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package org.springframework.http;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Java 5 enumeration of HTTP request methods. Intended for use with ClientHttpRequest and RestTemplate. 
Author:
Arjen Poutsma, Juergen Hoeller
Since:
3.0/**
 * Java 5 enumeration of HTTP request methods. Intended for use
 * with {@link org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequest}
 * and {@link org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate}.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 3.0
 */
public enum HttpMethod {

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


	private static final Map<String, HttpMethod> mappings = new HashMap<>(16);

	static {
		for (HttpMethod httpMethod : values()) {
			mappings.put(httpMethod.name(), httpMethod);
		}
	}


	
Resolve the given method value to an HttpMethod. 
Params:
method – the method value as a String
Returns:
the corresponding HttpMethod, or null if not found
Since:
4.2.4/**
	 * Resolve the given method value to an {@code HttpMethod}.
	 * @param method the method value as a String
	 * @return the corresponding {@code HttpMethod}, or {@code null} if not found
	 * @since 4.2.4
	 */
	@Nullable
	public static HttpMethod resolve(@Nullable String method) {
		return (method != null ? mappings.get(method) : null);
	}


	
Determine whether this HttpMethod matches the given method value. 
Params:
method – the method value as a String
Returns:
true if it matches, false otherwise
Since:
4.2.4/**
	 * Determine whether this {@code HttpMethod} matches the given
	 * method value.
	 * @param method the method value as a String
	 * @return {@code true} if it matches, {@code false} otherwise
	 * @since 4.2.4
	 */
	public boolean matches(String method) {
		return (this == resolve(method));
	}

}