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package javax.ws.rs;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* 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 {@code HttpMethod}.
*
* @author Paul Sandoz
* @author Marc Hadley
* @see GET
* @see POST
* @see PUT
* @see DELETE
* @see HEAD
* @since 1.0
*/
@Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface HttpMethod {
/**
* HTTP GET method.
*/
public static final String GET = "GET";
/**
* HTTP POST method.
*/
public static final String POST = "POST";
/**
* HTTP PUT method.
*/
public static final String PUT = "PUT";
/**
* HTTP DELETE method.
*/
public static final String DELETE = "DELETE";
/**
* HTTP HEAD method.
*/
public static final String HEAD = "HEAD";
/**
* HTTP OPTIONS method.
*/
public static final String OPTIONS = "OPTIONS";
/**
* Specifies the name of a HTTP method. E.g. "GET".
*/
String value();
}