Return only string message from Spring MVC 3 Controller

Question

Can any one tell me how I can return string message from controller?

If i just return a string from a controller method then spring mvc treating it as a jsp view nam

Answer 1

For outputing String as text/plain use:

@RequestMapping(value="/foo", method=RequestMethod.GET, produces="text/plain")
@ResponseBody
public String foo() {
    return "bar";
}