[FIXED] Spring 3 RequestMapping: Get path value

Issue

Is there a way to get the complete path value after the requestMapping @PathVariable values have been parsed?

That is: /{id}/{restOfTheUrl} should be able to parse /1/dir1/dir2/file.html into id=1 and restOfTheUrl=/dir1/dir2/file.html

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Solution

Non-matched part of the URL is exposed as a request attribute named HandlerMapping.PATH_WITHIN_HANDLER_MAPPING_ATTRIBUTE:

@RequestMapping("/{id}/**")
public void foo(@PathVariable("id") int id, HttpServletRequest request) {
    String restOfTheUrl = new AntPathMatcher().extractPathWithinPattern(request.getAttribute(HandlerMapping.BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE).toString(),request.getRequestURI());
    ...
}

Answered By - axtavt
Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (JavaFixing Admin)