org.apache.juneau.http

Enum HttpMethod

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<HttpMethod>

org.apache.juneau.http.HttpMethod

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<HttpMethod>

public enum HttpMethod
extends Enum<HttpMethod>

Represents valid HTTP 1.1 method names per the RFC 2616 spec.

See Also:

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
CONNECT CONNECT
DELETE DELETE
GET GET
HEAD HEAD
OPTIONS OPTIONS
OTHER A non-standard value.
POST POST
PUT PUT
TRACE TRACE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static HttpMethod	forString(String key) Returns the enum for the specified key.
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

OPTIONS

public static final HttpMethod OPTIONS

OPTIONS

GET

public static final HttpMethod GET

GET

HEAD

public static final HttpMethod HEAD

HEAD

POST

public static final HttpMethod POST

POST

PUT

public static final HttpMethod PUT

PUT

DELETE

public static final HttpMethod DELETE

DELETE

TRACE

public static final HttpMethod TRACE

TRACE

CONNECT

public static final HttpMethod CONNECT

CONNECT

OTHER

public static final HttpMethod OTHER

A non-standard value.

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

forString

public static HttpMethod forString(String key)

Returns the enum for the specified key.

Case is ignored.

Parameters:

key - The HTTP method name.

Returns:

The HttpMethod enum, or OTHER if it's not a standard method name.