Unable to convert JSON to Java Object using Spring boot Rest service

Question

I have created a REST service using spring boot. Initially I had multiple parameters (Strings and Ints), but it was suggested that I send the request in json and automatically convert it to an object. But when I call the following REST service I get the following error:

Failed to convert value of type 'java.lang.String' to required type 'x.x.x.MobileCreatives'

@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "/creative")
    public @ResponseBody void uploadCreative(@RequestParam("mobileCreatives") MobileCreatives mobileCreatives,
                                             @RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file){

        logger.trace("Sending creative to DFP");
        mobileCreatives.setFile(file);
        dfpAssetsManager.createCreative(mobileCreatives);
    }

I would like to know why it is thinking that the input is a string, when the input is the following JSON:

{"networkCode":6437988,"iO":"test345345","name":"test4354","advertiserId":11659988,"clickThroughUrl":"test.com"}

My class MobileCreative has a constructor that is in the same format as the json. Do I need to add any annotations to the class MobileCreative becasue an example I was looking at didn't have any?

try RequestBody MobileCreative movileCreative

faljbour
– faljbour

2015-04-07 07:31:09 +00:00
Commented Apr 7, 2015 at 7:31 — faljbour
– faljbour, Commented Apr 7, 2015 at 7:31

ikumen · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-07 07:17:39Z

4

You want @RequestPart not @RequestParam. Per the documentation ...

The main difference is that when the method argument is not a String, @RequestParam relies on type conversion via a registered Converter or PropertyEditor while @RequestPart relies on HttpMessageConverters taking into consideration the 'Content-Type' header of the request part. @RequestParam is likely to be used with name-value form fields while @RequestPart is likely to be used with parts containing more complex content (e.g. JSON, XML)

answered Apr 7, 2015 at 7:17

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