The method
read-only property of the Request
interface contains the request's method (GET
, POST
, etc.)
Syntax
var myMethod = request.method;
Value
A ByteString
indicating the method of the request.
Example
In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request.Request()
constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the method of the request in a variable:
var myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg');
var myMethod = myRequest.method; // GET
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
FetchThe definition of 'method' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome Full support 42 Full support 42 Full support 41 Disabled' From version 41: this feature is behind the |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox Full support 39 Full support 39 Full support 34 Disabled' From version 34: this feature is behind the |
IE
No support No |
Opera Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 28 Disabled' From version 28: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 10.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
No support 42 — 46 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android Full support 29 Full support 29 Full support 28 Disabled' From version 28: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 10.3 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support 4.0 — 5.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
Request.method by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.