Servlet 3.0 - Apache Tomcat 7.0.42

## javax.servlet.annotation
Annotation Type HttpMethodConstraint

    @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
    @Documented
    public @interface HttpMethodConstraint

Specific security constraints can be applied to different types of request, differentiated by the HTTP protocol method type by using this annotation inside the `ServletSecurity` annotation.

Since:
  Servlet 3.0

Required Element Summary
`java.lang.String` `value` HTTP Protocol method name (e.g.

Optional Element Summary
`ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic` `emptyRoleSemantic` The EmptyRoleSemantic determines the behaviour when the rolesAllowed list is empty.
`java.lang.String[]` `rolesAllowed` The authorized roles' names.
`ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee` `transportGuarantee` Determines whether SSL/TLS is required to process the current request.

Element Detail

### value

    public abstract java.lang.String value

  HTTP Protocol method name (e.g. POST, PUT)

  Returns:
    method name

### emptyRoleSemantic

    public abstract ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic emptyRoleSemantic

  The EmptyRoleSemantic determines the behaviour when the rolesAllowed list is empty.

  Returns:
    empty role semantic
  Default:
    javax.servlet.annotation.ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic.PERMIT

### transportGuarantee

    public abstract ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee transportGuarantee

  Determines whether SSL/TLS is required to process the current request.

  Returns:
    transport guarantee
  Default:
    javax.servlet.annotation.ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee.NONE

### rolesAllowed

    public abstract java.lang.String[] rolesAllowed

  The authorized roles' names. The container may discard duplicate role names during processing of the annotation. N.B. The String "*" does not have a special meaning if it occurs as a role name.

  Returns:
    array of names. The array may be of zero length, in which case the EmptyRoleSemantic applies; the returned value determines whether access is to be permitted or denied regardless of the identity and authentication state in either case, PERMIT or DENY.
    Otherwise, when the array contains one or more role names access is permitted if the user a member of at least one of the named roles. The EmptyRoleSemantic is not applied in this case.
  Default:
    {}

Servlet 3.0 - Apache Tomcat 7.0.42

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