spring responseentity code example

Example 1: responseentity error message

@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
public ResponseEntity getUser(@RequestHeader(value="Access-key") String accessKey,
                              @RequestHeader(value="Secret-key") String secretKey) {
    try {
        // see note 1
        return ResponseEntity
            .status(HttpStatus.CREATED)                 
            .body(this.userService.chkCredentials(accessKey, secretKey, timestamp));
    }
    catch(ChekingCredentialsFailedException e) {
        e.printStackTrace(); // see note 2
        return ResponseEntity
            .status(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN)
            .body("Error Message");
    }
}

Example 2: responseentity object

package com.zetcode.controller;

import com.zetcode.bean.Country;
import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;

@Controller
public class MyController {
    
    @RequestMapping(value = "/getCountry")
    public ResponseEntity<Country> getCountry() {
        
        var c = new Country();
        c.setName("France");
        c.setPopulation(66984000);
        
        var headers = new HttpHeaders();
        headers.add("Responded", "MyController");
        
        return ResponseEntity.accepted().headers(headers).body(c);
    }
    
    @RequestMapping(value = "/getCountry2")
    @ResponseBody
    public Country getCountry2() {
        
        var c = new Country();
        c.setName("France");
        c.setPopulation(66984000);
        
        return c;
    }    
}