CheckStyle Error - '@ResponseBody' annotation modifier does not preceed non-annotation modifiers

[Tiya Khambadkone]

I get the warning ''@ResponseBody' annotation modifier does not preceed non-annotation modifiers'
at the following line of code :

public @ResponseBody List<String> getModel(@RequestParam(value = "year", required = true) String year, @RequestParam(value = "make", required = true) String make, ModelAndView mv) {
//do something
}

Does anybody know how to fix it ?

[Bill Gorder]

That checkstyle rule complains when the @ResponseBody is after the public to fix it make it look like this:

@ResponseBody
public  List<String> getModel(@RequestParam(value = "year", required = true) String year, @RequestParam(value = "make", required = true) String make, ModelAndView mv) {
  //do something
}