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@JsonIgnore on interface takes precedence over @JsonIgnore(false) on subclass #306

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@rymarm

I found that a getter annotated with @JsonIgnore(false) in the subclass does not override @JsonIgnore in the implemented interface, even though @JsonIgnore(false) in the subclass should logically take precedence over the interface-level ignore.

Minimal reproduction:

public class Person extends BasicPerson implements PersonInterface{
    public Person(String name) {
        super(name);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws JsonProcessingException {
        ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
        Person demoObject = new Person("Maksym");
        objectMapper.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);

        String json = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(demoObject);
        System.out.println(json);
    }
}

abstract class BasicPerson {
    protected String name;

    public BasicPerson(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    @JsonIgnore(false)
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
}

interface PersonInterface {
    @JsonIgnore
    String getName();
}

Expected output:

{"name":"Maksym"}

Current result:

{}

Jackson version 2.19.2

Correct me if this behavior is apparent to others, but I believe that since a Java class can have only one superclass and can implement multiple interfaces, it makes sense that configuration from the subclass should take precedence over the interface.

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