Angular 6: How to set response type as text while making http call

Question

To get rid of error:

Type '"text"' is not assignable to type '"json"'.

Read the Angular HTTP guide and use

responseType: 'text' as const

import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
.....
 return this.http
        .post<string>(
            this.baseUrl + '/Tickets/getTicket',
            JSON.stringify(value),
        { headers, responseType: 'text' as const }
        )
        .map(res => {
            return res;
        })
        .catch(this.handleError);

You should not use those headers, the headers determine what kind of type you are sending, and you are clearly sending an object, which means, JSON.

Instead you should set the option responseType to text:

addToCart(productId: number, quantity: number): Observable<any> {
  const headers = new HttpHeaders().set('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');

  return this.http.post(
    'http://localhost:8080/order/addtocart', 
    { dealerId: 13, createdBy: "-1", productId, quantity }, 
    { headers, responseType: 'text'}
  ).pipe(catchError(this.errorHandlerService.handleError));
}

On your backEnd, you should add:

@RequestMapping(value="/blabla",  produces="text/plain" , method = RequestMethod.GET)

On the frontEnd (Service):

methodBlabla() 
{
  const headers = new HttpHeaders().set('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
  return this.http.get(this.url,{ headers, responseType: 'text'});
}

Use like below:

yourFunc(input: any):Observable<string> {
 var requestHeader = { headers: new HttpHeaders({ 'Content-Type': 'text/plain', 'No-Auth': 'False' })};
 const headers = new HttpHeaders().set('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
 return this.http.post<string>(this.yourBaseApi+ '/do-api', input, { headers, responseType: 'text' as 'json'  });
}

For me this way worked. Like requestOptions as object

 returnObservable(): Observable<any> {
    const headers = new HttpHeaders().set('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
    const requestOptions: Object = {
      headers: headers,
      responseType: 'text'
    }
    return this.http.get<any>(this.streamURL , requestOptions);
 }