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@Controller :-

• It is stereotype annotation that indicates that a class serves the role of controller
• Syntax :-
@Controller
class MyController
{

• It indicates that the annotated class is responsible for handling the HTTP requests
• This annotation is used when we are developing web applications using MVC design
pattern

Handler Methods :-
• These methods are also known as URL Handler Methods
• These methods are responsible for processing the incoming requests, performing
business logic and preparing model(data) to be rendered by view page
• In order to map the incoming requests(URL), handler methods can be annotated with
HTTP methods related annotations i.e. @RequestMapping, @PostMapping,
@GetMapping etc

Case studies for handler methods :-


1. We can provide any name for handler method
2. We can have any return type for handler method such as
 String (representing a view name)
 ModelAndView (a container for model data and view name) etc
3. We can use variables with non-primitive data type as a parameter for handler
methods. However, variables with primitive data types can also be used but they are
typically used for simple cases like receiving query parameters
• NOTE : From above points it is clear that the handler method is very flexible and thus this
approach is mostly used

HTTP Methods Related Annotations :-


• Some annotations related to HTTP Methods are :-
1. @RequestMapping
 This is a versatile annotation that can be used for handling various HTTP
methods i.e. GET, POST etc
 It can be applied at the method level or class level
□ Mostly used at method level
 Syntax :-
□ @RequestMapping("/url")
□ @RequestMapping(value = {"/url1", "/url2", "/url3"})
□ @RequestMapping(value = "/url", method = RequestMethod.POST)
(or)
@PostMapping("/url")
□ @RequestMapping(value = "/url", method = {RequestMethod.POST,
RequestMethod.GET})
2. @GetMapping
 It is used for handling HTTP GET requests
 It's a specialized form of @RequestMapping for GET method
3. @PostMapping
 It is used for handling HTTP POST requests
 It's a specialized form of @RequestMapping for POST method
etc

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