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public interface HttpMethod
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The method of a HTTP request.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static HttpMethod`	`DELETE`	The DELETE method.
`static HttpMethod`	`GET`	The GET method.
`static HttpMethod`	`HEAD`	The HEAD method.
`static HttpMethod`	`OPTIONS`	The OPTIONS method.
`static HttpMethod`	`PATCH`	The PATCH method.
`static HttpMethod`	`POST`	The POST method.
`static HttpMethod`	`PUT`	The PUT method.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getName()`	The name of the method, always in upper case.
`io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMethod`	`getNettyMethod()`	Returns the method in the underlying Netty form.
`boolean`	`isDelete()`	True if the method is DELETE.
`boolean`	`isGet()`	True if the method is GET or HEAD.
`boolean`	`isHead()`	True if the method is HEAD.
`boolean`	`isOptions()`	True if the method is OPTIONS.
`boolean`	`isPatch()`	True if the method is PATCH.
`boolean`	`isPost()`	True if the method is POST.
`boolean`	`isPut()`	True if the method is PUT.
`boolean`	`name(String name)`	Returns true if the method has the given name, insensitive to case.
`static HttpMethod`	`of(String name)`	Creates a method of the given name.

- Field Detail
  - GET
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static final HttpMethod GET
```
    The GET method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - HEAD
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static final HttpMethod HEAD
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    The HEAD method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - POST
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static final HttpMethod POST
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    The POST method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - PUT
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static final HttpMethod PUT
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    The PUT method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - DELETE
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static final HttpMethod DELETE
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    The DELETE method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - PATCH
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static final HttpMethod PATCH
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    The PATCH method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - OPTIONS
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static final HttpMethod OPTIONS
```
    The OPTIONS method.
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
- Method Detail
  - of
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static HttpMethod of(String name)
```
    Creates a method of the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the method name
    
    Since:
    
    1.4
  - getName
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String getName()
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    The name of the method, always in upper case.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the method, always in upper case.
  - isPost
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boolean isPost()
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    True if the method is POST.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is POST.
  - isGet
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boolean isGet()
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    True if the method is GET or HEAD.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is GET or HEAD.
  - isPut
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boolean isPut()
```
    True if the method is PUT.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is PUT.
  - isPatch
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boolean isPatch()
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    True if the method is PATCH.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is PATCH.
  - isDelete
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boolean isDelete()
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    True if the method is DELETE.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is DELETE.
  - isOptions
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boolean isOptions()
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    True if the method is OPTIONS.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is OPTIONS.
  - isHead
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boolean isHead()
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    True if the method is HEAD.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the method is HEAD.
  - name
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boolean name(String name)
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    Returns true if the method has the given name, insensitive to case.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the method to compare to the actual method name.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the given name equals getName() irrespective of case.
  - getNettyMethod
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io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMethod getNettyMethod()
```
    Returns the method in the underlying Netty form.
    Use of this method should be avoided, in favor of using the other methods of this interface.
    
    Returns:
    
    the method in the underlying Netty form
    
    Since:
    
    1.4

Interface HttpMethod

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

GET

HEAD

POST

PUT

DELETE

PATCH

OPTIONS

Method Detail

of

getName

isPost

isGet

isPut

isPatch

isDelete

isOptions

isHead

name

getNettyMethod