Simple string as JSON return value in spring rest controller

Question

Let\'s take a look at the following simple test controller (Used with Spring 4.0.3):

@RestController
public class Te         


        

Answer 1

Here are the steps that I did to achieve this :

1. Add dependency in pom file:

   
       com.fasterxml.jackson.core
       jackson-databind
       2.9.3
   
   

2. Put @ResponseBody annotation on your method like this:

   @RequestMapping(value = "/getCountries", method = RequestMethod.GET)    
   @ResponseBody    
   public List getCountries() {    
       return countryDAO.list();    
   }