.
*<p>
* Feature is enabled by default.
*
* @deprecated Since 2.8 there are better mechanism for specifying filtering; specifically
* NOTE: Since 2.8 there are better mechanism for specifying filtering; specifically
* using {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude} or configuration overrides.
* This feature was deprecated from 2.8 through to 2.20 but no longer deprecated
* since 2.21 / 3.0.
*<p>
* Feature is enabled by default.
*/
@Deprecated // since 2.8
WRITE_EMPTY_JSON_ARRAYS(true),

/**
* Feature added for interoperability, to work with oddities of
* so-called "BadgerFish" convention.
* Feature added for inter-operability (originally to work with oddities of
* so-called "BadgerFish" convention).
* Feature determines handling of single element {@link java.util.Collection}s
* and arrays: if enabled, {@link java.util.Collection}s and arrays that contain exactly
* one element will be serialized as if that element itself was serialized.
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