Can spring MVC parse JSON into @RequestParams

Question

Is it possible to use the annotation @RequestParam to parse json formatted data from a request just like it is possible to parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded encoded data?

I.e. if my request body is:

{ firstName : "John", lastName : "Doe" }

I would like to be able to have a method looking like

public void savePerson(@RequestParam String firstName, @RequestParam lastName) {
    // handle data
}

Where the value of firstName is "John" and the value of lastName is "Doe". I have tried to make this work but it only works for application/x-www-form-urlencoded encoded data. When sending json formatted data I get a 400 response saying that the paramaters are missing.

I am using Spring 3.2.0 and the Content-Typeheader of my requests have been matching the data format.

Answer 1

No. Change to this

public void savePerson(@RequestBody Person) {

and this

{"person" : { "firstName" : "John", "lastName" : "Doe" }