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Class java.util.mime.MimeType

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.mime.MimeType

public class MimeType

extends Object

implements Externalizable, Cloneable

A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MimeType()
Constructor for externalization.

MimeType(String primary, String sub, MimeTypeParameterList mtpl)
Constructor used to initialize MimeType, with a pre-defined and valid (or empty) parameter list.

MimeType(String primary, String sub)
Constructor that builds a MimeType with the given primary and sub type but has an empty parameter list.

MimeType(String rawdata)
Constructor that builds a MimeType from a String.

Method Summary

Object	clone()
String	getBaseType() Return a String representation of this object without the parameter list.
String	getParameter(String name) Retrieve the value associated with the given name, or null if there is no current association.
MimeTypeParameterList	getParameters() Retrieve a copy of this object's parameter list.
String	getPrimaryType() Retrieve the primary type of this object.
String	getSubType() Retrieve the sub type of this object.
boolean	match(MimeType type) Determine of the primary and sub type of this object is the same as the what is in the given type.
boolean	match(String rawdata) Determine of the primary and sub type of this object is the same as the content type described in rawdata.
void	readExternal(ObjectInput in) The object implements the readExternal method to restore its contents by calling the methods of DataInput for primitive types and readObject for objects, strings and arrays.
void	removeParameter(String name) Remove any value associated with the given name.
void	setParameter(String name, String value) Set the value to be associated with the given name, replacing any previous association.
String	toString() Return the String representation of this object.
void	writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) The object implements the writeExternal method to save its contents by calling the methods of DataOutput for its primitive values or calling the writeObject method of ObjectOutput for objects, strings and arrays.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MimeType

public MimeType()

Constructor for externalization. This constructor should not be called directly by an application, since the result will be an uninitialized, immutable MimeType object.

MimeType

public MimeType(String rawdata)
         throws MimeTypeParseException

Constructor that builds a MimeType from a String.

MimeType

public MimeType(String primary,
                String sub)
         throws MimeTypeParseException

Constructor that builds a MimeType with the given primary and sub type but has an empty parameter list.

MimeType

public MimeType(String primary,
                String sub,
                MimeTypeParameterList mtpl)
         throws MimeTypeParseException

Constructor used to initialize MimeType, with a pre-defined and valid (or empty) parameter list.

Method Detail

getPrimaryType

public String getPrimaryType()

Retrieve the primary type of this object.

getSubType

public String getSubType()

Retrieve the sub type of this object.

getParameters

public MimeTypeParameterList getParameters()

Retrieve a copy of this object's parameter list.

getParameter

public String getParameter(String name)

Retrieve the value associated with the given name, or null if there is no current association.

setParameter

public void setParameter(String name,
                         String value)

Set the value to be associated with the given name, replacing any previous association.

removeParameter

public void removeParameter(String name)

Remove any value associated with the given name.

toString

public String toString()

Return the String representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getBaseType

public String getBaseType()

Return a String representation of this object without the parameter list.

match

public boolean match(MimeType type)

Determine of the primary and sub type of this object is the same as the what is in the given type.

match

public boolean match(String rawdata)
              throws MimeTypeParseException

Determine of the primary and sub type of this object is the same as the content type described in rawdata.

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException

The object implements the writeExternal method to save its contents by calling the methods of DataOutput for its primitive values or calling the writeObject method of ObjectOutput for objects, strings and arrays.

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

IOException - Includes any I/O exceptions that may occur

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

The object implements the readExternal method to restore its contents by calling the methods of DataInput for primitive types and readObject for objects, strings and arrays. The readExternal method must read the values in the same sequence and with the same types as were written by writeExternal.

Specified by:

readExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If the class for an object being restored cannot be found.

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Returns:

a clone of this object

Overrides:

clone in class Object