javaspringspring-mvcspring-4

Difference between the annotations @GetMapping and @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)

What's the difference between @GetMapping and @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)?
I've seen in some Spring Reactive examples, that @GetMapping was used instead of @RequestMapping.

Solution

  • @GetMapping is a composed annotation that acts as a shortcut for @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET).

    @GetMapping is the newer annotaion. It supports consumes

    Consume options are :

    consumes = "text/plain"  
consumes = {"text/plain", "application/\*"}

    For Further details see: GetMapping Annotation

    or read: request mapping variants

    RequestMapping supports consumes as well

    GetMapping can be applied only at the method level, whereas the RequestMapping annotation can be applied at the class level as well as the method level.