mimeType object
Represents a supported MIME type.
If you need information about the plug-in that is set to handle the data of a MIME type, use the enabledPlugin property of the mimeType object.
Syntax:
Methods that return the object:
| • | mimeTypes.item (index) |
| • | plugin.item (indexOfMime) |
| • | mimeTypes.namedItem (name) |
| • | plugin.namedItem (nameOfMime) |
The base interface, through which you can add new functionalities to the mimeType object, is the MimeType interface.
Possible members:
Properties:
| Returns a long description of the current MIME type. | |||||||
| Returns a plugin object that contains information about the plug-in that is set to handle the data of the current MIME type. | |||||||
| Returns a string value that contains a comma separated list of possible file extensions for the current MIME type. | |||||||
| Returns the name of the current MIME type. |
Example HTML code 1:
This example illustrates the use of the mimeTypes collection and the mimeType object:
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<head> <script type="text/javascript"> function GetMimeTypes () { var message = ""; // Internet Explorer supports the mimeTypes collection, but it is always empty if (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes.length > 0) { var mimes = navigator.mimeTypes; for (var i=0; i < mimes.length; i++) { message += "<b>" + mimes[i].type + "</b> : " + mimes[i].description + "<br />"; } } else { message = "Your browser does not support this example!"; } var info = document.getElementById ("info"); info.innerHTML = message; } </script> </head> <body onload="GetMimeTypes ()"> Supported MIME types: <div id="info" style="width:500px; height:300px; overflow:auto; background-color:#e0d0d0;"></div> </body> |
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