Package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation

Annotation Type RestController

  • @Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Controller
@ResponseBody
public @interface RestController
    A convenience annotation that is itself annotated with @Controller and @ResponseBody.

    Types that carry this annotation are treated as controllers where @RequestMapping methods assume @ResponseBody semantics by default.

    NOTE:@RestController is processed if an appropriate HandlerMapping-HandlerAdapter pair is configured such as the RequestMappingHandlerMapping-RequestMappingHandlerAdapter pair which are the default in the MVC Java config and the MVC namespace. In particular @RestController is not supported with the DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping-AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter pair both of which are also deprecated.

    Since:
    4.0
    Author:
    Rossen Stoyanchev, Sam Brannen

    • Optional Element Summary

      Optional Elements 
      Modifier and TypeOptional ElementDescription
      Stringvalue
      The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.

    • Element Detail

      • value

        String value
        The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.
        Returns:
        the suggested component name, if any (or empty String otherwise)
        Since:
        4.0.1
        Default:
        ""