Replacement class for MultiActionController which is deprecated in 4.3.3

Question

While fixing all the deprecated api's when upgrading to Spring 4.3.3, I'm facing an issue with the MultiActionController class which is used in multiple locations.

Are there any alternative classes in spring which have the same functionality as MultiActionController?

As per the spring docs:

as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods ,we need to follow annotation .

Are annotations the only solution or are there any other classes or workarounds?

Answer 1

As far as I'm aware, annotations are the only way now, unless you're willing to use the deprecated MultiActionController class.

In the javadoc for the MultiActionController class, they state that it's deprecated in favor of annotations, so logically there should be an annotation to replace (or at least mimic) the majority on methods within the class. They don't list any other alternatives or workarounds so I doubt there are any. The methods don't specify anything either.

Here is the Spring 4.3.3 framework reference which could aid you in tracking down the annotations you're looking for. Section 30.6 - Annotation-driven listener endpoints would be a good place to start.

Here is a page on Migrating to spring framework 4.x, and finally, a page on Converting a Spring Controller into a @Controller. These links should point you in the right direction.