Package org.springframework.http

Class ResponseEntity<T>

java.lang.Object
org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<T>
org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity<T>
Type Parameters:
T - the body type
public class ResponseEntity<T> extends HttpEntity<T>
Extension of HttpEntity that adds an HttpStatusCode status code. Used in RestTemplate as well as in @Controller methods.

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

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

This can also be used in Spring MVC as the return value from an @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, Sebastien Deleuze
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • ResponseEntity

      public ResponseEntity(HttpStatusCode status)
      Create a ResponseEntity with a status code only.
      Parameters:
      status - the status code

    • ResponseEntity

      public ResponseEntity(@Nullable T body, HttpStatusCode status)
      Create a ResponseEntity with a body and status code.
      Parameters:
      body - the entity body
      status - the status code

    • ResponseEntity

      public ResponseEntity(MultiValueMap<String,String> headers, HttpStatusCode status)
      Create a ResponseEntity with headers and a status code.
      Parameters:
      headers - the entity headers
      status - the status code

    • ResponseEntity

      public ResponseEntity(@Nullable T body, @Nullable MultiValueMap<String,String> headers, int rawStatus)
      Create a ResponseEntity with a body, headers, and a raw status code.
      Parameters:
      body - the entity body
      headers - the entity headers
      rawStatus - the status code value
      Since:
      5.3.2

    • ResponseEntity

      public ResponseEntity(@Nullable T body, @Nullable MultiValueMap<String,String> headers, HttpStatusCode statusCode)
      Create a ResponseEntity with a body, headers, and a status code.
      Parameters:
      body - the entity body
      headers - the entity headers
      statusCode - the status code

  • Method Details

    • getStatusCode

      public HttpStatusCode getStatusCode()
      Return the HTTP status code of the response.
      Returns:
      the HTTP status as an HttpStatus enum entry

    • getStatusCodeValue

      @Deprecated(since="6.0") public int getStatusCodeValue()
      Deprecated.
      as of 6.0, in favor of getStatusCode(); scheduled for removal in 7.0
      Return the HTTP status code of the response.
      Returns:
      the HTTP status as an int value
      Since:
      4.3

    • equals

      public boolean equals(@Nullable 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(HttpStatusCode 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(@Nullable T body)
      A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the status set to OK.
      Parameters:
      body - the body of the response entity (possibly empty)
      Returns:
      the created ResponseEntity
      Since:
      4.1

    • of

      public static <T> ResponseEntity<T> of(Optional<T> body)
      A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the OK status, or an empty body and a NOT FOUND status in case of an Optional.empty() parameter.
      Returns:
      the created ResponseEntity
      Since:
      5.1

    • of

      public static ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder<?> of(ProblemDetail body)
      Create a new ResponseEntity.HeadersBuilder with its status set to ProblemDetail.getStatus() and its body is set to ProblemDetail.

      Note: If there are no headers to add, there is usually no need to create a ResponseEntity since ProblemDetail is also supported as a return value from controller methods.

      Parameters:
      body - the problem detail to use
      Returns:
      the created builder
      Since:
      6.0

    • ofNullable

      public static <T> ResponseEntity<T> ofNullable(@Nullable T body)
      A shortcut for creating a ResponseEntity with the given body and the OK status, or an empty body and a NOT FOUND status in case of a null parameter.
      Returns:
      the created ResponseEntity
      Since:
      6.0.5

    • 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

    • internalServerError

      public static ResponseEntity.BodyBuilder internalServerError()
      Create a builder with an INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR status.
      Returns:
      the created builder
      Since:
      5.3.8