Java I/O How to - Get mime type for file extension








Question

We would like to know how to get mime type for file extension.

Answer

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2003 - 2007 OpenSubsystems s.r.o. Slovak Republic. All rights reserved.
 * 
 * Project: OpenSubsystems
 * 
 * $Id: MimeTypeConstants.java,v 1.6 2007/01/07 06:14:01 bastafidli Exp $
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import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Known mime types.
 * Originally copied from HandlerContext.java taken from Jetty 3.0.4 
 * now updated from mime.properties from Jetty 5.1.10.
 * 
 * @version $Id: MimeTypeConstants.java,v 1.6 2007/01/07 06:14:01 bastafidli Exp $
 * @author Julo Legeny
 * @code.reviewer Miro Halas
 * @code.reviewed 1.4 2005/07/29 07:36:24 bastafidli
 */
public final class MimeTypeConstants 
{
   // Attributes ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   
   /**
    * Default Mime type
    */
   protected static String s_strDefaultMimeType = "text/html";

   /**
    * Hash map that will be stored types in
    */
   protected static Map s_mapMimeTypes = null;
   
   // Constructors /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   
   /**
    * Static initializer;
    */
   static 
   {
      s_mapMimeTypes = new HashMap(161);
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ai", "application/postscript");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("aif", "audio/x-aiff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("aifc", "audio/x-aiff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("aiff", "audio/x-aiff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("asc", "text/plain");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("asf", "video/x.ms.asf");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("asx", "video/x.ms.asx");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("au", "audio/basic");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("avi", "video/x-msvideo");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("bcpio", "application/x-bcpio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("bin", "application/octet-stream");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("cab", "application/x-cabinet");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("cdf", "application/x-netcdf");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("class", "application/java-vm");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("cpio", "application/x-cpio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("cpt", "application/mac-compactpro");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("crt", "application/x-x509-ca-cert");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("csh", "application/x-csh");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("css", "text/css");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("csv", "text/comma-separated-values");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dcr", "application/x-director");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dir", "application/x-director");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dll", "application/x-msdownload");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dms", "application/octet-stream");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("doc", "application/msword");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dtd", "application/xml-dtd");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dvi", "application/x-dvi");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("dxr", "application/x-director");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("eps", "application/postscript");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("etx", "text/x-setext");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("exe", "application/octet-stream");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ez", "application/andrew-inset");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("gif", "image/gif");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("gtar", "application/x-gtar");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("gz", "application/gzip");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("gzip", "application/gzip");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("hdf", "application/x-hdf");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("htc", "text/x-component");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("hqx", "application/mac-binhex40");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("html", "text/html");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("htm", "text/html");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ice", "x-conference/x-cooltalk");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ief", "image/ief");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("iges", "model/iges");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("igs", "model/iges");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("jar", "application/java-archive");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("java", "text/plain");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("jnlp", "application/x-java-jnlp-file");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("jpeg", "image/jpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("jpe", "image/jpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("jpg", "image/jpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("js", "application/x-javascript");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("jsp", "text/plain");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("kar", "audio/midi");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("latex", "application/x-latex");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("lha", "application/octet-stream");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("lzh", "application/octet-stream");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("man", "application/x-troff-man");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mathml", "application/mathml+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("me", "application/x-troff-me");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mesh", "model/mesh");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mid", "audio/midi");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("midi", "audio/midi");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mif", "application/vnd.mif");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mol", "chemical/x-mdl-molfile");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("movie", "video/x-sgi-movie");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mov", "video/quicktime");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mp2", "audio/mpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mp3", "audio/mpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mpeg", "video/mpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mpe", "video/mpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mpga", "audio/mpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("mpg", "video/mpeg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ms", "application/x-troff-ms");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("msh", "model/mesh");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("msi", "application/octet-stream");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("nc", "application/x-netcdf");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("oda", "application/oda");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ogg", "application/ogg");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("pbm", "image/x-portable-bitmap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("pdb", "chemical/x-pdb");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("pdf", "application/pdf");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("pgm", "image/x-portable-graymap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("pgn", "application/x-chess-pgn");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("png", "image/png");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("pnm", "image/x-portable-anymap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ppm", "image/x-portable-pixmap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ppt", "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ps", "application/postscript");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("qt", "video/quicktime");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ra", "audio/x-pn-realaudio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ra", "audio/x-realaudio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ram", "audio/x-pn-realaudio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ras", "image/x-cmu-raster");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rdf", "application/rdf+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rgb", "image/x-rgb");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rm", "audio/x-pn-realaudio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("roff", "application/x-troff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rpm", "application/x-rpm");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rpm", "audio/x-pn-realaudio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rtf", "application/rtf");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("rtx", "text/richtext");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ser", "application/java-serialized-object");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("sgml", "text/sgml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("sgm", "text/sgml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("sh", "application/x-sh");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("shar", "application/x-shar");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("silo", "model/mesh");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("sit", "application/x-stuffit");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("skd", "application/x-koan");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("skm", "application/x-koan");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("skp", "application/x-koan");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("skt", "application/x-koan");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("smi", "application/smil");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("smil", "application/smil");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("snd", "audio/basic");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("spl", "application/x-futuresplash");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("src", "application/x-wais-source");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("sv4cpio", "application/x-sv4cpio");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("sv4crc", "application/x-sv4crc");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("svg", "image/svg+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("swf", "application/x-shockwave-flash");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("t", "application/x-troff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tar", "application/x-tar");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tar.gz", "application/x-gtar");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tcl", "application/x-tcl");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tex", "application/x-tex");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("texi", "application/x-texinfo");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("texinfo", "application/x-texinfo");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tgz", "application/x-gtar");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tiff", "image/tiff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tif", "image/tiff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tr", "application/x-troff");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("tsv", "text/tab-separated-values");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("txt", "text/plain");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("ustar", "application/x-ustar");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("vcd", "application/x-cdlink");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("vrml", "model/vrml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("vxml", "application/voicexml+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wav", "audio/x-wav");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wbmp", "image/vnd.wap.wbmp");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wmlc", "application/vnd.wap.wmlc");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wmlsc", "application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wmls", "text/vnd.wap.wmlscript");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wml", "text/vnd.wap.wml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wrl", "model/vrml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("wtls-ca-certificate", "application/vnd.wap.wtls-ca-certificate");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xbm", "image/x-xbitmap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xht", "application/xhtml+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xhtml", "application/xhtml+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xls", "application/vnd.ms-excel");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xml", "application/xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xpm", "image/x-xpixmap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xpm", "image/x-xpixmap");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xsl", "application/xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xslt", "application/xslt+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xul", "application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xwd", "image/x-xwindowdump");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("xyz", "chemical/x-xyz");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("z", "application/compress");
      s_mapMimeTypes.put("zip", "application/zip");
   }
   
   // Constructors /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   
   /** 
    * Private constructor since this class cannot be instantiated
    */
   private MimeTypeConstants(
   )
   {
      // Do nothing
   }
   
   // Public methods ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   
   /**
    * Method getting particular Mime type for the extension (key)
    * 
    * @param strKey - key value for returning Mime type
    * @return String
    */
   public static String getMimeType(
      String strKey
   )
   {
      String strMimeType = null;

      // get value for particular key
      strMimeType = s_mapMimeTypes.get(strKey).toString();
      if ((strMimeType == null) || (strMimeType.trim().length() == 0))
      {
         strMimeType = s_strDefaultMimeType;
      }
      
      return strMimeType;
   }
}