com.communote.common.io

Class MimeTypeHelper

java.lang.Object

com.communote.common.io.MimeTypeHelper

public class MimeTypeHelper
extends Object

Helper class for getting the MimeType of a file.

Author:

Communote GmbH - http://www.communote.com/

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getMimeType(byte[] fileData) Returns the MimeType for the file given as a byte array.
static String	getMimeType(File file) Returns the MimeType for the given file.
static String	getMimeType(InputStream fileStream, String filename) Returns the MimeType for the given file.
static String	getMimeType(String absolutePathToFile) Returns the MimeType for the given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getMimeType

public static String getMimeType(byte[] fileData)

Returns the MimeType for the file given as a byte array. For images it will be checked whether they can be processed.

Parameters:

fileData - The file as byte array

Returns:

The type of the file.

getMimeType

public static String getMimeType(File file)

Returns the MimeType for the given file. For images it will be checked whether they can be processed.

Parameters:

file - The file to check.

Returns:

The type of the file.

getMimeType

public static String getMimeType(InputStream fileStream,
                                 String filename)

Returns the MimeType for the given file. For images it will be checked whether they can be processed.

Parameters:

fileStream - The file as stream

filename - the local filename the stream was loaded from, can be null

Returns:

The type of the file.

getMimeType

public static String getMimeType(String absolutePathToFile)

Returns the MimeType for the given file. Uses getMimeType(File).

Parameters:

absolutePathToFile - The absolute path to the file to be used.

Returns:

The MimeType.