Package eu.europa.esig.dss.enumerations

Interface MimeType

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

MimeTypeEnum

public interface MimeType
extends Serializable

Identifies a file MimeType and its attributes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static MimeType	fromFile(File file)	This method returns the mime-type extrapolated from the file.
static MimeType	fromFileExtension(String fileExtension)	Returns MimeType matching to the provided fileExtension String
static MimeType	fromFileName(String fileName)	This method returns the mime-type extrapolated from the file name.
static MimeType	fromMimeTypeString(String mimeTypeString)	This method returns the first representation of the MimeType corresponding to the given mime-type string.
String	getExtension()	Returns file extension corresponding to the MimeType
static String	getFileExtension(String fileName)	Returns the file extension based on the position of the '.' in the fileName.
String	getMimeTypeString()	Gets String identifying the MimeType
static Iterable<MimeTypeLoader>	mimeTypeLoaders()	This method loads available MimeTypeLoaders using a ServiceLoader

Method Details

getMimeTypeString

String getMimeTypeString()

Gets String identifying the MimeType

Returns:

the mimeTypeString

getExtension

String getExtension()

Returns file extension corresponding to the MimeType

Returns:

String file extension

fromMimeTypeString

static MimeType fromMimeTypeString(String mimeTypeString)

This method returns the first representation of the MimeType corresponding to the given mime-type string.

Parameters:

mimeTypeString - is a string identifier composed of two parts: a "type" and a "subtype"

Returns:

the extrapolated mime-type from the String

fromFileExtension

static MimeType fromFileExtension(String fileExtension)

Returns MimeType matching to the provided fileExtension String

Parameters:

fileExtension - String

Returns:

MimeType if associated MimeType found, MimeTypeEnum.BINARY otherwise

fromFileName

static MimeType fromFileName(String fileName)

This method returns the mime-type extrapolated from the file name.

Parameters:

fileName - String the file name to be analysed

Returns:

String the extrapolated mime-type of the file name if found, MimeTypeEnum.BINARY otherwise

fromFile

static MimeType fromFile(File file)

This method returns the mime-type extrapolated from the file.

Parameters:

file - File the file to be analysed

Returns:

the extrapolated mime-type of the file if found, MimeTypeEnum.BINARY otherwise

getFileExtension

static String getFileExtension(String fileName)

Returns the file extension based on the position of the '.' in the fileName. File paths as "xxx.y/toto" are not handled.

Parameters:

fileName - to be analysed

Returns:

the file extension or null

mimeTypeLoaders

static Iterable<MimeTypeLoader> mimeTypeLoaders()

This method loads available MimeTypeLoaders using a ServiceLoader

Returns:

iterable of MimeTypeLoader