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cowboy/doc/src/manual/cowboy_req.method.asciidoc
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Partially update manual for the cowboy_req
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= cowboy_req:method(3)
== Name
cowboy_req:method - HTTP method
== Description
[source,erlang]
----
method(Req :: cowboy_req:req()) -> Method :: binary()
----
Return the request's HTTP method.
The method can also be obtained using pattern matching:
[source,erlang]
----
#{method := Method} = Req.
----
== Arguments
Req::
The Req object.
== Return value
The request's HTTP method is returned as a binary string.
While methods are case sensitive, standard methods are
always uppercase.
== Changelog
* *2.0*: Only the method is returned, it is no longer wrapped in a tuple.
* *1.0*: Function introduced.
== Examples
.Ensure the request's method is GET
[source,erlang]
----
<<"GET">> = cowboy_req:method(Req).
----
.Allow methods from list
[source,erlang]
----
init(Req, State) ->
case lists:member(cowboy_req:method(Req), [<<"GET">>, <<"POST">>]) of
true -> handle(Req, State);
false -> method_not_allowed(Req, State)
end.
----
== See also
link:man:cowboy_req(3)[cowboy_req(3)]