RequestMethod (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.web.bind.annotation

## Enum RequestMethod

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<RequestMethod>
  - - org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Comparable<RequestMethod>

      public enum RequestMethod
      extends Enum<RequestMethod>

  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.

  Since:
    2.5
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `RequestMapping`, `FrameworkServlet.setDispatchOptionsRequest(boolean)`, `FrameworkServlet.setDispatchTraceRequest(boolean)`

- - ### Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants
    Enum Constant and Description
    `DELETE`
    `GET`
    `HEAD`
    `OPTIONS`
    `PATCH`
    `POST`
    `PUT`
    `TRACE`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static RequestMethod` | `valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static RequestMethod[]` | `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

    - #### GET

          public static final RequestMethod GET

    - #### HEAD

          public static final RequestMethod HEAD

    - #### POST

          public static final RequestMethod POST

    - #### PUT

          public static final RequestMethod PUT

    - #### PATCH

          public static final RequestMethod PATCH

    - #### DELETE

          public static final RequestMethod DELETE

    - #### OPTIONS

          public static final RequestMethod OPTIONS

    - #### TRACE

          public static final RequestMethod TRACE

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### values

          public static RequestMethod[] 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 (RequestMethod c : RequestMethod.values())
              System.out.println(c);

      Returns:
        an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    - #### valueOf

          public static RequestMethod 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