theymeleaf inline javascript framework issue

theymeleaf inline javascript framework issue

<script th:inline="javascript" type="text/javascript">
//expose list data to javascript
var listObject = /*[[${listObject}]]*/ [];
</script>
the replacement text printed into the file is different than what Jackson
library's ObjectMapper does.
With Thymeleaf in above example, listObject will be
{
"dataType":{
"$type":"DataType",
"$name":"STRING"
},
"friendlyName":"Customer Key"
}
If I print the object with ObjectMapper(which is also used with Spring
@RequestBody/@ResponseBody), it will be
{
"dataType":"STRING",
"friendlyName":"Customer Key"
}
Is there a way I can force thymeleaf to be compatible with ObjectMapper.