How to perform a HTTP delete? All I am given is the URL

Question

I'm just a starter in java and would like to know how to make a HTTP Delete call to a URL. Any small piece of code or reference material would be very helpful.

I know that the question would sound very simply, but I am in urgent of this information.

Answer 1

DELETE, PUT, OPTIONS methods are restricted by most of the servers. Here is good discussion about this topic in SO. Are the PUT, DELETE, HEAD, etc methods available in most web browsers?