javax.ws.rs

public @Interface HttpMethod

Annotations

@Target:ANNOTATION_TYPE
@Retention:RUNTIME
@Documented

Imports

java.lang.annotation.Documented, .ElementType, .Retention, .RetentionPolicy, .Target

Associates the name of a HTTP method with an annotation. A Java method annotated with a runtime annotation that is itself annotated with this annotation will be used to handle HTTP requests of the indicated HTTP method. It is an error for a method to be annotated with more than one annotation that is annotated with HttpMethod.

Authors: Paul Sandoz, Marc Hadley
Since: 1.0
See Also: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final String	DELETE HTTP DELETE method.
public static final String	GET HTTP GET method.
public static final String	HEAD HTTP HEAD method.
public static final String	OPTIONS HTTP OPTIONS method.
public static final String	PATCH HTTP PATCH method.
public static final String	POST HTTP POST method.
public static final String	PUT HTTP PUT method.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public String	value() Specifies the name of a HTTP method.

Inherited from java.lang.annotation.Annotation:: annotationType equals hashCode toString

Field Detail

DELETE	back to summary
public static final String DELETE HTTP DELETE method.

GET	back to summary
public static final String GET HTTP GET method.

HEAD	back to summary
public static final String HEAD HTTP HEAD method.

OPTIONS	back to summary
public static final String OPTIONS HTTP OPTIONS method.

PATCH	back to summary
public static final String PATCH HTTP PATCH method. Since 2.1

PATCH

back to summary

public static final String PATCH

HTTP PATCH method.

Since: 2.1

POST	back to summary
public static final String POST HTTP POST method.

PUT	back to summary
public static final String PUT HTTP PUT method.

Method Detail

value	back to summary
public String value() Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".