how to get data from spring controller without annotation

Question

i am using Spring 3.x for my MVC application without annotation. I want to get data only not view . I google it and found it is possible using @ResponseBody . but i dont want to use annotation. how can i tell spring it is only data not a view without annotation. my sample code given below .

public class ShowGraphController extends AbstractController {

    private JdbcUserDao userDao;

    public void setUserDao(JdbcUserDao userDao) {
        this.userDao = userDao;
    }

    protected ModelAndView handleRequestInternal(HttpServletRequest request,HttpServletResponse responce) throws Exception {{
        return new  ModelAndView("want it retun as a data not a view name only");
    }
}

Answer 1

I assume you mean JSON when you say data?

If you have to use ModelAndView style just handle the HttpServletResponse yourself and return null.