diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index b24452ad9b1..556afd426fb 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -1046,14 +1046,70 @@ public class DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
      *
      * @param codegenParameter Codegen parameter
      */
-    public void setParameterExampleValue(CodegenParameter codegenParameter) {
+    protected void setParameterExampleValueFromVendorExtensions(CodegenParameter codegenParameter) {
+        if (codegenParameter.vendorExtensions == null || !codegenParameter.vendorExtensions.containsKey("x-example")) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        codegenParameter.example = Json.pretty(codegenParameter.vendorExtensions.get("x-example"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the example value of the parameter.
+     *
+     * @param codegenParameter Codegen parameter
+     * @param parameter parameter
+     */
+    protected void setParameterExampleValue(CodegenParameter codegenParameter, Parameter parameter) {
+        setParameterExampleValueFromVendorExtensions(codegenParameter);
+        if (codegenParameter.example != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (parameter.getExample() != null) {
+            codegenParameter.example = parameter.getExample().toString();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the example value of the parameter.
+     *
+     * @param codegenParameter Codegen parameter
+     * @param schema schema
+     */
+    protected void setParameterExampleValue(CodegenParameter codegenParameter, Schema schema) {
+        setParameterExampleValueFromVendorExtensions(codegenParameter);
+        if (codegenParameter.example != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (schema.getExample() != null) {
+            codegenParameter.example = schema.getExample().toString();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the example value of the parameter.
+     *
+     * @param codegenParameter Codegen parameter
+     */
+    protected void setParameterExampleValue(CodegenParameter codegenParameter) {
 
         // set the example value
         // if not specified in x-example, generate a default value
+        setParameterExampleValueFromVendorExtensions(codegenParameter);
+        if (codegenParameter.example != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // TODO need to revise how to obtain the example value
-        if (codegenParameter.vendorExtensions != null && codegenParameter.vendorExtensions.containsKey("x-example")) {
-            codegenParameter.example = Json.pretty(codegenParameter.vendorExtensions.get("x-example"));
-        } else if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(codegenParameter.isBoolean)) {
+        if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(codegenParameter.isBoolean)) {
             codegenParameter.example = "true";
         } else if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(codegenParameter.isLong)) {
             codegenParameter.example = "789";
@@ -2744,7 +2800,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
 
         // set the parameter excample value
         // should be overridden by lang codegen
-        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter);
+        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter, parameter);
 
         postProcessParameter(codegenParameter);
         LOGGER.debug("debugging codegenParameter return: " + codegenParameter);
@@ -3985,7 +4041,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
     /**
      * returns the list of MIME types the APIs can produce
      *
-     * @param openAPI
+     * @param openAPI OpenAPI
      * @param operation Operation
      * @return a set of MIME types
      */
@@ -4211,7 +4267,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
         }
 
         setParameterBooleanFlagWithCodegenProperty(codegenParameter, codegenProperty);
-        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter);
+        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter, propertySchema);
 
         //TODO collectionFormat for form parameter not yet supported
         //codegenParameter.collectionFormat = getCollectionFormat(propertySchema);
@@ -4369,7 +4425,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
 
         // set the parameter's example value
         // should be overridden by lang codegen
-        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter);
+        setParameterExampleValue(codegenParameter, schema);
 
         return codegenParameter;
     }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/ModelUtils.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/ModelUtils.java
index 99ed3225203..1baa382416e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/ModelUtils.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/ModelUtils.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class ModelUtils {
 
     /**
      * If a Schema contains a reference to an other Schema with '$ref', returns the referenced Schema or the actual Schema in the other cases.
-     * @param openAPI
+     * @param openAPI OpenAPI
      * @param schema potentially containing a '$ref'
      * @return schema without '$ref'
      */
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class ModelUtils {
 
     /**
      * If a RequestBody contains a reference to an other RequestBody with '$ref', returns the referenced RequestBody or the actual RequestBody in the other cases.
-     * @param openAPI
+     * @param openAPI OpenAPI
      * @param requestBody potentially containing a '$ref'
      * @return requestBody without '$ref'
      */
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public class ModelUtils {
 
     /**
      * If a ApiResponse contains a reference to an other ApiResponse with '$ref', returns the referenced ApiResponse or the actual ApiResponse in the other cases.
-     * @param openAPI
+     * @param openAPI OpenAPI
      * @param apiResponse potentially containing a '$ref'
      * @return apiResponse without '$ref'
      */
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/URLPathUtils.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/URLPathUtils.java
index 8da1965393c..bd63cedf6a4 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/URLPathUtils.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/URLPathUtils.java
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ public class URLPathUtils {
 
     /**
      * Return the port, example value <code>8080</code>
-     * @param url
+     * @param url URL
      * @param defaultPort if the port is not set
-     * @return
+     * @return port
      */
     public static String getPort(URL url, int defaultPort) {
         return getPort(url, String.valueOf(defaultPort));
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ public class URLPathUtils {
 
     /**
      * Return the port, example value <code>8080</code>
-     * @param url
+     * @param url URL
      * @param defaultPort if the port is not set
-     * @return
+     * @return port
      */
     public static String getPort(URL url, String defaultPort) {
         if (url == null || url.getPort() == -1) {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class URLPathUtils {
 
     /**
      * Return the path, example value <code>/abcdef/xyz</code>
-     * @param url
+     * @param url URL
      * @param defaultPath if the path is not empty
      * @return path
      */
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class URLPathUtils {
 
     /**
      * Get the protocol and the host, example value <code>https://www.abcdef.xyz</code>
-     * @param url
+     * @param url URL
      * @return protocolAndHost
      */
     public static String getProtocolAndHost(URL url) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class URLPathUtils {
 
     /**
      * Return the first complete URL from the OpenAPI specification
-     * @param openAPI
+     * @param openAPI OpenAPI
      * @return host
      */
     public static String getHost(OpenAPI openAPI) {