org.springframework.http

Class ResponseEntity<T>

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<T>

org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity<T>

public class ResponseEntity<T>
extends HttpEntity<T>

Extension of HttpEntity that adds a HttpStatus status code. Used in RestTemplate as well @Controller methods.

In RestTemplate, this class is returned by getForEntity() and exchange():

 ResponseEntity<String> entity = template.getForEntity("http://example.com", String.class);
 String body = entity.getBody();
 MediaType contentType = entity.getHeaders().getContentType();
 HttpStatus statusCode = entity.getStatusCode();
 

Can also be used in Spring MVC, as the return value from a @Controller method:

 @RequestMapping("/handle")
 public ResponseEntity<String> handle() {
   URI location = ...;
   HttpHeaders responseHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
   responseHeaders.setLocation(location);
   responseHeaders.set("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue");
   return new ResponseEntity<String>("Hello World", responseHeaders, HttpStatus.CREATED);
 }
 

Or, by using a builder accessible via static methods:

 @RequestMapping("/handle")
 public ResponseEntity<String> handle() {
   URI location = ...;
   return ResponseEntity.created(location).header("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue").body("Hello World");
 }
 

Since:

3.0.2

Author:

Arjen Poutsma, Brian Clozel

See Also:

getStatusCode()

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder Defines a builder that adds a body to the response entity.
static interface	ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<B extends ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<B>> Defines a builder that adds headers to the response entity.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.http.HttpEntity

EMPTY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ResponseEntity(HttpStatus status) Create a new ResponseEntity with the given status code, and no body nor headers.
ResponseEntity(org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap<String,String> headers, HttpStatus status) Create a new HttpEntity with the given headers and status code, and no body.
ResponseEntity(T body, HttpStatus status) Create a new ResponseEntity with the given body and status code, and no headers.
ResponseEntity(T body, org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap<String,String> headers, HttpStatus status) Create a new HttpEntity with the given body, headers, and status code.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	accepted() Create a builder with an ACCEPTED status.
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	badRequest() Create a builder with a BAD_REQUEST status.
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	created(URI location) Create a new builder with a CREATED status and a location header set to the given URI.
boolean	equals(Object other)
HttpStatus	getStatusCode() Return the HTTP status code of the response.
int	getStatusCodeValue() Return the HTTP status code of the response.
int	hashCode()
static ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<?>	noContent() Create a builder with a NO_CONTENT status.
static ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<?>	notFound() Create a builder with a NOT_FOUND status.
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	ok() Create a builder with the status set to OK.
static <T> ResponseEntity<T>	ok(T body) A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the status set to OK.
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	status(HttpStatus status) Create a builder with the given status.
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	status(int status) Create a builder with the given status.
String	toString()
static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder	unprocessableEntity() Create a builder with an UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY status.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.http.HttpEntity

getBody, getHeaders, hasBody

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ResponseEntity

public ResponseEntity(HttpStatus status)

Create a new ResponseEntity with the given status code, and no body nor headers.

Parameters:

status - the status code

ResponseEntity

public ResponseEntity(T body,
                      HttpStatus status)

Create a new ResponseEntity with the given body and status code, and no headers.

Parameters:

body - the entity body

status - the status code

ResponseEntity

public ResponseEntity(org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap<String,String> headers,
                      HttpStatus status)

Create a new HttpEntity with the given headers and status code, and no body.

Parameters:

headers - the entity headers

status - the status code

ResponseEntity

public ResponseEntity(T body,
                      org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap<String,String> headers,
                      HttpStatus status)

Create a new HttpEntity with the given body, headers, and status code.

Parameters:

body - the entity body

headers - the entity headers

status - the status code

Method Detail

getStatusCode

public HttpStatus getStatusCode()

Return the HTTP status code of the response.

Returns:

the HTTP status as an HttpStatus enum entry

getStatusCodeValue

public int getStatusCodeValue()

Return the HTTP status code of the response.

Returns:

the HTTP status as an int value

Since:

4.3

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class HttpEntity<T>

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class HttpEntity<T>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class HttpEntity<T>

status

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder status(HttpStatus status)

Create a builder with the given status.

Parameters:

status - the response status

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

status

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder status(int status)

Create a builder with the given status.

Parameters:

status - the response status

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

ok

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder ok()

Create a builder with the status set to OK.

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

ok

public static <T> ResponseEntity<T> ok(T body)

A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the status set to OK.

Returns:

the created ResponseEntity

Since:

4.1

created

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder created(URI location)

Create a new builder with a CREATED status and a location header set to the given URI.

Parameters:

location - the location URI

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

accepted

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder accepted()

Create a builder with an ACCEPTED status.

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

noContent

public static ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> noContent()

Create a builder with a NO_CONTENT status.

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

badRequest

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder badRequest()

Create a builder with a BAD_REQUEST status.

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

notFound

public static ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> notFound()

Create a builder with a NOT_FOUND status.

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1

unprocessableEntity

public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder unprocessableEntity()

Create a builder with an UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY status.

Returns:

the created builder

Since:

4.1.3