.. _-mapResponseEntity-:

mapResponseEntity
=====================

Changes the response entity that was generated by the inner route.

Signature
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.. includecode2:: /../../akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/directives/BasicDirectives.scala
   :snippet: mapResponseEntity

Description
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The ``mapResponseEntity`` directive is used as a building block for :ref:`Custom Directives` to transform a
response entity that was generated by the inner route.

See :ref:`Response Transforming Directives` for similar directives.

Example
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.. includecode2:: ../../../code/docs/http/server/directives/BasicDirectivesExamplesSpec.scala
   :snippet: mapResponseEntity