How to return a hyperlink from spring boot controller?

Question

I want to return a hyperlink in the response body for a get request using Spring Boot, but i am getting string as a response and not link

@GetMapping("/getLinkToFile/{id}")
public URL getLinkToFile(@PathVariable int id) throws Exception {
    URL base = new URL("https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/file_example_CSV_5000.csv");
    return base;
}

It's not clear what you are asking - are you wanting to view the response in a browser and expecting a hyperlink that you can click on ? — 0xadecimal, Sep 26 '19 at 10:03
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38700790/how-to-return-a-html-page-from-a-restful-controller-in-spring-boot — Raedwald, Sep 26 '19 at 10:37

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '19 at 10:37

Can you try this one please , then you will get idea to do archive your problem

@GetMapping(value = "/test")  // just for samples 
  public String getLinkToFile() throws Exception {
    String body =
        "<HTML><body> <a href=\"https://file-examples.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/file_example_CSV_5000.csv\">Link clik to go</a></body></HTML>";
    return (body);

  }

How to return a hyperlink from spring boot controller?

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