SPR-6935 - @ResponseBody with method that return void throws "Could not resolve view exception".

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

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public class AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter extends WebContentGenerator
 	 * @return the ServletRequestDataBinder instance to use
 	 * @throws Exception in case of invalid state or arguments
 	 * @see ServletRequestDataBinder#bind(javax.servlet.ServletRequest)
-	 * @see ServletRequestDataBinder#convertIfNecessary(Object, Class, MethodParameter)
+	 * @see ServletRequestDataBinder#convertIfNecessary(Object, Class, org.springframework.core.MethodParameter) 
 	 */
 	protected ServletRequestDataBinder createBinder(
 			HttpServletRequest request, Object target, String objectName) throws Exception {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ public class AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter extends WebContentGenerator
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (returnValue != null && AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(handlerMethod, ResponseBody.class) != null) {
+			if (AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(handlerMethod, ResponseBody.class) != null) {
 				handleResponseBody(returnValue, webRequest);
 				return null;
 			}
@@ -861,6 +861,9 @@ public class AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter extends WebContentGenerator
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 		private void handleResponseBody(Object returnValue, ServletWebRequest webRequest)
 				throws ServletException, IOException {
+			if (returnValue == null) {
+				return;
+			}
 
 			HttpInputMessage inputMessage = new ServletServerHttpRequest(webRequest.getRequest());
 			List<MediaType> acceptedMediaTypes = inputMessage.getHeaders().getAccept();

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerTests.java

@@ -1187,6 +1187,18 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 		assertEquals("Invalid response status code", "application/json", response.getHeader("Content-Type"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void responseBodyVoid() throws ServletException, IOException {
+		initServlet(ResponseBodyVoidController.class);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/something");
+		request.addHeader("Accept", "text/*, */*");
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		servlet.service(request, response);
+		assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+	}
+
+
 	@Test
 	public void headers() throws ServletException, IOException {
 		initServlet(HeadersController.class);
@@ -2156,6 +2168,15 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Controller
+	public static class ResponseBodyVoidController {
+
+		@RequestMapping("/something")
+		@ResponseBody
+		public void handle() throws IOException {
+		}
+	}
+
 	public static class NotReadableMessageConverter implements HttpMessageConverter {
 
 		public boolean canRead(Class clazz, MediaType mediaType) {