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package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;

/**
 * Marks a method or exception class with the status {@link #code} and
 * {@link #reason} that should be returned.
 *
 * <p>The status code is applied to the HTTP response when the handler
 * method is invoked, or whenever said exception is thrown.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Sam Brannen
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.ResponseStatusExceptionResolver
 * @since 3.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface ResponseStatus {

	/**
	 * Alias for {@link #code}.
	 */
	@AliasFor(attribute = "code")
	HttpStatus value() default HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;

	/**
	 * The status <em>code</em> to use for the response.
	 * <p>Default is {@link HttpStatus#INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR}, which should
	 * typically be changed to something more appropriate.
	 * @since 4.2
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse#setStatus(int)
	 */
	@AliasFor(attribute = "value")
	HttpStatus code() default HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;

	/**
	 * The <em>reason</em> to be used for the response.
	 * <p>If this attribute is not set, it will default to the standard status
	 * message for the status code. Note that due to the use of
	 * {@code HttpServletResponse.sendError(int, String)}, the response will be
	 * considered complete and should not be written to any further.
	 *
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse#sendError(int, String)
	 */
	String reason() default "";

}

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