http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/a69156a8/juneau-rest-test/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyResource.java
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diff --git 
a/juneau-rest-test/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyResource.java
 
b/juneau-rest-test/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyResource.java
index d039d30..4a48379 100644
--- 
a/juneau-rest-test/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyResource.java
+++ 
b/juneau-rest-test/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyResource.java
@@ -39,410 +39,515 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyResource extends ResourceJena 
{
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/primitiveHeaders")
        public String primitiveHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") String h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") String h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") int h2,
-                       @Header("h3") Integer h3,
-                       @Header("h3n") Integer h3n,
-                       @Header("h4") Boolean h4,
-                       @Header("h5") float h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Float h6
+                       @Header("a") String a,
+                       @Header("an") String an,
+                       @Header("b") int b,
+                       @Header("c") Integer c,
+                       @Header("cn") Integer cn,
+                       @Header("d") Boolean d,
+                       @Header("e") float e,
+                       @Header("f") Float f
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals(h1, "foo");
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertEquals(123, h2);
-               assertEquals(123, (int)h3);
-               assertNull(h3n);
-               assertTrue(h4);
-               assertTrue(1f == h5);
-               assertTrue(1f == h6);
+               assertEquals(a, "foo");
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertEquals(123, b);
+               assertEquals(123, (int)c);
+               assertNull(cn);
+               assertTrue(d);
+               assertTrue(1f == e);
+               assertTrue(1f == f);
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/primitiveCollectionHeaders")
        public String primitiveCollectionHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") int[][][] h1,
-                       @Header("h2") Integer[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") String[][][] h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<Integer> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") List<List<List<Integer>>> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") List<Integer[][][]> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") List<int[][][]> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") List<String> h8
+                       @Header("a") int[][][] a,
+                       @Header("b") Integer[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") String[][][] c,
+                       @Header("d") List<Integer> d,
+                       @Header("e") List<List<List<Integer>>> e,
+                       @Header("f") List<Integer[][][]> f,
+                       @Header("g") List<int[][][]> g,
+                       @Header("h") List<String> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,2],null],null]", h1);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['foo',null],null],null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[1,null]", h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,null],null],null],null]", h6);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,2],null],null],null]", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("['foo','bar',null]", h8);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,2],null],null]", a);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['foo',null],null],null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[1,null]", d);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,null],null],null],null]", f);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,2],null],null],null]", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("['foo','bar',null]", h);
 
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h4.get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h5.get(0).get(0).get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer[][][].class, h6.get(0));
-               assertClass(int[][][].class, h7.get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, d.get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, e.get(0).get(0).get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer[][][].class, f.get(0));
+               assertClass(int[][][].class, g.get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/beanHeaders")
        public String beanHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") ABean h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") ABean h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") ABean[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") List<ABean> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<ABean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") Map<String,ABean> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Map<String,List<ABean>> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h8
+                       @Header("a") ABean a,
+                       @Header("an") ABean an,
+                       @Header("b") ABean[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") List<ABean> c,
+                       @Header("d") List<ABean[][][]> d,
+                       @Header("e") Map<String,ABean> e,
+                       @Header("f") Map<String,List<ABean>> f,
+                       @Header("g") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Header("h") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("{a:1,b:'foo'}", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("[{a:1,b:'foo'},null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]", 
h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{a:1,b:'foo'}}", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h6);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h8);
-
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, h4.get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h5.get("foo"));
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h6.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, h7.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h8.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+               assertObjectEquals("{a:1,b:'foo'}", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("[{a:1,b:'foo'},null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]", 
d);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{a:1,b:'foo'}}", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", f);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h);
+
+               assertClass(ABean.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, d.get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean.class, e.get("foo"));
+               assertClass(ABean.class, f.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, g.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ABean.class, h.values().iterator().next().get(0));
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/typedBeanHeaders")
        public String typedBeanHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") TypedBean h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") TypedBean h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") TypedBean[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") List<TypedBean> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<TypedBean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") Map<String,TypedBean> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h8
+                       @Header("a") TypedBean a,
+                       @Header("an") TypedBean an,
+                       @Header("b") TypedBean[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") List<TypedBean> c,
+                       @Header("d") List<TypedBean[][][]> d,
+                       @Header("e") Map<String,TypedBean> e,
+                       @Header("f") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> f,
+                       @Header("g") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Header("h") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", 
h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null]", h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]",
 h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}}", 
h5);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h6);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}",
 h7);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h8);
-
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h1);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h4.get(0)[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h5.get("foo"));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h6.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h7.get("foo").get(0)[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h8.get(1).get(0));
+               assertObjectEquals("{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", 
b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null]", c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]",
 d);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}}", 
e);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", f);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}",
 g);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h);
+
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, a);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, d.get(0)[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, e.get("foo"));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, f.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, g.get("foo").get(0)[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(Integer.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h.get(1).get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/swappedPojoHeaders")
        public String swappedPojoHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") SwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Header("h2") SwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Header("a") SwappedPojo a,
+                       @Header("b") SwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Header("d") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> d
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", 
h1);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 h4);
+               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", a);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 d);
 
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h1);
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h3.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h3.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h4.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, 
h4.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, a);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, c.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, c.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, d.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, 
d.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/implicitSwappedPojoHeaders")
        public String implicitSwappedPojoHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") ImplicitSwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Header("h2") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Header("a") ImplicitSwappedPojo a,
+                       @Header("b") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Header("d") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> d
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", 
h1);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 h4);
+               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", a);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 d);
 
