Content Type
Also known as MIME Type, Content type’s MIME is short form of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. It works a HTTP header that includes various information about page like description of the package media (Images, text, video and so on)
It is sent as a HTTP protocol and exchanges response package to client.
It is sent as a HTTP protocol and exchanges response package to client.
Example: Suppose you send html text based file as a response to the client the MIME type specification-
Syntax
response.setcontentType("text/html");
There are two part of MIME Type :-:
- Base name
- Extension name
Base name: It is a genetic or we can say pre defined file file name.
Extension name: Extension name is name of files with specific extensions.
Following are supported Content Type by MIME
| File | MIME Type | Extension |
| xml | text/xml. | .xml. |
| HTML | text/html. | .html. |
| Plaintext File | text/plain. | .txt. |
| application/pdf. | .pdf. | |
| gif Image | image/gif. | .gif. |
| JPEG Image | image/jpeg. | .jpeg. |
| PNG Image | image/x-png. | .png. |
| MP3 Music File | audio/mpeg. | .mp3. |
| MS Word Document | application/msword. | .doc. |
| Excel work sheet | application/vnd.ms-sheet. | .xls. |
| Power Point Document | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint. | .ppt. |
