libcore.net

Class MimeUtils

java.lang.Object

libcore.net.MimeUtils

public final class MimeUtils
extends Object

Utilities for dealing with MIME types. Used to implement java.net.URLConnection and android.webkit.MimeTypeMap.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	guessExtensionFromMimeType(String mimeType) Returns the registered extension for the given MIME type.
static String	guessMimeTypeFromExtension(String extension) Returns the MIME type for the given extension.
static boolean	hasExtension(String extension) Returns true if the given extension has a registered MIME type.
static boolean	hasMimeType(String mimeType) Returns true if the given MIME type has an entry in the map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

hasMimeType

public static boolean hasMimeType(String mimeType)

Returns true if the given MIME type has an entry in the map.

Parameters:

mimeType - A MIME type (i.e. text/plain)

Returns:

True iff there is a mimeType entry in the map.

guessMimeTypeFromExtension

public static String guessMimeTypeFromExtension(String extension)

Returns the MIME type for the given extension.

Parameters:

extension - A file extension without the leading '.'

Returns:

The MIME type for the given extension or null iff there is none.

hasExtension

public static boolean hasExtension(String extension)

Returns true if the given extension has a registered MIME type.

Parameters:

extension - A file extension without the leading '.'

Returns:

True iff there is an extension entry in the map.

guessExtensionFromMimeType

public static String guessExtensionFromMimeType(String mimeType)

Returns the registered extension for the given MIME type. Note that some MIME types map to multiple extensions. This call will return the most common extension for the given MIME type.

Parameters:

mimeType - A MIME type (i.e. text/plain)

Returns:

The extension for the given MIME type or null iff there is none.