Converts the given String parameter to an HttpMethod. The string may differ from the Enum name as a '-' in the method name is represented as a '_' in the Enum name.

Parameters

method:String

the String to get the equivalent HttpMethod from

Returns:HttpMethod

the HttpMethod or null if the parameter method is unknown

An idempotent HTTP method is an HTTP method that can be called many times without different outcomes. It would not matter if the method is called only once, or ten times over. The result should be the same.

Returns:boolean

true if the method is idempotent.

An HTTP method is safe if it doesn't alter the state of the server. In other words, a method is safe if it leads to a read-only operation. Several common HTTP methods are safe: GET , HEAD , or OPTIONS . All safe methods are also idempotent, but not all idempotent methods are safe

Returns:boolean

if the method is safe.

Optimized lookup to find a method name and trailing space in a byte array.

Parameters

buffer:ByteBuffer

buffer containing ISO-8859-1 characters, it is not modified.

Returns:HttpMethod

An HttpMethod if a match or null if no easy match.

Overrides java.lang.Enum.toString.

Doc from java.lang.Enum.toString.

Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration. This method may be overridden, though it typically isn't necessary or desirable. An enum class should override this method when a more "programmer-friendly" string form exists.

Returns:String

the name of this enum constant