SPR-4518 - @RequestMapping methods returning null have an implicit ModelAndView created

git-svn-id: https://src.springframework.org/svn/spring-framework/trunk@1049 50f2f4bb-b051-0410-bef5-90022cba6387

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/ResponseStatus.java

@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 
 /**
- * Marks an exception class with the status code and reason that should be returned whenever said exception is thrown.
+ * Marks a method or exception class with the status code and reason that should be returned. The status code is applied
+ * to the HTTP response when the handler method is invoked, or whenever said exception is thrown.
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.ResponseStatusExceptionResolver
  * @since 3.0
  */
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 public @interface ResponseStatus {

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.SessionAttributes;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodResolver;
@@ -672,6 +673,13 @@ public class AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter extends WebContentGenerator implemen
 				ExtendedModelMap implicitModel,
 				ServletWebRequest webRequest) {
 
+			if (handlerMethod.isAnnotationPresent(ResponseStatus.class)) {
+				ResponseStatus responseStatus = handlerMethod.getAnnotation(ResponseStatus.class);
+				HttpServletResponse response = webRequest.getResponse();
+				response.setStatus(responseStatus.value().value());
+				responseArgumentUsed = true;
+			}
+
 			if (returnValue instanceof ModelAndView) {
 				ModelAndView mav = (ModelAndView) returnValue;
 				mav.getModelMap().mergeAttributes(implicitModel);