gistfile1.java

import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;

import java.io.StringReader;

public class Testing {
    private String foo;

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
        final StringReader reader = new StringReader("{\"foo\":\"bar\"}");
        final Testing testing = objectMapper.readValue(reader, Testing.class);
        System.out.println("testing.getFoo() = " + testing.getFoo());

    }

    public String getFoo() {
        return foo;
    }
}