org.eclipse.smila.common.mimetype
Interface MimeTypeIdentifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleMimeTypeIdentifier

public interface MimeTypeIdentifier

Service interface to identify a MimeType.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	identify(byte[] data) Identifies a MimeType based on the given data.
java.lang.String	identify(byte[] data, java.lang.String extension) Identifies a MimeType based on the given data and file extension.
java.lang.String	identify(java.lang.String extension) Identifies a MimeType based on the file extension.

Method Detail

identify

java.lang.String identify(byte[] data)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the given data.

Parameters:

data - a byte[] containing the data

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs

identify

java.lang.String identify(java.lang.String extension)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the file extension.

Parameters:

extension - the extension of the filename

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs

identify

java.lang.String identify(byte[] data,
                          java.lang.String extension)
                          throws MimeTypeParseException

Identifies a MimeType based on the given data and file extension.

Parameters:

data - a byte[] containing the data

extension - the extension of the filename

Returns:

the detected MimeType

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if any error occurs