Since the question on how to set fields mandatory pops up under each post, I wrote a small example on how to set fields as required:
public class ExampleDTO {
@NotNull
private String mandatoryParam;
private String optionalParam;
@DateTimeFormat(iso = ISO.DATE) //accept Dates only in YYYY-MM-DD
@NotNull
private LocalDate testDate;
public String getMandatoryParam() {
return mandatoryParam;
}
public void setMandatoryParam(String mandatoryParam) {
this.mandatoryParam = mandatoryParam;
}
public String getOptionalParam() {
return optionalParam;
}
public void setOptionalParam(String optionalParam) {
this.optionalParam = optionalParam;
}
public LocalDate getTestDate() {
return testDate;
}
public void setTestDate(LocalDate testDate) {
this.testDate = testDate;
}
}
//Add this to your rest controller class
@RequestMapping(value = "/test", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String testComplexObject (@Valid ExampleDTO e){
System.out.println(e.getMandatoryParam() + " " + e.getTestDate());
return "Does this work?";
}