get Mime Type from File - Java java.io

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Description

get Mime Type from File

Demo Code


import java.io.File;

public class Main{

    public static String getMimeType(File file) {
        String mimetype = "";
        if (file.exists()) {
            if (getSuffix(file.getName()).equalsIgnoreCase("png")) {
                mimetype = "image/png";
            } else if (getSuffix(file.getName()).equalsIgnoreCase("jpg")) {
                mimetype = "image/jpg";
            } else if (getSuffix(file.getName()).equalsIgnoreCase("jpeg")) {
                mimetype = "image/jpeg";
            } else if (getSuffix(file.getName()).equalsIgnoreCase("gif")) {
                mimetype = "image/gif";
            } else {
                javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap mtMap = new javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap();
                mimetype = mtMap.getContentType(file);
            }/*  ww  w .j  a v  a  2s.  c  o m*/
        }
        return mimetype;
    }
    public static String getSuffix(String filename) {
        String suffix = "";
        int pos = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
        if (pos > 0 && pos < filename.length() - 1) {
            suffix = filename.substring(pos + 1);
        }
        return suffix;
    }
}

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