Difference between path and value attributes in @RequestMapping annotation

Question

What is the difference between below two attributes and which one to use when?

@GetMapping(path = \"/usr/{userId}\")         


        

Answer 1

@GetMapping is an alias for @RequestMapping

@GetMapping is a composed annotation that acts as a shortcut for @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET).

value method is an alias for path method.

This is an alias for path(). For example @RequestMapping("/foo") is equivalent to @RequestMapping(path="/foo").

So both methods are similar in that sense.