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package javax.activation;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.Locale;

A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.
Since:1.6
/** * A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, as defined * in RFC 2045 and 2046. * * @since 1.6 */
public class MimeType implements Externalizable { private String primaryType; private String subType; private MimeTypeParameterList parameters;
A string that holds all the special chars.
/** * A string that holds all the special chars. */
private static final String TSPECIALS = "()<>@,;:/[]?=\\\"";
Default constructor.
/** * Default constructor. */
public MimeType() { primaryType = "application"; subType = "*"; parameters = new MimeTypeParameterList(); }
Constructor that builds a MimeType from a String.
Params:
  • rawdata – the MIME type string
Throws:
/** * Constructor that builds a MimeType from a String. * * @param rawdata the MIME type string * @exception MimeTypeParseException if the MIME type can't be parsed */
public MimeType(String rawdata) throws MimeTypeParseException { parse(rawdata); }
Constructor that builds a MimeType with the given primary and sub type but has an empty parameter list.
Params:
  • primary – the primary MIME type
  • sub – the MIME sub-type
Throws:
/** * Constructor that builds a MimeType with the given primary and sub type * but has an empty parameter list. * * @param primary the primary MIME type * @param sub the MIME sub-type * @exception MimeTypeParseException if the primary type or subtype * is not a valid token */
public MimeType(String primary, String sub) throws MimeTypeParseException { // check to see if primary is valid if (isValidToken(primary)) { primaryType = primary.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); } else { throw new MimeTypeParseException("Primary type is invalid."); } // check to see if sub is valid if (isValidToken(sub)) { subType = sub.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); } else { throw new MimeTypeParseException("Sub type is invalid."); } parameters = new MimeTypeParameterList(); }
A routine for parsing the MIME type out of a String.
/** * A routine for parsing the MIME type out of a String. */
private void parse(String rawdata) throws MimeTypeParseException { int slashIndex = rawdata.indexOf('/'); int semIndex = rawdata.indexOf(';'); if ((slashIndex < 0) && (semIndex < 0)) { // neither character is present, so treat it // as an error throw new MimeTypeParseException("Unable to find a sub type."); } else if ((slashIndex < 0) && (semIndex >= 0)) { // we have a ';' (and therefore a parameter list), // but no '/' indicating a sub type is present throw new MimeTypeParseException("Unable to find a sub type."); } else if ((slashIndex >= 0) && (semIndex < 0)) { // we have a primary and sub type but no parameter list primaryType = rawdata.substring(0, slashIndex).trim(). toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); subType = rawdata.substring(slashIndex + 1).trim(). toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); parameters = new MimeTypeParameterList(); } else if (slashIndex < semIndex) { // we have all three items in the proper sequence primaryType = rawdata.substring(0, slashIndex).trim(). toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); subType = rawdata.substring(slashIndex + 1, semIndex).trim(). toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); parameters = new MimeTypeParameterList(rawdata.substring(semIndex)); } else { // we have a ';' lexically before a '/' which means we // have a primary type and a parameter list but no sub type throw new MimeTypeParseException("Unable to find a sub type."); } // now validate the primary and sub types // check to see if primary is valid if (!isValidToken(primaryType)) throw new MimeTypeParseException("Primary type is invalid."); // check to see if sub is valid if (!isValidToken(subType)) throw new MimeTypeParseException("Sub type is invalid."); }
Retrieve the primary type of this object.
Returns: the primary MIME type
/** * Retrieve the primary type of this object. * * @return the primary MIME type */
public String getPrimaryType() { return primaryType; }
Set the primary type for this object to the given String.
Params:
  • primary – the primary MIME type
Throws:
/** * Set the primary type for this object to the given String. * * @param primary the primary MIME type * @exception MimeTypeParseException if the primary type * is not a valid token */
public void setPrimaryType(String primary) throws MimeTypeParseException { // check to see if primary is valid if (!isValidToken(primaryType)) throw new MimeTypeParseException("Primary type is invalid."); primaryType = primary.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); }
Retrieve the subtype of this object.
Returns: the MIME subtype
/** * Retrieve the subtype of this object. * * @return the MIME subtype */
public String getSubType() { return subType; }
Set the subtype for this object to the given String.
