The HttpMediaTypeNotAcceptableException in Spring MVC
1. Overview In this quick article, we’ll have a look at the HttpMediaTypeNotAcceptableException exception, and understand the cases where we might encounter it. 2. The Problem When […]
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Spring MVC Custom Validation
1. Overview Generally, when we need to validate user input, Spring MVC offers standard predefined validators. However, when we need to validate a more particular […]
Returning Image/Media Data with Spring MVC
1. Overview In this tutorial, we’ll illustrate how to return images and other media using the Spring MVC framework. We will discuss several approaches, starting […]
File Upload with Spring MVC
1. Overview In previous articles, we introduced the basics of form handling and explored the form tag library in Spring MVC. In this article, we focus on what Spring […]
Introduction to Spring MVC HandlerInterceptor
1. Introduction In this tutorial we’ll focus on understanding the Spring MVC HandlerInterceptor and how to use it correctly. 2. Spring MVC Handler In order to understand […]
Returning Custom Status Codes from Spring Controllers
1. Overview This quick article will demonstrate a few ways to return custom HTTP status codes from Spring MVC controllers. This is often important in order to more […]
Serve Static Resources with Spring
1. Overview This article explores how to serve static resources with Spring – using both XML and Java configuration. 2. Using Spring Boot Spring Boot comes with […]
Spring MVC Setup with Kotlin
1. Overview In this quick tutorial, we’ll take a look at what it takes to create a simple Spring MVC project with the Kotlin language. […]
Quick Guide to Spring Controllers
1. Introduction In this article we’ll focus on a core concept in Spring MVC – Controllers. 2. Overview Let’s start by taking a step back […]
Model, ModelMap, and ModelAndView in Spring MVC
1. Overview In this article, we’ll look at the use of the core org.springframework.ui.Model, org.springframework.ui.ModelMap and org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView provided by Spring MVC. 2. Maven Dependencies Let’s start with the spring-context dependency in our pom.xml file: […]
Introduction to Using Thymeleaf in Spring
1. Introduction Thymeleaf is a Java template engine for processing and creating HTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, and text. In this article, we will discuss how to use […]
Getting Started with Forms in Spring MVC
1. Overview In this article, we will discuss Spring forms and data binding to a controller. Also, we will have a look at one of […]
A Guide to the ViewResolver in Spring MVC
1. Overview All MVC frameworks provide a way of working with views. Spring does that via the view resolvers, which enable you to render models […]
Spring MVC Tutorial
1. Overview This is a simple Spring MVC tutorial showing how to set up a Spring MVC project, both with a Java-based configuration as well as with […]
Spring @RequestMapping New Shortcut Annotations
1. Overview Spring 4.3. introduced some very cool method-level composed annotations to smooth out the handling @RequestMapping in typical Spring MVC projects. In this article, we will learn how […]
Spring’s RequestBody and ResponseBody Annotations
1. Introduction In this quick tutorial, we provide a concise overview of the Spring @RequestBody and @ResponseBody annotations. 2. @RequestBody Simply put, the @RequestBody annotation maps the HttpRequest body to a transfer or domain object, […]
The Spring @Controller and @RestController Annotations
1. Overview In this brief tutorial, we’ll discuss the difference between @Controller and @RestController annotations in Spring MVC. We can use the first annotation for traditional Spring controllers, and […]
Spring MVC and the @ModelAttribute Annotation
1. Overview One of the most important Spring-MVC annotations is the @ModelAttribute annotation. The @ModelAttribute is an annotation that binds a method parameter or method return value to a named model […]
Spring @RequestParam Annotation
1. Overview In this quick tutorial, we’ll explore Spring’s @RequestParam annotation and its attributes. Simply put, we can use @RequestParam to extract query parameters, form parameters, and even files from […]
Spring RequestMapping
1. Overview In this tutorial, we’ll focus on one of the main annotations in Spring MVC: @RequestMapping. Simply put, the annotation is used to map web requests […]
