title: Spring - slash character in GET URL
body: <p>I have a GET method</p>
  
  <pre><code>@RequestMapping(
          value = "/path/{field}",
          method = RequestMethod.GET
  )
  public void get(@PathVariable String field) {
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Field can contain slashes, like "some/thing/else" which results in the path not being found. It could even be something like "//////////////". Some examples:</p>
  
  <pre><code>www.something.com/path/field //works
  www.something.com/path/some/thing
  www.something.com/path///////////
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've tried with {field:.*} and escaping the slash with %2F but it still won't reach the method. Some help?</p>