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63
64 package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;
65
66 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase;
67
68
69 /***
70 * Implements the HTTP DELETE method.
71 * <p>
72 * The HTTP DELETE method is defined in section 9.7 of
73 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
74 * <blockquote>
75 * The DELETE method requests that the origin server delete the resource
76 * identified by the Request-URI. This method MAY be overridden by human
77 * intervention (or other means) on the origin server.
78 * </blockquote>
79 * </p>
80 *
81 * @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
82 * @author <a href="mailto:bcholmes@apache.org">B.C. Holmes</a>
83 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
84 *
85 * @version $Revision: 1.11.2.1 $
86 * @since 1.0
87 */
88 public class DeleteMethod
89 extends HttpMethodBase {
90
91
92 // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
93
94
95 /***
96 * No-arg constructor.
97 *
98 * @since 1.0
99 */
100 public DeleteMethod() {
101 }
102
103
104 /***
105 * Constructor specifying a URI.
106 *
107 * @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
108 *
109 * @since 1.0
110 */
111 public DeleteMethod(String uri) {
112 super(uri);
113 }
114
115
116 // ----------------------------------------------------- HttpMethod Methods
117
118 /***
119 * Returns <tt>"DELETE"</tt>.
120 * @return <tt>"DELETE"</tt>
121 *
122 * @since 2.0
123 */
124 public String getName() {
125 return "DELETE";
126 }
127
128
129 }
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