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, h1);
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h3.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h3.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h4.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h4.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, a);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
c.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
c.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
d.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
d.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/enumHeaders")
        public String enumHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") TestEnum h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") TestEnum h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") TestEnum[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") List<TestEnum> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") List<TestEnum[][][]> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h8
+                       @Header("a") TestEnum a,
+                       @Header("an") TestEnum an,
+                       @Header("b") TestEnum[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") List<TestEnum> c,
+                       @Header("d") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> d,
+                       @Header("e") List<TestEnum[][][]> e,
+                       @Header("f") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> f,
+                       @Header("g") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> g,
+                       @Header("h") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals(TestEnum.TWO, h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("['TWO',null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:'TWO'}", h6);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[['TWO',null],null],null]}", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]}", 
h8);
-
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h4.get(0).get(0).get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, h5.get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h6.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h6.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h7.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h7.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h8.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+               assertEquals(TestEnum.TWO, a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("['TWO',null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", d);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:'TWO'}", f);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[['TWO',null],null],null]}", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]}", 
h);
+
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, d.get(0).get(0).get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, e.get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, f.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, f.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, g.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, g.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h.values().iterator().next().get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/mapHeader")
+       public String mapHeader(
+               @Header("a") String a,
+               @Header("b") String b,
+               @Header("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/beanHeader")
+       public String beanHeader(
+               @Header("a") String a,
+               @Header("b") String b,
+               @Header("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/nameValuePairsHeader")
+       public String nameValuePairsHeader(
+               @Header("a") String a,
+               @Header("b") String b,
+               @Header("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/headerIfNE1")
+       public String headerIfNE1(
+               @Header("a") String a
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/headerIfNE2")
+       public String headerIfNE2(
+               @Header("a") String a
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals(null, a);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/headerIfNEMap")
+       public String headerIfNEMap(
+               @Header("a") String a,
+               @Header("b") String b,
+               @Header("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/headerIfNEBean")
+       public String headerIfNEBean(
+               @Header("a") String a,
+               @Header("b") String b,
+               @Header("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/headerIfNEnameValuePairs")
+       public String headerIfNEnameValuePairs(
+               @Header("a") String a,
+               @Header("b") String b,
+               @Header("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Query tests
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/primitiveQueries")
        public String primitiveQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") String h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") String h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") int h2,
-                       @Query("h3") Integer h3,
-                       @Query("h3n") Integer h3n,
-                       @Query("h4") Boolean h4,
-                       @Query("h5") float h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Float h6
+                       @Query("a") String a,
+                       @Query("an") String an,
+                       @Query("b") int b,
+                       @Query("c") Integer c,
+                       @Query("cn") Integer cn,
+                       @Query("d") Boolean d,
+                       @Query("e") float e,
+                       @Query("f") Float f
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals(h1, "foo");
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertEquals(123, h2);
-               assertEquals(123, (int)h3);
-               assertNull(h3n);
-               assertTrue(h4);
-               assertTrue(1f == h5);
-               assertTrue(1f == h6);
+               assertEquals(a, "foo");
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertEquals(123, b);
+               assertEquals(123, (int)c);
+               assertNull(cn);
+               assertTrue(d);
+               assertTrue(1f == e);
+               assertTrue(1f == f);
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/primitiveCollectionQueries")
        public String primitiveCollectionQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") int[][][] h1,
-                       @Query("h2") Integer[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") String[][][] h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<Integer> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") List<List<List<Integer>>> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") List<Integer[][][]> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") List<int[][][]> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") List<String> h8
+                       @Query("a") int[][][] a,
+                       @Query("b") Integer[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") String[][][] c,
+                       @Query("d") List<Integer> d,
+                       @Query("e") List<List<List<Integer>>> e,
+                       @Query("f") List<Integer[][][]> f,
+                       @Query("g") List<int[][][]> g,
+                       @Query("h") List<String> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,2],null],null]", h1);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['foo',null],null],null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[1,null]", h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,null],null],null],null]", h6);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,2],null],null],null]", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("['foo','bar',null]", h8);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,2],null],null]", a);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['foo',null],null],null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[1,null]", d);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,null],null],null],null]", f);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,2],null],null],null]", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("['foo','bar',null]", h);
 
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h4.get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h5.get(0).get(0).get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer[][][].class, h6.get(0));
-               assertClass(int[][][].class, h7.get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, d.get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, e.get(0).get(0).get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer[][][].class, f.get(0));
+               assertClass(int[][][].class, g.get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/beanQueries")
        public String beanQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") ABean h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") ABean h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") ABean[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") List<ABean> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<ABean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") Map<String,ABean> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Map<String,List<ABean>> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h8
+                       @Query("a") ABean a,
+                       @Query("an") ABean an,
+                       @Query("b") ABean[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") List<ABean> c,
+                       @Query("d") List<ABean[][][]> d,
+                       @Query("e") Map<String,ABean> e,
+                       @Query("f") Map<String,List<ABean>> f,
+                       @Query("g") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Query("h") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("{a:1,b:'foo'}", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("[{a:1,b:'foo'},null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]", 
h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{a:1,b:'foo'}}", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h6);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h8);
-
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, h4.get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h5.get("foo"));
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h6.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, h7.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h8.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+               assertObjectEquals("{a:1,b:'foo'}", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("[{a:1,b:'foo'},null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]", 
d);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{a:1,b:'foo'}}", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", f);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h);
+
+               assertClass(ABean.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, d.get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean.class, e.get("foo"));
+               assertClass(ABean.class, f.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, g.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ABean.class, h.values().iterator().next().get(0));
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/typedBeanQueries")
        public String typedBeanQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") TypedBean h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") TypedBean h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") TypedBean[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") List<TypedBean> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<TypedBean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") Map<String,TypedBean> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h8
+                       @Query("a") TypedBean a,
+                       @Query("an") TypedBean an,
+                       @Query("b") TypedBean[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") List<TypedBean> c,
+                       @Query("d") List<TypedBean[][][]> d,
+                       @Query("e") Map<String,TypedBean> e,
+                       @Query("f") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> f,
+                       @Query("g") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Query("h") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", 
h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null]", h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]",
 h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}}", 
h5);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h6);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}",
 h7);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h8);
-
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h1);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h4.get(0)[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h5.get("foo"));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h6.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h7.get("foo").get(0)[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h8.get(1).get(0));
+               assertObjectEquals("{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", 
b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null]", c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]",
 d);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}}", 
e);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", f);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}",
 g);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h);
+
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, a);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, d.get(0)[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, e.get("foo"));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, f.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, g.get("foo").get(0)[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(Integer.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h.get(1).get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/swappedPojoQueries")
        public String swappedPojoQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") SwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Query("h2") SwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Query("a") SwappedPojo a,
+                       @Query("b") SwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Query("d") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> d
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", 
h1);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 h4);
+               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", a);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 d);
 
