Class HttpMethod

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.http.HttpMethod

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<HttpMethod>

public final class HttpMethod
extends Object
implements Comparable<HttpMethod>, Serializable

Represents an HTTP request method. Intended for use with ClientHttpRequest and RestTemplate.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final HttpMethod	DELETE	The HTTP method DELETE.
static final HttpMethod	GET	The HTTP method GET.
static final HttpMethod	HEAD	The HTTP method HEAD.
static final HttpMethod	OPTIONS	The HTTP method OPTIONS.
static final HttpMethod	PATCH	The HTTP method PATCH.
static final HttpMethod	POST	The HTTP method POST.
static final HttpMethod	PUT	The HTTP method PUT.
static final HttpMethod	TRACE	The HTTP method TRACE.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(HttpMethod other)
boolean	equals(@Nullable Object other)
int	hashCode()
boolean	matches(String method)	Determine whether this HttpMethod matches the given method value.
String	name()	Return the name of this method, for example, "GET", "POST".
String	toString()
static HttpMethod	valueOf(String method)	Return an HttpMethod object for the given value.
static HttpMethod[]	values()	Returns an array containing the standard HTTP methods.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

GET

public static final HttpMethod GET

The HTTP method GET.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.3

HEAD

public static final HttpMethod HEAD

The HTTP method HEAD.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.4

POST

public static final HttpMethod POST

The HTTP method POST.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.5

PUT

public static final HttpMethod PUT

The HTTP method PUT.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.6

PATCH

public static final HttpMethod PATCH

The HTTP method PATCH.

See Also:

• RFC 5789

DELETE

public static final HttpMethod DELETE

The HTTP method DELETE.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.7

OPTIONS

public static final HttpMethod OPTIONS

The HTTP method OPTIONS.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.2

TRACE

public static final HttpMethod TRACE

The HTTP method TRACE.

See Also:

• HTTP 1.1, section 9.8

Method Details

values

public static HttpMethod[] values()

Returns an array containing the standard HTTP methods. Specifically, this method returns an array containing GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS, and TRACE.

Note that the returned value does not include any HTTP methods defined in WebDav.

valueOf

public static HttpMethod valueOf(String method)

Return an HttpMethod object for the given value.

Parameters:

method - the method value as a String

Returns:

the corresponding HttpMethod

name

public String name()

Return the name of this method, for example, "GET", "POST".

matches

public boolean matches(String method)

Determine whether this HttpMethod matches the given method value.

Parameters:

method - the HTTP method as a String

Returns:

true if it matches, false otherwise

Since:

4.2.4

compareTo

public int compareTo(HttpMethod other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<HttpMethod>

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object