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Oct 29, 2025 · Backend Development

Mastering Partial Updates in Spring Boot 3: @JsonMerge & @JsonSetter Explained

This article demonstrates how to implement elegant partial updates in Spring Boot 3 by combining @JsonMerge and @JsonSetter(nulls = Nulls.SKIP), addressing null‑value handling, reducing boilerplate code, and ensuring nested objects and maps are merged correctly.