javax.activation
Class FileTypeMap

java.lang.Object
  javax.activation.FileTypeMap

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimetypesFileTypeMap

public abstract class FileTypeMap

extends java.lang.Object

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

Version:

$Rev: 158799 $ $Date: 2005-03-23 10:12:08 -0700 (Wed, 23 Mar 2005) $

Field Summary

private static FileTypeMap

defaultFileTypeMap

Constructor Summary

FileTypeMap()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String	getContentType(java.io.File file)
abstract java.lang.String	getContentType(java.lang.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

Field Detail

defaultFileTypeMap

private static FileTypeMap defaultFileTypeMap

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:

java.lang.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 java.lang.String getContentType(java.io.File file)

getContentType

public abstract java.lang.String getContentType(java.lang.String filename)