Can spring mvc trim all strings obtained from forms?

Question

I know struts2 default config will trim all strings obtained from forms.

For example:

I type

\"   whatever \"

in a form and submit, I will get

Answer 1

register this property editor: org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.StringTrimmerEditor

Example for AnnotionHandlerAdapter:

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