Data binding ?

 Data binding is the process of converting json to java pojo or java pojo to json .

spring uses jackson project for data binding .

-jackson  is data binding API.

package: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind

 Maven dependency:

<dependency>

     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>

    <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>

    <version>2.9.0</version>

</dependency>