method() — ActionController::Request

method()

Returns the HTTP request \method used for action processing as a lowercase symbol, such as :post. (Unlike #request_method, this method returns :get for a HEAD request because the two are functionally equivalent from the application’s perspective.)

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb, line 42
    def method
      request_method == :head ? :get : request_method
    end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb line 42 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionController::Request

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