Package de.digitalcollections.model.api.identifiable.resource

Class MimeType

java.lang.Object

de.digitalcollections.model.api.identifiable.resource.MimeType

public class MimeType
extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static MimeType	MIME_APPLICATION_JSON
static MimeType	MIME_APPLICATION_XML
static MimeType	MIME_IMAGE
static MimeType	MIME_IMAGE_JPEG
static MimeType	MIME_IMAGE_PNG
static MimeType	MIME_IMAGE_TIF
static MimeType	MIME_TYPE_MARKDOWN
static MimeType	MIME_WILDCARD	Convenience definitions for commonly used MIME types

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static MimeType	fromExtension(java.lang.String ext)	Determine MIME type for the given file extension
static MimeType	fromFilename(java.lang.String filename)	Determine MIME type from filename string.
static MimeType	fromTypename(java.lang.String typeName)	Given an existing MIME type name, look up the corresponding instance.
static MimeType	fromURI(java.net.URI uri)	Determine MIME type from URI.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getExtensions()	Get the known file extensions for the MIME type
java.lang.String	getPrimaryType()
java.lang.String	getSubType()
java.lang.String	getSuffix()
java.lang.String	getTypeName()	Get the MIME type's name (e.g."application/json")
boolean	matches(java.lang.Object other)	Check if the MIME type "matches" another MIME type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MIME_WILDCARD

public static final MimeType MIME_WILDCARD

Convenience definitions for commonly used MIME types

MIME_IMAGE

public static final MimeType MIME_IMAGE

MIME_APPLICATION_JSON

public static final MimeType MIME_APPLICATION_JSON

MIME_APPLICATION_XML

public static final MimeType MIME_APPLICATION_XML

MIME_IMAGE_JPEG

public static final MimeType MIME_IMAGE_JPEG

MIME_IMAGE_TIF

public static final MimeType MIME_IMAGE_TIF

MIME_IMAGE_PNG

public static final MimeType MIME_IMAGE_PNG

MIME_TYPE_MARKDOWN

public static final MimeType MIME_TYPE_MARKDOWN

Method Detail

fromExtension

public static MimeType fromExtension(java.lang.String ext)

Determine MIME type for the given file extension

Parameters:

ext - file extension

Returns:

corresponding MimeType

fromFilename

public static MimeType fromFilename(java.lang.String filename)

Determine MIME type from filename string. Returns null if no matching MIME type was found.

Parameters:

filename - filename including extension

Returns:

corresponding MimeType

fromURI

public static MimeType fromURI(java.net.URI uri)

Determine MIME type from URI.

Parameters:

uri - uri including filename with extension

Returns:

corresponding MimeType

fromTypename

public static MimeType fromTypename(java.lang.String typeName)

Given an existing MIME type name, look up the corresponding instance. An exception is made for vendor-specific types or non-standard types.

Parameters:

typeName - mietype name as String, e.g. "image/jpeg"

Returns:

corresponding MimeType

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Get the MIME type's name (e.g."application/json")

Returns:

the MimeType's type name as String

getExtensions

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getExtensions()

Get the known file extensions for the MIME type

Returns:

List of known file extensions for given MiemType

getPrimaryType

public java.lang.String getPrimaryType()

getSubType

public java.lang.String getSubType()

getSuffix

public java.lang.String getSuffix()

matches

public boolean matches(java.lang.Object other)

Check if the MIME type "matches" another MIME type.

Parameters:

other - Other MIME type to compare against

Returns:

Whether the other type matches this type