javax.activation

Class FileTypeMap

java.lang.Object

javax.activation.FileTypeMap

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimetypesFileTypeMap

public abstract class FileTypeMap
extends Object

Classifier for the MIME content type of files.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileTypeMap()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract String	getContentType(File file) Returns the content type of the specified file.
abstract String	getContentType(String filename) Returns the content type of the specified file path.
static FileTypeMap	getDefaultFileTypeMap() Returns the system default file type map.
static void	setDefaultFileTypeMap(FileTypeMap map) Sets the default file type map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileTypeMap

public FileTypeMap()

Method Detail

getDefaultFileTypeMap

public static FileTypeMap getDefaultFileTypeMap()

Returns the system default file type map. If one has not been set, this returns a MimetypesFileTypeMap.

setDefaultFileTypeMap

public static void setDefaultFileTypeMap(FileTypeMap map)

Sets the default file type map.

Parameters:

map - the new file type map

getContentType

public abstract String getContentType(File file)

Returns the content type of the specified file.

Parameters:

file - the file to classify

getContentType

public abstract String getContentType(String filename)

Returns the content type of the specified file path.

Parameters:

filename - the path of the file to classify