1 /*
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3 * $Revision: 1.11.2.2 $
4 * $Date: 2004/02/22 18:21:15 $
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31
32 package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;
33
34 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase;
35
36
37 /***
38 * Implements the HTTP DELETE method.
39 * <p>
40 * The HTTP DELETE method is defined in section 9.7 of
41 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
42 * <blockquote>
43 * The DELETE method requests that the origin server delete the resource
44 * identified by the Request-URI. This method MAY be overridden by human
45 * intervention (or other means) on the origin server.
46 * </blockquote>
47 * </p>
48 *
49 * @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
50 * @author <a href="mailto:bcholmes@apache.org">B.C. Holmes</a>
51 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
52 *
53 * @version $Revision: 1.11.2.2 $
54 * @since 1.0
55 */
56 public class DeleteMethod
57 extends HttpMethodBase {
58
59
60 // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
61
62
63 /***
64 * No-arg constructor.
65 *
66 * @since 1.0
67 */
68 public DeleteMethod() {
69 }
70
71
72 /***
73 * Constructor specifying a URI.
74 *
75 * @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
76 *
77 * @since 1.0
78 */
79 public DeleteMethod(String uri) {
80 super(uri);
81 }
82
83
84 // ----------------------------------------------------- HttpMethod Methods
85
86 /***
87 * Returns <tt>"DELETE"</tt>.
88 * @return <tt>"DELETE"</tt>
89 *
90 * @since 2.0
91 */
92 public String getName() {
93 return "DELETE";
94 }
95
96
97 }