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h1);
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h3.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h3.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h4.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, 
h4.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, a);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, c.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, c.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, d.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, 
d.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/implicitSwappedPojoQueries")
        public String implicitSwappedPojoQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") ImplicitSwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Query("h2") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Query("a") ImplicitSwappedPojo a,
+                       @Query("b") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Query("d") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> d
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", 
h1);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 h4);
+               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", a);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 d);
 
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, h1);
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h3.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h3.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h4.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h4.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, a);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
c.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
c.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
d.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
d.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/enumQueries")
        public String enumQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") TestEnum h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") TestEnum h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") TestEnum[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") List<TestEnum> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") List<TestEnum[][][]> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h8
+                       @Query("a") TestEnum a,
+                       @Query("an") TestEnum an,
+                       @Query("b") TestEnum[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") List<TestEnum> c,
+                       @Query("d") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> d,
+                       @Query("e") List<TestEnum[][][]> e,
+                       @Query("f") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> f,
+                       @Query("g") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> g,
+                       @Query("h") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals(TestEnum.TWO, h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("['TWO',null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:'TWO'}", h6);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[['TWO',null],null],null]}", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]}", 
h8);
-
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h4.get(0).get(0).get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, h5.get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h6.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h6.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h7.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h7.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h8.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+               assertEquals(TestEnum.TWO, a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("['TWO',null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", d);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:'TWO'}", f);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[['TWO',null],null],null]}", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]}", 
h);
+
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, d.get(0).get(0).get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, e.get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, f.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, f.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, g.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, g.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h.values().iterator().next().get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
@@ -485,12 +590,90 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyResource extends ResourceJena 
{
 
        @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/beanQuery")
        public String beanQuery(
-                       @Query("a") int a,
-                       @Query("b") String b
+                       @Query("a") String a,
+                       @Query("b") String b,
+                       @Query("c") String c
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals(1, a);
-               assertEquals("foo", b);
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/nameValuePairsQuery")
+       public String nameValuePairsQuery(
+               @Query("a") String a,
+               @Query("b") String b,
+               @Query("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/queryIfNE1")
+       public String queryIfNE1(
+               @Query("a") String a
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/queryIfNE2")
+       public String queryIfNE2(
+               @Query("q") String a
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals(null, a);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/queryIfNEMap")
+       public String queryIfNEMap(
+               @Query("a") String a,
+               @Query("b") String b,
+               @Query("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/queryIfNEBean")
+       public String queryIfNEBean(
+               @Query("a") String a,
+               @Query("b") String b,
+               @Query("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="GET", path="/queryIfNEnameValuePairs")
+       public String queryIfNEnameValuePairs(
+               @Query("a") String a,
+               @Query("b") String b,
+               @Query("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
 
                return "OK";
        }
@@ -502,203 +685,307 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyResource extends 
ResourceJena {
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/primitiveFormData")
        public String primitiveFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") String h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") String h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") int h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") Integer h3,
-                       @FormData("h3n") Integer h3n,
-                       @FormData("h4") Boolean h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") float h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Float h6
+                       @FormData("a") String a,
+                       @FormData("an") String an,
+                       @FormData("b") int b,
+                       @FormData("c") Integer c,
+                       @FormData("cn") Integer cn,
+                       @FormData("d") Boolean d,
+                       @FormData("e") float e,
+                       @FormData("f") Float f
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals("foo", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertEquals(123, h2);
-               assertEquals(123, (int)h3);
-               assertNull(h3n);
-               assertTrue(h4);
-               assertTrue(1f == h5);
-               assertTrue(1f == h6);
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertEquals(123, b);
+               assertEquals(123, (int)c);
+               assertNull(cn);
+               assertTrue(d);
+               assertTrue(1f == e);
+               assertTrue(1f == f);
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/primitiveCollectionFormData")
        public String primitiveCollectionFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") int[][][] h1,
-                       @FormData("h2") Integer[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") String[][][] h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<Integer> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") List<List<List<Integer>>> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") List<Integer[][][]> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") List<int[][][]> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") List<String> h8
+                       @FormData("a") int[][][] a,
+                       @FormData("b") Integer[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") String[][][] c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<Integer> d,
+                       @FormData("e") List<List<List<Integer>>> e,
+                       @FormData("f") List<Integer[][][]> f,
+                       @FormData("g") List<int[][][]> g,
+                       @FormData("h") List<String> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,2],null],null]", h1);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['foo',null],null],null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[1,null]", h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,null],null],null],null]", h6);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,2],null],null],null]", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("['foo','bar',null]", h8);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,2],null],null]", a);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['foo',null],null],null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[1,null]", d);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[1,null],null],null]", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,null],null],null],null]", f);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[1,2],null],null],null]", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("['foo','bar',null]", h);
 
