delete

Matches requests with HTTP method DELETE.

Signature

def delete: Directive0 

Description

This directive filters an incoming request by its HTTP method. Only requests with method DELETE are passed on to the inner route. All others are rejected with a MethodRejection, which is translated into a 405 Method Not Allowed response by the default RejectionHandler.

Example

val route = Directives.delete { complete("This is a DELETE request.") }

Delete("/") ~> route ~> check {
  responseAs[String] === "This is a DELETE request."
}