Custom exception handler for NoHandlerFoundException is not working without @EnableWebMvc

Question

I want to override html error page for 404 responses as an JSON response. When i use @ControllerAdvice without @EnableWebMvc it is not working.

Answer 1

I easily resolved problem by adding one of configurations in application.yml.

spring.mvc.throw-exception-if-no-handler-found=true
spring.resources.add-mappings=false

or

spring.mvc.throw-exception-if-no-handler-found=true
spring.mvc.static-path-pattern: /static

If you don't restrict Spring and no handler matches with your request, then spring tries to look for static content.