diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/controller/GreetingController.java b/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/controller/GreetingController.java
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+package com.baeldung.spring.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.ui.ModelMap;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+
+@Controller
+public class GreetingController {
+
+ @RequestMapping(value = "/greeting", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+ public String get(ModelMap model) {
+ model.addAttribute("message", "Hello, World!");
+ return "greeting";
+ }
+}
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diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/view/greeting.jsp b/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/view/greeting.jsp
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+<%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8" language="java" %>
+
+
+ Greeting
+
+
+ ${message}
+
+
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