Returning a Value

The reply method in the JadeRestService class is called and is passed the string constructed from the value returned by the REST services method, if the method returns a value. The string is encoded according to the format requested by the client and sent to the client.

If you reimplement this method, you should always call inheritMethod to complete the processing.

If the method returns an object:

• The entire object tree referenced is encoded into XML or JSON, as required.

  If you return an object that has a reference to another object, the related object is also returned as part of the XML or JSON response. This can result in an excessively large response.

• All property values are returned, including nulls.

If the method returns a string that is already encoded in XML format (that is, starting with <?xml), the XML string is sent as it is, without further encoding.