https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework: Spring Web (Spring IO)
  • Juergen Hoeller 
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package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation;


Java 5 enumeration of HTTP request methods. Intended for use with the RequestMapping.method() attribute of the RequestMapping annotation. 
Note that, by default, DispatcherServlet supports GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE only. DispatcherServlet will process TRACE and OPTIONS with the default HttpServlet behavior unless explicitly told to dispatch those request types as well: Check out the "dispatchOptionsRequest" and "dispatchTraceRequest" properties, switching them to "true" if necessary. 
Author:Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  • RequestMapping
  • setDispatchOptionsRequest.setDispatchOptionsRequest
  • setDispatchTraceRequest.setDispatchTraceRequest
Since:2.5
/**
 * Java 5 enumeration of HTTP request methods. Intended for use with the
 * {@link RequestMapping#method()} attribute of the {@link RequestMapping} annotation.
 *
 * <p>Note that, by default, {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet}
 * supports GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE only. DispatcherServlet will
 * process TRACE and OPTIONS with the default HttpServlet behavior unless explicitly
 * told to dispatch those request types as well: Check out the "dispatchOptionsRequest"
 * and "dispatchTraceRequest" properties, switching them to "true" if necessary.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 * @see RequestMapping
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet#setDispatchOptionsRequest
 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet#setDispatchTraceRequest
 */
public enum RequestMethod {

	GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS, TRACE

}