org.springframework.web.bind.annotation
Annotation Type RequestHeader

@Target(value=PARAMETER)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface RequestHeader

Annotation which indicates that a method parameter should be bound to a web request header. Supported for annotated handler methods in Servlet and Portlet environments.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

RequestMapping, RequestParam, CookieValue, AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter, AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter

Optional Element Summary

String	defaultValue The default value to use as a fallback.
boolean	required Whether the header is required.
String	value The name of the request header to bind to.

value

public abstract String value

The name of the request header to bind to.

Default:

""

required

public abstract boolean required

Whether the header is required.

Default is true, leading to an exception thrown in case of the header missing in the request. Switch this to false if you prefer a null in case of the header missing.

Alternatively, provide a defaultValue, which implicitely sets this flag to false.

Default:

true

defaultValue

public abstract String defaultValue

The default value to use as a fallback. Supplying a default value implicitely sets required() to false.

Default:

""