Package org.springframework.stereotype

Annotation Interface Controller

@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Component
public @interface Controller

Indicates that an annotated class is a "Controller" (e.g. a web controller).

This annotation serves as a specialization of @Component, allowing for implementation classes to be autodetected through classpath scanning. It is typically used in combination with annotated handler methods based on the RequestMapping annotation.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Arjen Poutsma, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

• Component
• RequestMapping
• ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
String	value	Alias for Component.value().

Element Details

value

@AliasFor(annotation=Component.class)
String value

Alias for Component.value().

Default:

""