Difference between spring @Controller and @RestController annotation.
Can @Controller annotation be used for both Web MVC and REST applications?
If yes, how can we differentiate if it is Web MVC or REST application.
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@Controller is used to mark classes as Spring MVC Controller.@RestController is a convenience annotation that does nothing more than adding the @Controller and @ResponseBody annotations (see: Javadoc)So the following two controller definitions should do the same
@Controller
@ResponseBody
public class MyController { }
@RestController
public class MyRestController { }