PUT is used by FB to update the comment because an existing resource is being updated, and that is what PUT does (updates a resource). PUT happens to be idempotent, in contrast to POST.

Since PUT requests include the entire entity, if you issue the same request repeatedly, it should always have the same outcome (the data you sent is now the entire data of the entity). Therefore PUT is …

Feb 9, 2014 · PUT and PATCH methods are similar in nature, but there is a key difference. PUT - in PUT request, the enclosed entity would be considered as the modified version of a resource which …

Mar 24, 2014 · The difference between POST and PUT is that PUT is idempotent, that means, calling the same PUT request multiple times will always produce the same result (that is no side effect), …

Jun 27, 2015 · Difference between PUT, POST, GET, DELETE and PATCH in HTTP Verbs: The most commonly used HTTP verbs POST, GET, PUT, DELETE are similar to CRUD (Create, Read, …

All of the above approaches use a common "formatting language" (although string.Formatter allows changing it); there are many other things that can be put inside the {}. Explaining how it works is …

Dec 8, 2012 · How do I test a RESTful PUT (or DELETE) method using cURL?

Oct 26, 2010 · If there are documented best practices, I have not found them yet. However, here are a few guidelines I use when determining where to put parameters in an url: Optional parameters tend …

Jun 23, 2010 · How to put a symbol above (on the head of) another? For example, I want to produce something like this in one line. a # i.e., a above #. The effect should be almost the same with $#^a$ …

Dec 14, 2011 · Are they (PUT and POST) technically different in terms of how they operate? In both cases, DB needs to be queried to check if record already exists. So what difference does it make? …