Access Request object from REST

Question

Is it possible to access the Request object in a REST method under JAX-RS?

I just found out

@Context Request request;

Answer 1

To elaborate on @dfa's answer for alternatives, I find this to be simpler than specifying the variable on each resource method signature:

public class MyResource {

  @Context
  private HttpServletRequest httpRequest;

  @GET  
  public Response foo() {  
    httpRequest.getContentType(); //or whatever else you want to do with it
  }
}