Package jakarta.ws.rs

Annotation Type HttpMethod

@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(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 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 Description
    String value
    Specifies the name of a HTTP method.

  • Field Details

    • GET

      static final String GET
      HTTP GET method.

    • POST

      static final String POST
      HTTP POST method.

    • PUT

      static final String PUT
      HTTP PUT method.

    • DELETE

      static final String DELETE
      HTTP DELETE method.

    • PATCH

      static final String PATCH
      HTTP PATCH method.
      Since:
      2.1

    • HEAD

      static final String HEAD
      HTTP HEAD method.

    • OPTIONS

      static final String OPTIONS
      HTTP OPTIONS method.

  • Element Details

    • value

      String value
      Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".
      Returns:
      HTTP method name.