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 |
---|---|---|
Fetch The definition of 'method' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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method | Chrome
Full support
42
| Edge Full support 14 | Firefox
Full support
39
| IE No support No | Opera
Full support
29
| Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support 42 — 46 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android
Full support
29
| Safari iOS No support No | 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.