Package org.apache.axiom.mime

Class MediaType

java.lang.Object
org.apache.axiom.mime.MediaType
public final class MediaType extends Object
Represents a media type as defined by RFC 2045 and RFC 2046. It specifies a primary type (e.g. text) and a subtype (e.g. xml). Note that in RFC 2045, "media type" refers to what is called "primary type" here, while this class uses "media type" to refer to the combination of primary and subtype.

This class is immutable. It overrides Object.equals(Object) and Object.hashCode() to allow comparing media types as described by RFC 2045, i.e. in a case insensitive way.

  • Field Details

    • TEXT_XML

      public static final MediaType TEXT_XML
      The media type for text/xml.

    • APPLICATION_XML

      public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XML
      The media type for application/xml.

    • APPLICATION_SOAP_XML

      public static final MediaType APPLICATION_SOAP_XML
      The media type for application/soap+xml.

    • APPLICATION_XOP_XML

      public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XOP_XML
      The media type for application/xop+xml.

    • APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM

      public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM
      The media type for application/octet-stream.

    • TEXT_PLAIN

      public static final MediaType TEXT_PLAIN
      The media type for text/plain.

  • Constructor Details

    • MediaType

      public MediaType(String primaryType, String subType)
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
      primaryType - the primary type
      subType - the subtype

    • MediaType

      public MediaType(String type) throws ParseException
      Constructor that parses a media type.
      Parameters:
      type - the media type to parse
      Throws:
      ParseException - if the value is invalid and could not be parsed

  • Method Details

    • getPrimaryType

      public String getPrimaryType()
      Get the primary type.
      Returns:
      the primary type

    • getSubType

      public String getSubType()
      Get the subtype.
      Returns:
      the subtype

    • hasPrimaryType

      public boolean hasPrimaryType(String type)
      Check if this media type has the given primary type.
      Parameters:
      type - the primary type to check against
      Returns:
      whether the primary type matches

    • hasSubType

      public boolean hasSubType(String type)
      Check if this media type has the given sub type.
      Parameters:
      type - the sub type to check against
      Returns:
      whether the sub type matches

    • isXML

      public boolean isXML()
      Check if this media type describes XML content as defined in RFC 7303.
      Returns:
      whether the content expected for this media type is XML

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object obj)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object