Spring MVC - Binding @PathVariable to template URI specified at controller class level

In following example we are going to use URI template variable on a controller class level. We will then bind the template to @PathVariable used on the controller method.

Controller

@RestController
@RequestMapping("/users/{id}")
public class MyController {

  @GetMapping("/tasks")
  public String handleRequest(@PathVariable("id") String id) {
      return "tasks of user with id=" + id;
  }
}

Boot main class

@SpringBootApplication
public class ExampleMain {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
      SpringApplication.run(ExampleMain.class, args);
  }
}

Running

mvn spring-boot:run

Output

Example Project

Dependencies and Technologies Used:

• Spring Boot 2.0.3.RELEASE
  Corresponding Spring Version 5.0.7.RELEASE
• spring-boot-starter-web : Starter for building web, including RESTful, applications using Spring MVC. Uses Tomcat as the default embedded container.
• JDK 10
• Maven 3.5.4