[GIS] how to get json from describe feature type

Question

i m using geoserver 2.1.3 i want to get the fields of layer from database
http://[localhost]/geoserver/wfs?request=describeFeatureType&typename=topp:states
this reurns me output in xml format how can i get it in json

Answer 1

The following request should work:

http://[hostname]/geoserver/wfs?request=GetFeature&typeName=topp:states&outputFormat=json