What's the different between Jersey @Consumes and @Produces

Question

What's the different between Jersey @Consumes and @Produces? I'm confused within Jersey Restful service.

Answer 1

@Consumes specifies what MIME type a resource accepts from the client. @Produces, however, specifies what MIME type a resources gives to the client. For example, a resource might accept application/json (@Consumes) and return text/plain (@Produces).

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