javax.ws.rs

Annotation Type HttpMethod

@Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Documented
public @interface HttpMethod

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.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Paul Sandoz, Marc Hadley

See Also:

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

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Fields and Description
static String	DELETE HTTP DELETE method.
static String	GET HTTP GET method.
static String	HEAD HTTP HEAD method.
static String	OPTIONS HTTP OPTIONS method.
static String	PATCH HTTP PATCH method.
static String	POST HTTP POST method.
static String	PUT HTTP PUT method.

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	value Specifies the name of a HTTP method.

Field Detail

GET

public static final String GET

HTTP GET method.

POST

public static final String POST

HTTP POST method.

PUT

public static final String PUT

HTTP PUT method.

DELETE

public static final String DELETE

HTTP DELETE method.

PATCH

public static final String PATCH

HTTP PATCH method.

Since:

2.1

HEAD

public static final String HEAD

HTTP HEAD method.

OPTIONS

public static final String OPTIONS

HTTP OPTIONS method.

Element Detail

value

public abstract String value

Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".