JAX-RS @MatrixParam example

Matrix parameters are a set of “name=value” in URI path, for example,

/books/2011;author=favtuts

In above URI, the matrix parameter is “author=favtuts“, separate by a semi colon “;“.

1. @MatrixParam example

See a full example of using @MatrixParam in JAX-RS.

import javax.ws.rs.GET;
import javax.ws.rs.MatrixParam;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;

@Path("/books")
public class BookService {

	@GET
	@Path("{year}")
	public Response getBooks(@PathParam("year") String year,
			@MatrixParam("author") String author,
			@MatrixParam("country") String country) {

		return Response
			.status(200)
			.entity("getBooks is called, year : " + year
				+ ", author : " + author + ", country : " + country)
			.build();

	}

}

See following URI patterns and result.

1. URI Pattern : “/books/2011/”

getBooks is called, year : 2011, author : null, country : null

2. URI Pattern : “/books/2011;author=favtuts”

getBooks is called, year : 2011, author : favtuts, country : null

3. URI Pattern : “/books/2011;author=favtuts;country=malaysia”

getBooks is called, year : 2011, author : favtuts, country : malaysia

4. URI Pattern : “/books/2011;country=malaysia;author=favtuts”

getBooks is called, year : 2011, author : favtuts, country : malaysia

Download Source Code

$ git clone https://github.com/favtuts/java-jax-rs-tutorials.git
$ cd jax-rs-matrixparam-example

References

1. JAX-RS MatrixParam JavaDoc