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h4.get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h5.get(0).get(0).get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer[][][].class, h6.get(0));
-               assertClass(int[][][].class, h7.get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, d.get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, e.get(0).get(0).get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer[][][].class, f.get(0));
+               assertClass(int[][][].class, g.get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/beanFormData")
        public String beanFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") ABean h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") ABean h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") ABean[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") List<ABean> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<ABean[][][]> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") Map<String,ABean> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Map<String,List<ABean>> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h8
+                       @FormData("a") ABean a,
+                       @FormData("an") ABean an,
+                       @FormData("b") ABean[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") List<ABean> c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<ABean[][][]> d,
+                       @FormData("e") Map<String,ABean> e,
+                       @FormData("f") Map<String,List<ABean>> f,
+                       @FormData("g") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> g,
+                       @FormData("h") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("{a:1,b:'foo'}", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("[{a:1,b:'foo'},null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]", 
h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{a:1,b:'foo'}}", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h6);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h8);
-
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, h4.get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h5.get("foo"));
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h6.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, h7.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ABean.class, h8.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+               assertObjectEquals("{a:1,b:'foo'}", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("[{a:1,b:'foo'},null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]", 
d);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{a:1,b:'foo'}}", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", f);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h);
+
+               assertClass(ABean.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, d.get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean.class, e.get("foo"));
+               assertClass(ABean.class, f.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(ABean[][][].class, g.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(Integer.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ABean.class, h.values().iterator().next().get(0));
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/typedBeanFormData")
        public String typedBeanFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") TypedBean h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") TypedBean h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") TypedBean[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") List<TypedBean> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<TypedBean[][][]> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") Map<String,TypedBean> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h8
+                       @FormData("a") TypedBean a,
+                       @FormData("an") TypedBean an,
+                       @FormData("b") TypedBean[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") List<TypedBean> c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<TypedBean[][][]> d,
+                       @FormData("e") Map<String,TypedBean> e,
+                       @FormData("f") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> f,
+                       @FormData("g") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> g,
+                       @FormData("h") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}", h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", 
h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null]", h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]",
 h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}}", 
h5);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h6);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}",
 h7);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h8);
-
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h1);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h4.get(0)[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h5.get("foo"));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h6.get("foo").get(0));
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h7.get("foo").get(0)[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(Integer.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h8.get(1).get(0));
+               assertObjectEquals("{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}", a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null]", 
b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null]", c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]",
 d);
+               assertObjectEquals("{foo:{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}}", 
e);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", f);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{foo:[[[[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'},null],null],null],null]}",
 g);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'1':[{_type:'TypedBeanImpl',a:1,b:'foo'}]}", h);
+
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, a);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, d.get(0)[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, e.get("foo"));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, f.get("foo").get(0));
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, g.get("foo").get(0)[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(Integer.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TypedBeanImpl.class, h.get(1).get(0));
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/swappedPojoFormData")
        public String swappedPojoFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") SwappedPojo h1,
-                       @FormData("h2") SwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @FormData("a") SwappedPojo a,
+                       @FormData("b") SwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> c,
+                       @FormData("d") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> d
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", 
h1);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 h4);
+               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", a);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 d);
 
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h1);
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h3.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h3.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, h4.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, 
h4.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, a);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, c.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, c.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, d.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(SwappedPojo.class, 
d.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/implicitSwappedPojoFormData")
        public String implicitSwappedPojoFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") ImplicitSwappedPojo h1,
-                       @FormData("h2") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @FormData("a") ImplicitSwappedPojo a,
+                       @FormData("b") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> c,
+                       @FormData("d") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> d
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", 
h1);
-               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 h2);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 h3);
-               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 h4);
+               assertObjectEquals("'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'", a);
+               
assertObjectEquals("[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]",
 b);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/'}",
 c);
+               
assertObjectEquals("{'swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/':[[['swap-~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]|:;\"<,>.?/',null],null],null]}",
 d);
 
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, h1);
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, h2[0][0][0]);
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h3.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h3.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h4.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
h4.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, a);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, b[0][0][0]);
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
c.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
c.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
d.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(ImplicitSwappedPojo.class, 
d.values().iterator().next()[0][0][0]);
 
                return "OK";
        }
 
        @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/enumFormData")
        public String enumFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") TestEnum h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") TestEnum h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") TestEnum[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") List<TestEnum> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") List<TestEnum[][][]> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h8
+                       @FormData("a") TestEnum a,
+                       @FormData("an") TestEnum an,
+                       @FormData("b") TestEnum[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") List<TestEnum> c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> d,
+                       @FormData("e") List<TestEnum[][][]> e,
+                       @FormData("f") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> f,
+                       @FormData("g") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> g,
+                       @FormData("h") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h
                ) throws Exception {
 
-               assertEquals(TestEnum.TWO, h1);
-               assertNull(h1n);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", h2);
-               assertObjectEquals("['TWO',null]", h3);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", h4);
-               assertObjectEquals("[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]", h5);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:'TWO'}", h6);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[['TWO',null],null],null]}", h7);
-               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]}", 
h8);
-
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h3.get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h4.get(0).get(0).get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, h5.get(0));
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h6.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h6.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h7.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h7.values().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h8.keySet().iterator().next());
-               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h8.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+               assertEquals(TestEnum.TWO, a);
+               assertNull(an);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", b);
+               assertObjectEquals("['TWO',null]", c);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[['TWO',null],null],null]", d);
+               assertObjectEquals("[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]", e);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:'TWO'}", f);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[['TWO',null],null],null]}", g);
+               assertObjectEquals("{ONE:[[[['TWO',null],null],null],null]}", 
h);
+
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, c.get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, d.get(0).get(0).get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, e.get(0));
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, f.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, f.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, g.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, g.values().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum.class, h.keySet().iterator().next());
+               assertClass(TestEnum[][][].class, 
h.values().iterator().next().get(0));
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/mapFormData")
+       public String mapFormData(
+               @FormData("a") String a,
+               @FormData("b") String b,
+               @FormData("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/beanFormData2")
+       public String beanFormData(
+               @FormData("a") String a,
+               @FormData("b") String b,
+               @FormData("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/nameValuePairsFormData")
+       public String nameValuePairsFormData(
+               @FormData("a") String a,
+               @FormData("b") String b,
+               @FormData("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals("", b);
+               //assertEquals(null, c);  // This is impossible to represent.
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/formDataIfNE1")
+       public String formDataIfNE1(
+               @FormData("a") String a
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/formDataIfNE2")
+       public String formDataIfNE2(
+               @FormData("a") String a
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals(null, a);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/formDataIfNEMap")
+       public String formDataIfNEMap(
+               @FormData("a") String a,
+               @FormData("b") String b,
+               @FormData("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/formDataIfNEBean")
+       public String formDataIfNEBean(
+               @FormData("a") String a,
+               @FormData("b") String b,
+               @FormData("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
+
+               return "OK";
+       }
+
+       @RestMethod(name="POST", path="/formDataIfNENameValuePairs")
+       public String formDataIfNENameValuePairs(
+               @FormData("a") String a,
+               @FormData("b") String b,
+               @FormData("c") String c
+       ) throws Exception {
+
+               assertEquals("foo", a);
+               assertEquals(null, b);
+               assertEquals(null, c);
 
