javax.activation
Class MimeType

java.lang.Object
  javax.activation.MimeType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable

public class MimeType
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Externalizable

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

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MimeType()
Default constructor.

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

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

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getBaseType() Return a String representation of this object without the parameter list.
java.lang.String	getParameter(java.lang.String name) Retrieve the value associated with the given name, or null if there is no current association.
MimeTypeParameterList	getParameters() Retrieve this object's parameter list.
java.lang.String	getPrimaryType() Retrieve the primary type of this object.
java.lang.String	getSubType() Retrieve the subtype of this object.
boolean	match(MimeType type) Determine if the primary and sub type of this object is the same as what is in the given type.
boolean	match(java.lang.String rawdata) Determine if the primary and sub type of this object is the same as the content type described in rawdata.
void	readExternal(java.io.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(java.lang.String name) Remove any value associated with the given name.
void	setParameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Set the value to be associated with the given name, replacing any previous association.
void	setPrimaryType(java.lang.String primary) Set the primary type for this object to the given String.
void	setSubType(java.lang.String sub) Set the subtype for this object to the given String.
java.lang.String	toString() Return the String representation of this object.
void	writeExternal(java.io.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

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

Constructor Detail

MimeType

public MimeType()

Default constructor.

MimeType

public MimeType(java.lang.String rawdata)
         throws MimeTypeParseException

Constructor that builds a MimeType from a String.

Parameters:

rawdata - the MIME type string

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException

MimeType

public MimeType(java.lang.String primary,
                java.lang.String sub)
         throws MimeTypeParseException

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

Parameters:

primary - the primary MIME type

sub - the MIME sub-type

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if the primary type or subtype is not a valid token

Method Detail

getPrimaryType

public java.lang.String getPrimaryType()

Retrieve the primary type of this object.

Returns:

the primary MIME type

setPrimaryType

public void setPrimaryType(java.lang.String primary)
                    throws MimeTypeParseException

Set the primary type for this object to the given String.

Parameters:

primary - the primary MIME type

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if the primary type is not a valid token

getSubType

public java.lang.String getSubType()

Retrieve the subtype of this object.

Returns:

the MIME subtype

setSubType

public void setSubType(java.lang.String sub)
                throws MimeTypeParseException

Set the subtype for this object to the given String.

Parameters:

sub - the MIME subtype

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException - if the subtype is not a valid token

getParameters

public MimeTypeParameterList getParameters()

Retrieve this object's parameter list.

Returns:

a MimeTypeParameterList object representing the parameters

getParameter

public java.lang.String getParameter(java.lang.String name)

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

Parameters:

name - the parameter name

Returns:

the paramter's value

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String value)

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

Parameters:

name - the parameter name

value - the paramter's value

removeParameter

public void removeParameter(java.lang.String name)

Remove any value associated with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the parameter name

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return the String representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getBaseType

public java.lang.String getBaseType()

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

Returns:

the MIME type and sub-type

match

public boolean match(MimeType type)

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

Parameters:

type - the MimeType object to compare with

Returns:

true if they match

match

public boolean match(java.lang.String rawdata)
              throws MimeTypeParseException

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

Parameters:

rawdata - the MIME type string to compare with

Returns:

true if they match

Throws:

MimeTypeParseException

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)
                   throws java.io.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 java.io.Externalizable

Parameters:

out - the ObjectOutput object to write to

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Includes any I/O exceptions that may occur

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.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 java.io.Externalizable

Parameters:

in - the ObjectInput object to read from

Throws:

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

java.io.IOException