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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>An instance of <code>HttpServletMapping</code> describing the manner in which the current request was invoked.</dd>
<dt>Since:</dt>
<dd>Servlet 4.0</dd>
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<h3>getMethod</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></span>&nbsp;<span class