                return "OK";
        }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/a69156a8/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ParamsTest.java
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diff --git 
a/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ParamsTest.java 
b/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ParamsTest.java
index f59295d..3026c07 100644
--- a/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ParamsTest.java
+++ b/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ParamsTest.java
@@ -185,22 +185,22 @@ public class ParamsTest extends RestTestcase {
                assertEquals("p1=[p1,p1,p1],p2=[2,2,2]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1&p2").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[,,],p2=[0,,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url).getResponseAsString();
                assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[,,],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p2").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1=foo&p2").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[foo,foo,foo],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[foo,foo,foo],p2=[0,,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1&p2=1").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[1,1,1]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[,,],p2=[1,1,1]", r);
 
                String x = "a%2Fb%25c%3Dd+e"; // [x/y%z=a+b]
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1="+x+"&p2=1").getResponseAsString();
@@ -302,22 +302,22 @@ public class ParamsTest extends RestTestcase {
                assertEquals("p1=[p1,p1,p1],p2=[2,2,2]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1&p2").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[,,],p2=[0,,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url).getResponseAsString();
                assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[,,],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p2").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[0,,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1=foo&p2").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[foo,foo,foo],p2=[0,null,0]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[foo,foo,foo],p2=[0,,0]", r);
 
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1&p2=1").getResponseAsString();
-               assertEquals("p1=[null,null,null],p2=[1,1,1]", r);
+               assertEquals("p1=[,,],p2=[1,1,1]", r);
 
                String x = "a%2Fb%25c%3Dd+e"; // [x/y%z=a+b]
                r = client.doGet(url + "?p1="+x+"&p2=1").getResponseAsString();

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/a69156a8/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyTest.java
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diff --git 
a/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyTest.java
 
b/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyTest.java
index 7b73358..24900d2 100644
--- 
a/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyTest.java
+++ 
b/juneau-rest-test/src/test/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/test/ThirdPartyProxyTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.juneau.json.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.msgpack.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.remoteable.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.rest.client.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.rest.test.pojos.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.uon.*;
@@ -181,6 +182,71 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase {
                assertEquals("OK", r);
        }
 
+       @Test
+       public void a08_mapHeader() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.mapHeader(
+                       new AMap<String,Object>().append("a", 
"foo").append("b", "").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a09_beanHeader() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.beanHeader(
+                       new NeBean().init()
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a10_nameValuePairsHeader() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.nameValuePairsHeader(
+                       new NameValuePairs().append("a", "foo").append("b", 
"").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a11_headerIfNE1() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.headerIfNE1(
+                       "foo"
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a12_headerIfNE2() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.headerIfNE2(
+                       null
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a13_headerIfNEMap() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.headerIfNEMap(
+                       new AMap<String,Object>().append("a", 
"foo").append("b", "").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a14_headerIfNEBean() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.headerIfNEBean(
+                       new NeBean().init()
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void a15_headerIfNEnameValuePairs() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.headerIfNEnameValuePairs(
+                       new NameValuePairs().append("a", "foo").append("b", 
"").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Query tests
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -323,7 +389,55 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase {
        @Test
        public void b11_beanQuery() throws Exception {
                String r = proxy.beanQuery(
-                       new ABean().init()
+                       new NeBean().init()
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void b12_nameValuePairsQuery() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.nameValuePairsQuery(
+                       new NameValuePairs().append("a", "foo").append("b", 
"").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void b13_queryIfNE1() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.queryIfNE1(
+                       "foo"
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void b14_queryIfNE2() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.queryIfNE2(
+                       null
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void b15_queryIfNEMap() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.queryIfNEMap(
+                       new AMap<String,Object>().append("a", 
"foo").append("b", "").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void b16_queryIfNEBean() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.queryIfNEBean(
+                       new NeBean().init()
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void b17_queryIfNEnameValuePairs() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.queryIfNEnameValuePairs(
+                       new NameValuePairs().append("a", "foo").append("b", 
"").append("c", null)
                );
                assertEquals("OK", r);
        }
@@ -447,6 +561,70 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase {
                assertEquals("OK", r);
        }
 
