How do I return a 403 Forbidden in Spring MVC?

Question

I want my controller to return the right HTTP response code when the user lacks permission to view a particular page.

Answer 1

Using an ExceptionResolver is a great way to go, but if you just want this to be view-independent, you could certainly make a call to response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "AdditionalInformationIfAvailable"); in your Controller.