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/*----------------    FILE HEADER KALYPSO ------------------------------------------
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package org.kalypso.commons.java.activation;

import javax.activation.MimeType;
import javax.activation.MimeTypeParseException;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;

/**
 * @author Gernot Belger
 */
public class MimeTypeUtils {
    private MimeTypeUtils() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * Tries to parse a mime type via {@link MimeType#MimeType(String)}, but silently ignores any error.
     * 
     * @return <code>null</code>, if a {@link MimeTypeParseException} is thrown.
     */
    public static MimeType createQuietly(final String mimetype) {
        try {
            if (StringUtils.isBlank(mimetype))
                return null;

            return new MimeType(mimetype);
        } catch (final MimeTypeParseException e) {
            // ignored
        }

        return null;
    }
}