+       @Test
+       public void c08_mapFormData() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.mapFormData(
+                       new AMap<String,Object>().append("a", 
"foo").append("b", "").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c09_beanFormData() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.beanFormData(
+                       new NeBean().init()
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c10_nameValuePairsFormData() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.nameValuePairsFormData(
+                       new NameValuePairs().append("a", "foo").append("b", 
"").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c11_formDataIfNE1() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.formDataIfNE1(
+                       "foo"
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c12_formDataIfNE2() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.formDataIfNE2(
+                       null
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c13_formDataIfNEMap() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.formDataIfNEMap(
+                       new AMap<String,Object>().append("a", 
"foo").append("b", "").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c14_formDataIfNEBean() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.formDataIfNEBean(
+                       new NeBean().init()
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
+       @Test
+       public void c15_formDataIfNENameValuePairs() throws Exception {
+               String r = proxy.formDataIfNENameValuePairs(
+                       new NameValuePairs().append("a", "foo").append("b", 
"").append("c", null)
+               );
+               assertEquals("OK", r);
+       }
+
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Test return types.
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1116,184 +1294,255 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase 
{
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/primitiveHeaders")
                String primitiveHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") String h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") String h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") int h2,
-                       @Header("h3") Integer h3,
-                       @Header("h3n") Integer h3n,
-                       @Header("h4") Boolean h4,
-                       @Header("h5") float h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Float h6
+                       @Header("a") String a,
+                       @Header("an") String an,
+                       @Header("b") int b,
+                       @Header("c") Integer c,
+                       @Header("cn") Integer cn,
+                       @Header("d") Boolean d,
+                       @Header("e") float e,
+                       @Header("f") Float f
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", 
path="/primitiveCollectionHeaders")
                String primitiveCollectionHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") int[][][] h1,
-                       @Header("h2") Integer[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") String[][][] h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<Integer> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") List<List<List<Integer>>> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") List<Integer[][][]> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") List<int[][][]> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") List<String> h8
+                       @Header("a") int[][][] a,
+                       @Header("b") Integer[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") String[][][] c,
+                       @Header("d") List<Integer> d,
+                       @Header("e") List<List<List<Integer>>> e,
+                       @Header("f") List<Integer[][][]> f,
+                       @Header("g") List<int[][][]> g,
+                       @Header("h") List<String> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/beanHeaders")
                String beanHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") ABean h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") ABean h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") ABean[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") List<ABean> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<ABean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") Map<String,ABean> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Map<String,List<ABean>> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h8
+                       @Header("a") ABean a,
+                       @Header("an") ABean an,
+                       @Header("b") ABean[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") List<ABean> c,
+                       @Header("d") List<ABean[][][]> d,
+                       @Header("e") Map<String,ABean> e,
+                       @Header("f") Map<String,List<ABean>> f,
+                       @Header("g") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Header("h") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/typedBeanHeaders")
                String typedBeanHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") TypedBean h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") TypedBean h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") TypedBean[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") List<TypedBean> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<TypedBean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") Map<String,TypedBean> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h8
+                       @Header("a") TypedBean a,
+                       @Header("an") TypedBean an,
+                       @Header("b") TypedBean[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") List<TypedBean> c,
+                       @Header("d") List<TypedBean[][][]> d,
+                       @Header("e") Map<String,TypedBean> e,
+                       @Header("f") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> f,
+                       @Header("g") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Header("h") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/swappedPojoHeaders")
                String swappedPojoHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") SwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Header("h2") SwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Header("a") SwappedPojo a,
+                       @Header("b") SwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Header("d") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> d
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", 
path="/implicitSwappedPojoHeaders")
                String implicitSwappedPojoHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") ImplicitSwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Header("h2") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Header("a") ImplicitSwappedPojo a,
+                       @Header("b") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Header("d") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> d
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/enumHeaders")
                String enumHeaders(
-                       @Header("h1") TestEnum h1,
-                       @Header("h1n") TestEnum h1n,
-                       @Header("h2") TestEnum[][][] h2,
-                       @Header("h3") List<TestEnum> h3,
-                       @Header("h4") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> h4,
-                       @Header("h5") List<TestEnum[][][]> h5,
-                       @Header("h6") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> h6,
-                       @Header("h7") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> h7,
-                       @Header("h8") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h8
+                       @Header("a") TestEnum a,
+                       @Header("an") TestEnum an,
+                       @Header("b") TestEnum[][][] b,
+                       @Header("c") List<TestEnum> c,
+                       @Header("d") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> d,
+                       @Header("e") List<TestEnum[][][]> e,
+                       @Header("f") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> f,
+                       @Header("g") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> g,
+                       @Header("h") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/mapHeader")
+               String mapHeader(
+                       @Header("*") Map<String,Object> a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/beanHeader")
+               String beanHeader(
+                       @Header("*") NeBean a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/nameValuePairsHeader")
+               String nameValuePairsHeader(
+                       @Header("*") NameValuePairs a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/headerIfNE1")
+               String headerIfNE1(
+                       @HeaderIfNE("a") String a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/headerIfNE2")
+               String headerIfNE2(
+                       @HeaderIfNE("a") String a
                );
 
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/headerIfNEMap")
+               String headerIfNEMap(
+                       @HeaderIfNE("*") Map<String,Object> a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/headerIfNEBean")
+               String headerIfNEBean(
+                       @HeaderIfNE("*") NeBean a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", 
path="/headerIfNEnameValuePairs")
+               String headerIfNEnameValuePairs(
+                       @HeaderIfNE("*") NameValuePairs a
+               );
+
+
                
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                // Query tests
                
