The formatting of JSON content has to fulfill some specific rules to be compliant with the standard. The standard is described in the RFC4627 specification. It lays the foundation on how keys and values are separated, how arrays are structured and so on. In this blog post we'll explore how …

In the previous blog posts, you've learned a few techniques to control which model properties get (de)serialized. So far, this always has been on the property level. You can change the (de)serialization for one element at a time. In this blog post, we'll look at a way to …

In the previous blog post we've shown you the basics of GsonBuilder. The GsonBuilder can be used to customize Gson's behavior during several aspects of the (de)serialization. In this blog post you'll learn how you can force Gson to serialize null values. Of course, this is not the only …

In the previous blog posts in this series you've learned how to use Gson to convert Java objects to JSON and vice versa. So far, we've shown you how to set up models and what's important in order to get the correct mapping going. With this blog post we'll start …

In the previous Gson blog post, we've introduced the first model annotation @Expose to control which properties get (de)serialized. In this blog post we'll introduce the next annotation. If you want to learn how you can change the name mapping with @SerializedName, keep reading! Of course, this will not …

In previous tutorial, we've shown you how to upload files and upload multiple files. So far, we've focused on the file part of multipart requests. In this tutorial, we'll concentrate on the data that goes along with the request, for example description string(s). If you don't feel ready for …

In our previous tutorials, we've always assumed you want to (de)serialize all properties of a model. This might not be the case. If you want to customize (de)serialization keep reading! Of course, this will not be the only post in our Gson series. If you're interested in the …

We've already shown you in a tutorial how to upload files to a server. In this tutorial, we'll show you a special case: uploading multiple files with one request. If you want to catch up with one of our plenty Retrofit topics, check our outline of posts: {{outline}} {{video}} Upload …