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, Juergen Hoeller

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(String method) Determine whether this HttpMethod matches the given method value.
static HttpMethod	resolve(String method) Resolve the given method value to an HttpMethod.
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

HEAD

public static final HttpMethod HEAD

POST

public static final HttpMethod POST

PUT

public static final HttpMethod PUT

PATCH

public static final HttpMethod PATCH

DELETE

public static final HttpMethod DELETE

OPTIONS

public static final HttpMethod OPTIONS

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

resolve

public static HttpMethod resolve(String method)

Resolve the given method value to an HttpMethod.

Parameters:

method - the method value as a String

Returns:

the corresponding HttpMethod, or null if not found

Since:

4.2.4

matches

public boolean matches(String method)

Determine whether this HttpMethod matches the given method value.

Parameters:

method - the method value as a String

Returns:

true if it matches, false otherwise

Since:

4.2.4