request_method() — ActionController::AbstractRequest

request_method()

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

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# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb, line 28
    def request_method
      method = @env['REQUEST_METHOD']
      method = parameters[:_method] if method == 'POST' && !parameters[:_method].blank?

      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method] || raise(UnknownHttpMethod, "#{method}, accepted HTTP methods are #{HTTP_METHODS.to_sentence}")
    end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb line 28 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionController::AbstractRequest

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