I have an http service that is using Spring (v4.0.5). Its http endpoints are configured using Spring Web MVC. The responses are JAXB2-anotated classes that are generated off of a schema. The responses are wrapped in `JAXBElement` as the generated JAXB classes do not sport `@XmlRootElement` annotations (and the schema cannot be modified to doctor this). I had to [fight a bit](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24040084) with getting XML marshalling ti work; in any case, it is working.

Now I am setting up JSON marshalling. What I am running into is getting JSON-documents that feature the `JAXBElement` "envelope".

```
{
  "declaredType": "io.github.gv0tch0.sotaro.SayWhat",
  "globalScope": true,
  "name": "{urn:io:github:gv0tch0:sotaro}say",
  "nil": false,
  "scope": "javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement$GlobalScope",
  "typeSubstituted": false,
  "value": {
    "what": "what",
    "when": "2014-06-09T15:56:46Z"
  }
}

```

What I would like to get marshalled instead is just the `value`-object:

```
{
  "what": "what",
  "when": "2014-06-09T15:56:46Z"
}

```

Here is my JSON marshalling config (part of the spring context configuration):

```
<bean id="jsonConverter" class="org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter">
  <property name="objectMapper" ref="jacksonMapper" />
  <property name="supportedMediaTypes" value="application/json" />
</bean>

<bean id="jacksonMapper" class="com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper">
  <property name="dateFormat">
    <bean class="java.text.SimpleDateFormat">
      <constructor-arg type="java.lang.String" value="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'" />
      <property name="timeZone">
        <bean class="java.util.TimeZone" factory-method="getTimeZone">
          <constructor-arg type="java.lang.String" value="UTC" />
        </bean>
      </property>
    </bean>
  </property>
</bean>

```

I am hoping that this can be accomplished by configuring the `ObjectMapper`. I guess alternatively rolling out my own serializer may work. Thoughts? Suggestions?