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 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase;
34
35
36 /***
37 * Implements the HTTP DELETE method.
38 * <p>
39 * The HTTP DELETE method is defined in section 9.7 of
40 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
41 * <blockquote>
42 * The DELETE method requests that the origin server delete the resource
43 * identified by the Request-URI. This method MAY be overridden by human
44 * intervention (or other means) on the origin server.
45 * </blockquote>
46 * </p>
47 *
48 * @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
49 * @author <a href="mailto:bcholmes@apache.org">B.C. Holmes</a>
50 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
51 *
52 * @version $Revision: 1425331 $
53 * @since 1.0
54 */
55 public class DeleteMethod
56 extends HttpMethodBase {
57
58
59 // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
60
61
62 /***
63 * No-arg constructor.
64 *
65 * @since 1.0
66 */
67 public DeleteMethod() {
68 }
69
70
71 /***
72 * Constructor specifying a URI.
73 *
74 * @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
75 *
76 * @since 1.0
77 */
78 public DeleteMethod(String uri) {
79 super(uri);
80 }
81
82
83 // ----------------------------------------------------- HttpMethod Methods
84
85 /***
86 * Returns <tt>"DELETE"</tt>.
87 * @return <tt>"DELETE"</tt>
88 *
89 * @since 2.0
90 */
91 public String getName() {
92 return "DELETE";
93 }
94
95
96 }