method()
public
Returns the original value of the environment’s REQUEST_METHOD, even
if it was overridden by middleware. See #request_method for
more information.
# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 73
def method
@method ||= begin
method = env["rack.methodoverride.original_method"] || env['REQUEST_METHOD']
HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method] || raise(ActionController::UnknownHttpMethod, "#{method}, accepted HTTP methods are #{HTTP_METHODS.to_sentence(:locale => :en)}")
method
end
end