✅ What is @RequestParam?
@RequestParam is used to extract query parameters (or form data) from the URL and
bind them to method parameters in a Spring controller.
It is used to extract the query parameters form the URL. It is also known as a
query parameter. It is most suitable for web applications. It can specify default
values if the query parameter is not present in the URL.
It's used in both:
@Controller
@RestController
✅ Basic Syntax
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@GetMapping("/greet")
public String greet(@RequestParam String name) {
return "Hello " + name;
}
🔹 URL to Call:
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http://localhost:8080/greet?name=Immi
🔹 Output:
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Hello Immi
✅ Full Example with @RestController
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@RestController
public class MyController {
@GetMapping("/welcome")
public String welcome(@RequestParam String user) {
return "Welcome, " + user + "!";
}
}
🧪 URL:
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http://localhost:8080/welcome?user=Immi
✅ Optional Parameters with Default Values
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@GetMapping("/search")
public String search(@RequestParam(defaultValue = "Java") String keyword) {
return "Searching for: " + keyword;
}
🔹 Calls:
/search?keyword=Spring → "Searching for: Spring"
/search → "Searching for: Java" ✅
✅ Optional Parameter with required = false
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@GetMapping("/profile")
public String profile(@RequestParam(required = false) String name) {
return (name != null) ? "Hello " + name : "Hello Guest";
}
✅ Multiple Parameters
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@GetMapping("/add")
public String add(
@RequestParam int a,
@RequestParam int b
) {
return "Sum is: " + (a + b);
}
🧪 URL:
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http://localhost:8080/add?a=5&b=10
✅ Output:
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Sum is: 15
✅ Comparison with @PathVariable
Feature @RequestParam @PathVariable
From Query parameter URL path
URL /user?id=5 /user/5
Flexible order? ✅ Yes ❌ No
Optional/default? ✅ Yes ❌ No (unless set manually)
package com.example.demo;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
@RestController
public class GreetingController {
// Example 1: Basic usage of @RequestParam
@GetMapping("/greet")
public String greet(@RequestParam String name) {
return "Hello, " + name + "!";
}
// Example 2: With default value
@GetMapping("/welcome")
public String welcome(@RequestParam(defaultValue = "Guest") String user) {
return "Welcome, " + user + "!";
}
// Example 3: Optional parameter
@GetMapping("/profile")
public String profile(@RequestParam(required = false) String name) {
if (name == null) {
return "Hello, anonymous user!";
}
return "Hello, " + name + "!";
}
// Example 4: Multiple query params
@GetMapping("/add")
public String add(@RequestParam int a, @RequestParam int b) {
return "Sum is: " + (a + b);
}
}
