1 /*
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3 * $Revision: 1.23.2.2 $
4 * $Date: 2004/02/22 18:21:15 $
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31
32 package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;
33
34 /***
35 * Implements the HTTP PUT method.
36 * <p>
37 * The HTTP PUT method is defined in section 9.6 of
38 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
39 * <blockquote>
40 * The PUT method requests that the enclosed entity be stored under the
41 * supplied Request-URI. If the Request-URI refers to an already
42 * existing resource, the enclosed entity SHOULD be considered as a
43 * modified version of the one residing on the origin server.
44 * </blockquote>
45 * </p>
46 *
47 * @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
48 * @author <a href="mailto:mbowler@GargoyleSoftware.com">Mike Bowler</a>
49 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg@ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
50 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
51 *
52 * @version $Revision: 1.23.2.2 $
53 * @since 1.0
54 */
55 public class PutMethod extends EntityEnclosingMethod {
56
57 // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
58
59 /***
60 * No-arg constructor.
61 *
62 * @since 1.0
63 */
64 public PutMethod() {
65 super();
66 }
67
68
69 /***
70 * Constructor specifying a URI.
71 *
72 * @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
73 *
74 * @since 1.0
75 */
76 public PutMethod(String uri) {
77 super(uri);
78 }
79
80 // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
81
82 /***
83 * Return <tt>"PUT"</tt>.
84 * @return <tt>"PUT"</tt>
85 *
86 * @since 2.0
87 */
88 public String getName() {
89 return "PUT";
90 }
91 }