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package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;
/**
* Implements the HTTP PUT method.
* <p>
* The HTTP PUT method is defined in section 9.6 of
* <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
* <blockquote>
* The PUT method requests that the enclosed entity be stored under the
* supplied Request-URI. If the Request-URI refers to an already
* existing resource, the enclosed entity SHOULD be considered as a
* modified version of the one residing on the origin server.
* </blockquote>
* </p>
*
* @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:mbowler@GargoyleSoftware.com">Mike Bowler</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:oleg@ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
*
* @version $Revision: 480424 $
* @since 1.0
*/
public class PutMethod extends EntityEnclosingMethod {
// ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors
/**
* No-arg constructor.
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public PutMethod() {
super();
}
/**
* Constructor specifying a URI.
*
* @param uri either an absolute or relative URI
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public PutMethod(String uri) {
super(uri);
}
// --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
/**
* Return <tt>"PUT"</tt>.
* @return <tt>"PUT"</tt>
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public String getName() {
return "PUT";
}
}