Support for java.util.Optional as a @RequestBody [SPR-15007]

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James Howe opened SPR-15007 and commented

Unlike @RequestParam or @PathVariable, @RequestBody doesn't seem to understand that an Optional type should imply required=false, nor that Optional.empty() should be passed rather than null.

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Affects: 4.3.4

Issue Links:

• Support for java.util.Optional as a @RequestParam [SPR-11829] #16448 Support for java.util.Optional as a @RequestParam
• @RequestBody should have a required parameter to allow a request body to be optional [SPR-9239] #13877 @RequestBody should have a required parameter to allow a request body to be optional
• Support for java.util.Optional as a @RequestPart [SPR-12644] #17245 Support for java.util.Optional as a @RequestPart

Referenced from: commits f3cc4ab, eeb7ae5

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Juergen Hoeller commented

This is aligned with our Optional support for @RequestPart arguments now (#17245). To be backported to 4.3.5.