java - Setting up a status code for a Response Entity

Question

I have the following response:

noResultsResponse.setMessage("No available models");
return ResponseEntity.status(404).body(noResultsResponse);

This works and returns 404 with the correct message.

But when I try to use a different status code, for an example return ResponseEntity.status(1001).body(noResultsResponse);, it returns a 500 error code with the correct message.

Is there no way of setting up 4 digit status codes without actually making a status field in the response and return it as a 200 code?

Answer 1

Status codes are issued by a server in response to a client's request made to the server. The first digit of the status-code defines the class of response.

Refer to this for the valid status codes httpstatuses.com

Best way to set and return response from server:

return new ResponseEntity<String>(response, HttpStatus.OK);