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FileTypeMap.javaAPI DocGlassfish v2 API4875Mon May 14 15:29:52 BST 2007javax.activation

FileTypeMap.java

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/*
 * @(#)FileTypeMap.java	1.9 07/05/14
 */

package javax.activation;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * The FileTypeMap is an abstract class that provides a data typing
 * interface for files. Implementations of this class will
 * implement the getContentType methods which will derive a content
 * type from a file name or a File object. FileTypeMaps could use any
 * scheme to determine the data type, from examining the file extension
 * of a file (like the MimetypesFileTypeMap) to opening the file and
 * trying to derive its type from the contents of the file. The
 * FileDataSource class uses the default FileTypeMap (a MimetypesFileTypeMap
 * unless changed) to determine the content type of files.
 *
 * @see javax.activation.FileTypeMap
 * @see javax.activation.FileDataSource
 * @see javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap
 */

public abstract class FileTypeMap {

    private static FileTypeMap defaultMap = null;

    /**
     * The default constructor.
     */
    public FileTypeMap() {
	super();
    }

    /**
     * Return the type of the file object. This method should
     * always return a valid MIME type.
     *
     * @param file A file to be typed.
     * @return The content type.
     */
    abstract public String getContentType(File file);

    /**
     * Return the type of the file passed in.  This method should
     * always return a valid MIME type.
     *
     * @param filename the pathname of the file.
     * @return The content type.
     */
    abstract public String getContentType(String filename);

    /**
     * Sets the default FileTypeMap for the system. This instance
     * will be returned to callers of getDefaultFileTypeMap.
     *
     * @param map The FileTypeMap.
     * @exception SecurityException if the caller doesn't have permission
     *					to change the default
     */
    public static void setDefaultFileTypeMap(FileTypeMap map) {
	SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
	if (security != null) {
	    try {
		// if it's ok with the SecurityManager, it's ok with me...
		security.checkSetFactory();
	    } catch (SecurityException ex) {
		// otherwise, we also allow it if this code and the
		// factory come from the same class loader (e.g.,
		// the JAF classes were loaded with the applet classes).
		if (FileTypeMap.class.getClassLoader() !=
			map.getClass().getClassLoader())
		    throw ex;
	    }
	}
	defaultMap = map;	
    }

    /**
     * Return the default FileTypeMap for the system.
     * If setDefaultFileTypeMap was called, return
     * that instance, otherwise return an instance of
     * <code>MimetypesFileTypeMap</code>.
     *
     * @return The default FileTypeMap
     * @see javax.activation.FileTypeMap#setDefaultFileTypeMap
     */
    public static FileTypeMap getDefaultFileTypeMap() {
	// XXX - probably should be synchronized
	if (defaultMap == null)
	    defaultMap = new MimetypesFileTypeMap();
	return defaultMap;
    }
}