I totally agree with this and have run into the same issues.
StreamingOuput is another good example where type needs to take precedence.
On 5/23/12 10:37 AM, Marek Potociar wrote:
> Hello experts,
>
> please review the following issue
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JAX_RS_SPEC-187 and provide your feedback.
> Apparently this may be considered a BW-breaking change. If we make it,
> the implementations may need to provide a BW compatibility switch if
> necessary.
>
> Marek
>
>
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