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
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