javax.activation

Class FileTypeMap

java.lang.Object

javax.activation.FileTypeMap

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimetypesFileTypeMap

public abstract class FileTypeMap
extends Object

FileTypeMap is an abstract class that provides a data type interface for files.

Version:

$Rev: 467553 $ $Date: 2006-10-25 06:01:51 +0200 (Wed, 25 Oct 2006) $

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileTypeMap()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract String	getContentType(File file)
abstract String	getContentType(String filename)
static FileTypeMap	getDefaultFileTypeMap() Returns the default FileTypeMap
static void	setDefaultFileTypeMap(FileTypeMap fileMap) Sets the default FileTypeMap for the system.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileTypeMap

public FileTypeMap()

Method Detail

setDefaultFileTypeMap

public static void setDefaultFileTypeMap(FileTypeMap fileMap)

Sets the default FileTypeMap for the system.

Parameters:

fileMap - the new default FileTypeMap

Throws:

SecurityException - if the caller does not have "SetFactory" RuntimePermission

getDefaultFileTypeMap

public static FileTypeMap getDefaultFileTypeMap()

Returns the default FileTypeMap

Returns:

the default FileTYpeMap; if null returns a MimetypesFileTypeMap

getContentType

public abstract String getContentType(File file)

getContentType

public abstract String getContentType(String filename)