Add Send Array as Part of x-www-form-urlencoded (#12808)

* Add Send Array as Part of x-www-form-urlencoded

* Add README.md

spring-web-modules/spring-rest-http-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/SpringBootRest3Application.java

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+package com.baeldung;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class SpringBootRest3Application {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(SpringBootRest3Application.class, args);
+    }
+}

spring-web-modules/spring-rest-http-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/xwwwformurlencoded/Course.java

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+package com.baeldung.xwwwformurlencoded;
+
+class Course {
+
+    private String name;
+    private int hours;
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public int getHours() {
+        return hours;
+    }
+
+    public void setHours(int hours) {
+        this.hours = hours;
+    }
+
+}

spring-web-modules/spring-rest-http-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/xwwwformurlencoded/StudentComplex.java

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+package com.baeldung.xwwwformurlencoded;
+
+class StudentComplex {
+
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private Course[] courses;
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public Course[] getCourses() {
+        return courses;
+    }
+
+    public void setCourses(Course[] courses) {
+        this.courses = courses;
+    }
+}

spring-web-modules/spring-rest-http-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/xwwwformurlencoded/StudentController.java

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+package com.baeldung.xwwwformurlencoded;
+
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/students")
+public class StudentController {
+
+    @PostMapping(path = "/simple",
+        consumes = { MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED_VALUE })
+    public ResponseEntity<StudentSimple> createStudentSimple(StudentSimple student) {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(student);
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping(path = "/complex",
+        consumes = { MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED_VALUE })
+    public ResponseEntity<StudentComplex> createStudentComplex(StudentComplex student) {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(student);
+    }
+}

spring-web-modules/spring-rest-http-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/xwwwformurlencoded/StudentSimple.java

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+package com.baeldung.xwwwformurlencoded;
+
+class StudentSimple {
+
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private String[] courses;
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getCourses() {
+        return courses;
+    }
+
+    public void setCourses(String[] courses) {
+        this.courses = courses;
+    }
+}