Logging HttpRequest parameters and request body

I am trying to create a request log for my web app. I am using Spring 3. 0.

I implemented a class extending HandlerInterceptorAdapter and used the preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler) to intercept the request.

In the method i want to be able to log the request body (my parameters are objects in XML that are written directly to the request body), and for that i use request.getReader();

The problem is - later on I will get an IllegalStateException when the spring controller tries to read the request.

Is there a way to do what I intend?