Is Spring annotation @Controller same as @Service?

Question

Is Spring annotation @Controller same as @Service?

I have idea about @Controller which can be used for URL mappin

Answer 1

No, @Controller is not the same as @Service, although they both are specializations of @Component, making them both candidates for discovery by classpath scanning. The @Service annotation is used in your service layer, and @Controller is for Spring MVC controllers in your presentation layer. A @Controller typically would have a URL mapping and be triggered by a web request.