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

See Also:

GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD

Field Summary

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

Required Element Summary

Required Elements
Modifier and Type Required Element Description

java.lang.String value
Specifies the name of a HTTP method.

Field Detail
- GET
```
static final java.lang.String GET
```
  HTTP GET method.

- POST
```
static final java.lang.String POST
```
  HTTP POST method.

- PUT
```
static final java.lang.String PUT
```
  HTTP PUT method.

- DELETE
```
static final java.lang.String DELETE
```
  HTTP DELETE method.

- HEAD
```
static final java.lang.String HEAD
```
  HTTP HEAD method.

- OPTIONS
```
static final java.lang.String OPTIONS
```
  HTTP OPTIONS method.

Element Detail
- value
```
java.lang.String value
```
  Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".