Package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation

Annotation Interface 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.

Since:
4.0
Author:
Rossen Stoyanchev, Sam Brannen

  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    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.

  • Element Details

    • value

      @AliasFor(annotation=Controller.class) 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:
      ""