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package javax.ws.rs;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.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. 
Author:
Paul Sandoz, Marc Hadley
See Also:
GET
POST
PUT
DELETE
PATCH
HEAD
OPTIONS
Since:
1.0/**
 * 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 {@code HttpMethod}.
 *
 * @author Paul Sandoz
 * @author Marc Hadley
 * @see GET
 * @see POST
 * @see PUT
 * @see DELETE
 * @see PATCH
 * @see HEAD
 * @see OPTIONS
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface HttpMethod {

    
HTTP GET method.
/**
     * HTTP GET method.
     */
    public static final String GET = "GET";
    
HTTP POST method.
/**
     * HTTP POST method.
     */
    public static final String POST = "POST";
    
HTTP PUT method.
/**
     * HTTP PUT method.
     */
    public static final String PUT = "PUT";
    
HTTP DELETE method.
/**
     * HTTP DELETE method.
     */
    public static final String DELETE = "DELETE";
    
HTTP PATCH method.
Since:
2.1/**
     * HTTP PATCH method.
     *
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public static final String PATCH = "PATCH";
    
HTTP HEAD method.
/**
     * HTTP HEAD method.
     */
    public static final String HEAD = "HEAD";
    
HTTP OPTIONS method.
/**
     * HTTP OPTIONS method.
     */
    public static final String OPTIONS = "OPTIONS";

    
Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".
/**
     * Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".
     */
    String value();
}