java - Convert multiple json results to iterable -

i trying map json results iterable of class instance.

if 1 object result convert json class instance using methods:

private objectreader personreader = null; private objectreader getpersonreader() {      if (personreader != null) return personreader;      objectmapper mapper = new objectmapper();     return personreader = mapper.reader(person.class); } public person response2person(responseentity<string> response) {     try {         return getpersonreader().readvalue(response.getbody());     } catch (ioexception e) {         throw new runtimeexception(e);     } } 

what shoul getpersonsreader method convert json string, containing multiple results?

public iterable<person> response2persons(responseentity<string> response) {     try {         return getpersonsreader().readvalue(response.getbody());     } catch (ioexception e) {         throw new runtimeexception(e);     } } 

the json string looks this:

[     {         "firstname": "foo",         "lastname": "bar"     },     {         "firstname": "elvis",         "lastname": "presley"     } ] 

you can use typereference make compile-time reference parameterised type:

mapper.reader(new typereference<list<person>>() {});