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package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;

/**
 * Annotation which indicates that a method parameter should be bound to a URI template
 * variable. Supported for {@link RequestMapping} annotated handler methods in Servlet
 * environments.
 *
 * <p>If the method parameter is {@link java.util.Map Map<String, String>} or
 * {@link org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap MultiValueMap<String, String>}
 * then the map is populated with all path variable names and values.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 3.0
 * @see RequestMapping
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter
 */
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface PathVariable {

	/**
	 * Alias for {@link #name}.
	 */
	@AliasFor("name")
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * The name of the path variable to bind to.
	 * @since 4.3.3
	 */
	@AliasFor("value")
	String name() default "";

	/**
	 * Whether the path variable is required.
	 * <p>Defaults to {@code true}, leading to an exception being thrown if the path
	 * variable is missing in the incoming request. Switch this to {@code false} if
	 * you prefer a {@code null} or Java 8 {@code java.util.Optional} in this case.
	 * e.g. on a {@code ModelAttribute} method which serves for different requests.
	 * @since 4.3.3
	 */
	boolean required() default true;

}