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## OpenApiSpecBuilder.withOperationReturningString() method

Define a new operation that returns a string response.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
withOperationReturningString(verb: string, path: string, operationName?: string): this;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  verb | string | The HTTP verb. |
|  path | string | The path relative to basePath. |
|  operationName | string | The name of the controller method implementing this operation (<code>x-operation-name</code> field). |

<b>Returns:</b>

this