Java tutorial
import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.util.Iterator; import javax.imageio.ImageIO; import javax.imageio.ImageReader; import javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStream; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { File file = new File("image.gif"); System.out.println(getFormatName(file)); InputStream is = new FileInputStream(file); is.close(); System.out.println(getFormatName(is)); } private static String getFormatName(Object o) { try { ImageInputStream iis = ImageIO.createImageInputStream(o); Iterator iter = ImageIO.getImageReaders(iis); if (!iter.hasNext()) { return null; } ImageReader reader = (ImageReader) iter.next(); iis.close(); return reader.getFormatName(); } catch (IOException e) { } return null; } }