Spring request mapping: Matching with url pattern

Question

I have a web application with Spring MVC.

web.xml

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>spring</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>spring</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>/companies/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

spring controller method:

class RealmInfoController{

    @ResponseBody
    @RequestMapping(value = {"/companies/{companyId}/realms/{realmName}"})
    public RealmInfo realmInfo(@PathVariable long companyId, @PathVariable String realmName)

Handler match:

http://localhost:6122/context/companies/15877/realms/firstRealm

When the server gets this url, the spring servlet gets called. but it cannot match the controller method.

But if I change the request mapping to "/{companyId}/realms/{realmName}" then it matches the controller method. But it is not nice to define the url mapping without '/companies'. Can Spring be instructed in some way to look for match including the url pattern specified in the servlet?

Thanks.

Because in the <url-pattern> there is /companies/* path, you are telling the container to invoke DispatherServlet whenever the URL matches the defined pattern. So in the controller you MUST NOT include /companies/ part in the @RequestMapping - it is already included. In other words, not including /companies/ part in the @RequestMapping is the right way of doing it in your case. — informatik01
– informatik01, Commented Feb 13, 2013 at 15:51

dyrkin · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-13 15:42:47Z

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if you want to use "companies" in request mapping you should map your dispatcher servlet to the root:

<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>

answered Feb 13, 2013 at 15:42

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2 Comments

Rag Over a year ago

i could not use <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> or <url-pattern>/</url-pattern> because is hides other servlets and error-page definitions.

informatik01 Over a year ago

@Rag Then just do as you were doing it before. As I wrote you in the comment above - not including /companies/ in the @RequestMapping is the right way in your case.

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