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1 /*
2  * $Header: /home/cvs/jakarta-commons/httpclient/src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/methods/DeleteMethod.java,v 1.11.2.2 2004/02/22 18:21:15 olegk Exp $
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 JavaDoc 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 JavaDoc getName() {
93         return "DELETE";
94     }
95
96
97 }
98
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