Params:
  • sub – the MIME subtype
Throws:
/** * Set the subtype for this object to the given String. * * @param sub the MIME subtype * @exception MimeTypeParseException if the subtype * is not a valid token */
public void setSubType(String sub) throws MimeTypeParseException { // check to see if sub is valid if (!isValidToken(subType)) throw new MimeTypeParseException("Sub type is invalid."); subType = sub.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); }
Retrieve this object's parameter list.
Returns: a MimeTypeParameterList object representing the parameters
/** * Retrieve this object's parameter list. * * @return a MimeTypeParameterList object representing the parameters */
public MimeTypeParameterList getParameters() { return parameters; }
Retrieve the value associated with the given name, or null if there is no current association.
Params:
  • name – the parameter name
Returns: the paramter's value
/** * Retrieve the value associated with the given name, or null if there * is no current association. * * @param name the parameter name * @return the paramter's value */
public String getParameter(String name) { return parameters.get(name); }
Set the value to be associated with the given name, replacing any previous association.
Params:
  • name – the parameter name
  • value – the paramter's value
/** * Set the value to be associated with the given name, replacing * any previous association. * * @param name the parameter name * @param value the paramter's value */
public void setParameter(String name, String value) { parameters.set(name, value); }
Remove any value associated with the given name.
Params:
  • name – the parameter name
/** * Remove any value associated with the given name. * * @param name the parameter name */
public void removeParameter(String name) { parameters.remove(name); }
Return the String representation of this object.
/** * Return the String representation of this object. */
public String toString() { return getBaseType() + parameters.toString(); }
Return a String representation of this object without the parameter list.
Returns: the MIME type and sub-type
/** * Return a String representation of this object * without the parameter list. * * @return the MIME type and sub-type */
public String getBaseType() { return primaryType + "/" + subType; }
Determine if the primary and sub type of this object is the same as what is in the given type.
Params:
  • type – the MimeType object to compare with
Returns: true if they match
/** * Determine if the primary and sub type of this object is * the same as what is in the given type. * * @param type the MimeType object to compare with * @return true if they match */
public boolean match(MimeType type) { return primaryType.equals(type.getPrimaryType()) && (subType.equals("*") || type.getSubType().equals("*") || (subType.equals(type.getSubType()))); }
Determine if the primary and sub type of this object is the same as the content type described in rawdata.
Params:
  • rawdata – the MIME type string to compare with
Throws:
Returns: true if they match
/** * Determine if the primary and sub type of this object is * the same as the content type described in rawdata. * * @param rawdata the MIME type string to compare with * @return true if they match * @exception MimeTypeParseException if the MIME type can't be parsed */
public boolean match(String rawdata) throws MimeTypeParseException { return match(new MimeType(rawdata)); }
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.
Params:
  • out – the ObjectOutput object to write to
Throws:
  • IOException – Includes any I/O exceptions that may occur
/** * 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. * * @param out the ObjectOutput object to write to * @exception IOException Includes any I/O exceptions that may occur */
public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) throws IOException { out.writeUTF(toString()); out.flush(); }
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.
Params:
  • in – the ObjectInput object to read from
Throws:
/** * 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. * * @param in the ObjectInput object to read from * @exception ClassNotFoundException If the class for an object being * restored cannot be found. */
public void readExternal(ObjectInput in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { try { parse(in.readUTF()); } catch (MimeTypeParseException e) { throw new IOException(e.toString()); } } // below here be scary parsing related things
Determine whether or not a given character belongs to a legal token.
/** * Determine whether or not a given character belongs to a legal token. */
private static boolean isTokenChar(char c) { return ((c > 040) && (c < 0177)) && (TSPECIALS.indexOf(c) < 0); }
Determine whether or not a given string is a legal token.
/** * Determine whether or not a given string is a legal token. */
private boolean isValidToken(String s) { int len = s.length(); if (len > 0) { for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) { char c = s.charAt(i); if (!isTokenChar(c)) { return false; } } return true; } else { return false; } } /** * A simple parser test, * for debugging... * public static void main(String[] args) throws MimeTypeParseException, IOException { for (int i = 0; i < args.length; ++i) { System.out.println("Original: " + args[i]); MimeType type = new MimeType(args[i]); System.out.println("Short: " + type.getBaseType()); System.out.println("Parsed: " + type.toString()); System.out.println(); } } */ }