method

request_method

v2.0.3 - Show latest stable - Class: ActionController::AbstractRequest

request_method()

public

The true HTTP request method as a lowercase symbol, such as :get. UnknownHttpMethod is raised for invalid methods not listed in ACCEPTED_HTTP_METHODS.

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb, line 20
    def request_method
      @request_method ||= begin
        method = ((@env['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' && !parameters[:_method].blank?) ? parameters[:_method].to_s : @env['REQUEST_METHOD']).downcase
        if ACCEPTED_HTTP_METHODS.include?(method)
          method.to_sym
        else
          raise UnknownHttpMethod, "#{method}, accepted HTTP methods are #{ACCEPTED_HTTP_METHODS.to_a.to_sentence}"
        end
      end
    end

request_method

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