Java Content Type Get getContentType(String name)

Description

Gets the content type for the specified filename.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	the name of a file

Return

a MIME type, or application/octet-stream if one can't be found

Declaration

public static String getContentType(String name) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import java.net.FileNameMap;
import java.net.URLConnection;

import java.util.Properties;

public class Main {
    /** the local content type map */
    private static Properties localFileNameMap;

    /**/* w  ww.j av a 2s  . c  o m*/
     * Gets the content type for the specified filename.
     *
     * @param name    the name of a file
     * @return  a MIME type, or application/octet-stream if one can't be found
     */
    public static String getContentType(String name) {
        String contentType;
        FileNameMap fileNameMap = URLConnection.getFileNameMap();
        contentType = fileNameMap.getContentTypeFor(name);

        if (contentType == null) {
            int index = name.lastIndexOf(".");
            if (index > -1) {
                contentType = localFileNameMap.getProperty(name.substring(index));
            }
        }

        return contentType;
    }
}

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