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/primitiveQueries")
                String primitiveQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") String h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") String h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") int h2,
-                       @Query("h3") Integer h3,
-                       @Query("h3n") Integer h3n,
-                       @Query("h4") Boolean h4,
-                       @Query("h5") float h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Float h6
+                       @Query("a") String a,
+                       @Query("an") String an,
+                       @Query("b") int b,
+                       @Query("c") Integer c,
+                       @Query("cn") Integer cn,
+                       @Query("d") Boolean d,
+                       @Query("e") float e,
+                       @Query("f") Float f
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", 
path="/primitiveCollectionQueries")
                String primitiveCollectionQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") int[][][] h1,
-                       @Query("h2") Integer[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") String[][][] h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<Integer> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") List<List<List<Integer>>> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") List<Integer[][][]> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") List<int[][][]> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") List<String> h8
+                       @Query("a") int[][][] a,
+                       @Query("b") Integer[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") String[][][] c,
+                       @Query("d") List<Integer> d,
+                       @Query("e") List<List<List<Integer>>> e,
+                       @Query("f") List<Integer[][][]> f,
+                       @Query("g") List<int[][][]> g,
+                       @Query("h") List<String> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/beanQueries")
                String beanQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") ABean h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") ABean h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") ABean[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") List<ABean> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<ABean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") Map<String,ABean> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Map<String,List<ABean>> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h8
+                       @Query("a") ABean a,
+                       @Query("an") ABean an,
+                       @Query("b") ABean[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") List<ABean> c,
+                       @Query("d") List<ABean[][][]> d,
+                       @Query("e") Map<String,ABean> e,
+                       @Query("f") Map<String,List<ABean>> f,
+                       @Query("g") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Query("h") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/typedBeanQueries")
                String typedBeanQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") TypedBean h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") TypedBean h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") TypedBean[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") List<TypedBean> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<TypedBean[][][]> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") Map<String,TypedBean> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h8
+                       @Query("a") TypedBean a,
+                       @Query("an") TypedBean an,
+                       @Query("b") TypedBean[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") List<TypedBean> c,
+                       @Query("d") List<TypedBean[][][]> d,
+                       @Query("e") Map<String,TypedBean> e,
+                       @Query("f") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> f,
+                       @Query("g") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> g,
+                       @Query("h") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/swappedPojoQueries")
                String swappedPojoQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") SwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Query("h2") SwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Query("a") SwappedPojo a,
+                       @Query("b") SwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Query("d") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> d
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", 
path="/implicitSwappedPojoQueries")
                String implicitSwappedPojoQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") ImplicitSwappedPojo h1,
-                       @Query("h2") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @Query("a") ImplicitSwappedPojo a,
+                       @Query("b") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> c,
+                       @Query("d") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> d
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/enumQueries")
                String enumQueries(
-                       @Query("h1") TestEnum h1,
-                       @Query("h1n") TestEnum h1n,
-                       @Query("h2") TestEnum[][][] h2,
-                       @Query("h3") List<TestEnum> h3,
-                       @Query("h4") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> h4,
-                       @Query("h5") List<TestEnum[][][]> h5,
-                       @Query("h6") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> h6,
-                       @Query("h7") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> h7,
-                       @Query("h8") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h8
+                       @Query("a") TestEnum a,
+                       @Query("an") TestEnum an,
+                       @Query("b") TestEnum[][][] b,
+                       @Query("c") List<TestEnum> c,
+                       @Query("d") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> d,
+                       @Query("e") List<TestEnum[][][]> e,
+                       @Query("f") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> f,
+                       @Query("g") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> g,
+                       @Query("h") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/stringQuery1")
                String stringQuery1(
-                       @Query() String q
+                       @Query String a
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/stringQuery2")
                String stringQuery2(
-                       @Query("*") String q
+                       @Query("*") String a
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/mapQuery")
                String mapQuery(
-                       @Query("*") Map<String,Object> q
+                       @Query("*") Map<String,Object> a
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/beanQuery")
                String beanQuery(
-                       @Query("*") ABean q
+                       @Query("*") NeBean a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/nameValuePairsQuery")
+               String nameValuePairsQuery(
+                       @Query("*") NameValuePairs a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/queryIfNE1")
+               String queryIfNE1(
+                       @QueryIfNE("a") String a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/queryIfNE2")
+               String queryIfNE2(
+                       @QueryIfNE("a") String a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/queryIfNEMap")
+               String queryIfNEMap(
+                       @QueryIfNE("*") Map<String,Object> a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/queryIfNEBean")
+               String queryIfNEBean(
+                       @QueryIfNE("*") NeBean a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="GET", path="/queryIfNEnameValuePairs")
+               String queryIfNEnameValuePairs(
+                       @QueryIfNE("*") NameValuePairs a
                );
 
 
@@ -1303,81 +1552,121 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase {
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/primitiveFormData")
                String primitiveFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") String h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") String h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") int h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") Integer h3,
-                       @FormData("h3n") Integer h3n,
-                       @FormData("h4") Boolean h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") float h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Float h6
+                       @FormData("a") String a,
+                       @FormData("an") String an,
+                       @FormData("b") int b,
+                       @FormData("c") Integer c,
+                       @FormData("cn") Integer cn,
+                       @FormData("d") Boolean d,
+                       @FormData("e") float e,
+                       @FormData("f") Float f
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", 
path="/primitiveCollectionFormData")
                String primitiveCollectionFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") int[][][] h1,
-                       @FormData("h2") Integer[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") String[][][] h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<Integer> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") List<List<List<Integer>>> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") List<Integer[][][]> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") List<int[][][]> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") List<String> h8
+                       @FormData("a") int[][][] a,
+                       @FormData("b") Integer[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") String[][][] c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<Integer> d,
+                       @FormData("e") List<List<List<Integer>>> e,
+                       @FormData("f") List<Integer[][][]> f,
+                       @FormData("g") List<int[][][]> g,
+                       @FormData("h") List<String> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/beanFormData")
                String beanFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") ABean h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") ABean h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") ABean[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") List<ABean> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<ABean[][][]> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") Map<String,ABean> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Map<String,List<ABean>> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h8
+                       @FormData("a") ABean a,
+                       @FormData("an") ABean an,
+                       @FormData("b") ABean[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") List<ABean> c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<ABean[][][]> d,
+                       @FormData("e") Map<String,ABean> e,
+                       @FormData("f") Map<String,List<ABean>> f,
+                       @FormData("g") Map<String,List<ABean[][][]>> g,
+                       @FormData("h") Map<Integer,List<ABean>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/typedBeanFormData")
                String typedBeanFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") TypedBean h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") TypedBean h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") TypedBean[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") List<TypedBean> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<TypedBean[][][]> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") Map<String,TypedBean> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h8
+                       @FormData("a") TypedBean a,
+                       @FormData("an") TypedBean an,
+                       @FormData("b") TypedBean[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") List<TypedBean> c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<TypedBean[][][]> d,
+                       @FormData("e") Map<String,TypedBean> e,
+                       @FormData("f") Map<String,List<TypedBean>> f,
+                       @FormData("g") Map<String,List<TypedBean[][][]>> g,
+                       @FormData("h") Map<Integer,List<TypedBean>> h
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/swappedPojoFormData")
                String swappedPojoFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") SwappedPojo h1,
-                       @FormData("h2") SwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @FormData("a") SwappedPojo a,
+                       @FormData("b") SwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo> c,
+                       @FormData("d") Map<SwappedPojo,SwappedPojo[][][]> d
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", 
path="/implicitSwappedPojoFormData")
                String implicitSwappedPojoFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") ImplicitSwappedPojo h1,
-                       @FormData("h2") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> h4
+                       @FormData("a") ImplicitSwappedPojo a,
+                       @FormData("b") ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo> c,
+                       @FormData("d") 
Map<ImplicitSwappedPojo,ImplicitSwappedPojo[][][]> d
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/enumFormData")
                String enumFormData(
-                       @FormData("h1") TestEnum h1,
-                       @FormData("h1n") TestEnum h1n,
-                       @FormData("h2") TestEnum[][][] h2,
-                       @FormData("h3") List<TestEnum> h3,
-                       @FormData("h4") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> h4,
-                       @FormData("h5") List<TestEnum[][][]> h5,
-                       @FormData("h6") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> h6,
-                       @FormData("h7") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> h7,
-                       @FormData("h8") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h8
+                       @FormData("a") TestEnum a,
+                       @FormData("an") TestEnum an,
+                       @FormData("b") TestEnum[][][] b,
+                       @FormData("c") List<TestEnum> c,
+                       @FormData("d") List<List<List<TestEnum>>> d,
+                       @FormData("e") List<TestEnum[][][]> e,
+                       @FormData("f") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum> f,
+                       @FormData("g") Map<TestEnum,TestEnum[][][]> g,
+                       @FormData("h") Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> h
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/mapFormData")
+               String mapFormData(
+                       @FormData("*") Map<String,Object> a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/beanFormData2")
+               String beanFormData(
+                       @FormData("*") NeBean a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/nameValuePairsFormData")
+               String nameValuePairsFormData(
+                       @FormData("*") NameValuePairs a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/formDataIfNE1")
+               String formDataIfNE1(
+                       @FormDataIfNE("a") String a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/formDataIfNE2")
+               String formDataIfNE2(
+                       @FormDataIfNE("a") String a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/formDataIfNEMap")
+               String formDataIfNEMap(
+                       @FormDataIfNE("*") Map<String,Object> a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/formDataIfNEBean")
+               String formDataIfNEBean(
+                       @FormDataIfNE("*") NeBean a
+               );
+
+               @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", 
path="/formDataIfNENameValuePairs")
+               String formDataIfNENameValuePairs(
+                       @FormDataIfNE("*") NameValuePairs a
                );
 
