Class javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap

java.lang.Object
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    +----javax.activation.FileTypeMap
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            +----javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap

public class MimetypesFileTypeMap

extends FileTypeMap

# comments begin with a '#'
# the format is <mime type> <space separated file extensions>
# for example:
text/plain txt text TXT
# this would map file.txt, file.text, and file.TXT to
# the mime type "text/plain"


When either of the getContentType methods are called, first the mime type entries added to this instance of file map are checked, if no mapping it found, the default entries which are included as part of the JavaBeans Activation Framework are checked. If no mapping is found, the type "application/octet-stream" is returned.

Constructor Summary

MimetypesFileTypeMap() The default constructor.

MimetypesFileTypeMap(java.lang.String mimeTypeFileName) Constructor specifies a mimetypes file to append to the registry.

MimetypesFileTypeMap(java.io.InputStream is) Constructor specifies a mimetypes file as an InputStream to append to the registry.

 

Method Summary
void	addMimeTypes(java.lang.String mime_types) This method prepends the .mimetype values to the registry.
java.lang.String	getContentType(java.io.File f) Return the type of the file object.
java.lang.String	getContentType(java.lang.String filename) Return the type of the file passed in

 

Methods inherited from class javax.activation.FileTypeMap

getContentType, getContentType, getDefaultFileTypeMap, setDefaultFileTypeMap

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

 

Constructor Detail

MimetypesFileTypeMap

public MimetypesFileTypeMap()

The default constructor.

MimetypesFileTypeMap

public MimetypesFileTypeMap(java.lang.String mimeTypeFileName) throws java.io.IOException

Constructor specifies a mimetypes file to append to the registry.

MimetypesFileTypeMap

public MimetypesFileTypeMap(java.io.InputStream is)

Constructor specifies a mimetypes file as an InputStream to append to the registry.

addMimeTypes

public void addMimeTypes(java.lang.String mime_types)

This method prepends the .mimetype values to the registry.

Parameters:

mime_types - A .mime.types formatted string of entries.

getContentType

public java.lang.String getContentType(java.io.File f)

Return the type of the file object.

Overrides:

getContentType in class FileTypeMap

getContentType

public java.lang.String getContentType(java.lang.String filename)

Return the type of the file passed in

Overrides:

getContentType in class FileTypeMap