code: protected String getMethod(HttpServletRequest request) {
          String uri = request.getRequestURI();
          String q = uri.substring((request.getContextPath()+request.getServletPath()).length()+1);
          int i = q.indexOf(".");
          String method = null;
          if(i>0){
              method = q.substring(i+1);
          }
          return method;
      }
docs: Get method from request.
  
  @param request
  @return