                
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1392,12 +1681,12 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase {
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/pathVars2/{a}/{b}")
                String pathVars2(
-                       @Path Map<String,Object> p
+                       @Path Map<String,Object> a
                );
 
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/pathVars3/{a}/{b}")
                String pathVars3(
-                       @Path ABean p
+                       @Path ABean a
                );
 
                
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1717,4 +2006,16 @@ public class ThirdPartyProxyTest extends RestTestcase {
                @RemoteMethod(httpMethod="POST", path="/setEnum1d3dListMap")
                void setEnum1d3dListMap(@Body 
Map<TestEnum,List<TestEnum[][][]>> x);
        }
+
+       // Bean for testing NE annotations.
+       public static class NeBean {
+               public String a, b, c;
+
+               public NeBean init() {
+                       this.a = "foo";
+                       this.b = "";
+                       this.c = null;
+                       return this;
+               }
+       }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/a69156a8/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestBody.java
----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestBody.java 
b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestBody.java
index 5663bf3..e5fb2bb 100644
--- a/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestBody.java
+++ b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestBody.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 package org.apache.juneau.rest;
 
 import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.*;
+import static org.apache.juneau.internal.StringUtils.*;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.*;
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ public class RequestBody {
         */
        public ParserMatch getParserMatch() {
                MediaType mediaType = headers.getContentType();
-               if (mediaType == null) {
+               if (isEmpty(mediaType)) {
                        if (body != null)
                                mediaType = MediaType.UON;
                        else
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ public class RequestBody {
        private Encoder getEncoder() {
                if (encoder == null) {
                        String ce = req.getHeader("content-encoding");
-                       if (! (ce == null || ce.isEmpty())) {
+                       if (! isEmpty(ce)) {
                                ce = ce.trim();
                                encoder = encoders.getEncoder(ce);
                                if (encoder == null)

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/a69156a8/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestFormData.java
----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git 
a/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestFormData.java 
b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestFormData.java
index 824181c..62adf90 100644
--- a/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestFormData.java
+++ b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RequestFormData.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class RequestFormData extends 
LinkedHashMap<String,String[]> {
                        for (Map.Entry<String,String> e : 
defaultEntries.entrySet()) {
                                String key = e.getKey(), value = e.getValue();
                                String[] v = get(key);
-                               if (v == null)
+                               if (v == null || v.length == 0 || 
StringUtils.isEmpty(v[0]))
                                        put(key, new String[]{value});
                        }
                }
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ public class RequestFormData extends 
LinkedHashMap<String,String[]> {
                String[] v = get(name);
                if (v == null || v.length == 0)
                        return null;
-               if (v.length == 1 && v[0] != null && v[0].isEmpty()) {
-                       // Fix for behavior difference between Tomcat and WAS.
-                       // getParameter("foo") on "&foo" in Tomcat returns "".
-                       // getParameter("foo") on "&foo" in WAS returns null.
-                       if (containsKey(name))
-                               return null;
-               }
+
+               // Fix for behavior difference between Tomcat and WAS.
+               // getParameter("foo") on "&foo" in Tomcat returns "".
+               // getParameter("foo") on "&foo" in WAS returns null.
+               if (v.length == 1 && v[0] == null) 
+                       return "";
+
                return v[0];
        }
 
@@ -113,10 +113,8 @@ public class RequestFormData extends 
LinkedHashMap<String,String[]> {
         * @return The parameter value, or the default value if <jk>null</jk> 
or empty.
         */
        public String getFirst(String name, String def) {
-               String val = getFirst(name);
-               if (val == null || val.isEmpty())
-                       return def;
-               return val;
+               String s = getFirst(name);
+               return StringUtils.isEmpty(s) ? def : s;
        }
 
        /**

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