1 /*
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3 * $Revision: 1425331 $
4 * $Date: 2012-12-22 18:29:41 +0000 (Sat, 22 Dec 2012) $
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30
31 package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;
32
33 /***
34 * Implements the HTTP PUT method.
35 * <p>
36 * The HTTP PUT method is defined in section 9.6 of
37 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
38 * <blockquote>
39 * The PUT method requests that the enclosed entity be stored under the
40 * supplied Request-URI. If the Request-URI refers to an already
41 * existing resource, the enclosed entity SHOULD be considered as a
42 * modified version of the one residing on the origin server.
43 * </blockquote>
44 * </p>
45 *
46 * @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
47 * @author <a href="mailto:mbowler@GargoyleSoftware.com">Mike Bowler</a>
48 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg@ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
49 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
50 *
51 * @version $Revision: 1425331 $
52 * @since 1.0
53 */
54 public class PutMethod extends EntityEnclosingMethod {
55
56 // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
57
58 /***
59 * No-arg constructor.
60 *
61 * @since 1.0
62 */
63 public PutMethod() {
64 super();
65 }
66
67
68 /***
69 * Constructor specifying a URI.
70 *
71 * @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
72 *
73 * @since 1.0
74 */
75 public PutMethod(String uri) {
76 super(uri);
77 }
78
79 // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
80
81 /***
82 * Return <tt>"PUT"</tt>.
83 * @return <tt>"PUT"</tt>
84 *
85 * @since 2.0
86 */
87 public String getName() {
88 return "PUT";
89 }
90 }