Returning String using REST Endpoint

Question

Before you minus this question, you should know I searched for solution and didn't find it.

I want to return String by rest endpoint:

    @GET
    @Path("/getMyString")
    @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
    public Response getId() {
    String s = "this is my string";
    (...)
    return Response.ok(s).build();
    }

But in view I receive char array (result in firebug):

Resource { 0="t", 1="h", 2="i", more...}

In front I use angular resource like:

blablaResources.factory('AngularApp', [ '$resource', function($resource) {
    return $resource(contextPath + '/.rest/v1/someService', {}, {
        (... other methods ...)
        getString : {
            method : 'GET',
            url : contextPath + '/.rest/v1/someService/getMyString'
        }
    });
} ]);

Is there any wrapper class for String or annotation to send it like:

Resource { value = "this is my string" }

or just normal

"this is my string"

Thanks for any constructive response :)

Answer 1

Try to use

@Produces({ MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN })