org.springframework.http

Enum HttpMethod

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<HttpMethod>

org.springframework.http.HttpMethod

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<HttpMethod>

public enum HttpMethod
extends Enum<HttpMethod>

Java 5 enumeration of HTTP request methods. Intended for use with ClientHttpRequest and RestTemplate.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
DELETE
GET
HEAD
OPTIONS
PATCH
POST
PUT
TRACE

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static HttpMethod	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static HttpMethod[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

GET

public static final HttpMethod GET

POST

public static final HttpMethod POST

HEAD

public static final HttpMethod HEAD

OPTIONS

public static final HttpMethod OPTIONS

PUT

public static final HttpMethod PUT

PATCH

public static final HttpMethod PATCH

DELETE

public static final HttpMethod DELETE

TRACE

public static final HttpMethod TRACE

Method Detail

values

public static HttpMethod[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (HttpMethod c : HttpMethod.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static HttpMethod valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null