001/*
002 * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016
017package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation;
018
019import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024
025/**
026 * Annotation that indicates a method return value should be bound to the web
027 * response body. Supported for annotated handler methods in Servlet environments.
028 *
029 * <p>As of version 4.0 this annotation can also be added on the type level in
030 * which case it is inherited and does not need to be added on the method level.
031 *
032 * @author Arjen Poutsma
033 * @since 3.0
034 * @see RequestBody
035 * @see RestController
036 */
037@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
038@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
039@Documented
040public @interface ResponseBody {
041
042}