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jQuery - Ajax POST request with Java Spring MVC controller

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In this article, we're going to have a look at how to make make AJAX POST request with jQuery.

Note: scroll to See also section to see other variants of AJAX requests.

1. jQuery AJAX POST request

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In this section $.ajax method is used to make POST request.

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>  
</head>
<body>
<script>
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    $(document).ready(function() {
        $.ajax({
            type: 'POST',
            url: '/examples/echo-message',
            data: {
                message: 'hello'
            },
            success: function(text) {
                $(document.body).text('Response: ' + text);
            },
            error: function (jqXHR) {
                $(document.body).text('Error: ' + jqXHR.status);
            }
        });
    });
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</script>
</body>
</html>

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2. Spring MVC server site POST methods example

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In this section simple Spring backend that handle POST method requests is presented.

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import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
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@Controller
public class EchoPostController {
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    @RequestMapping(value = "/examples/echo-message", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    @ResponseBody
    public String sendPostMessage(@RequestParam("message") String message) {
        return message;
    }
}