org.restlet.data

Class MediaType

java.lang.Object

org.restlet.data.Metadata

org.restlet.data.MediaType

public final class MediaType
extends Metadata

Metadata used to specify the format of representations. The Metadata.getName() method returns a full String representation of the media type including the parameters.

Author:

Jerome Louvel

See Also:

MIME types on Wikipedia

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static MediaType	ALL
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ALL
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ALL_JSON
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ALL_XML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ATOM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ATOMPUB_CATEGORY
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ATOMPUB_SERVICE
static MediaType	APPLICATION_CAB
static MediaType	APPLICATION_COMPRESS
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ECORE
static MediaType	APPLICATION_EXCEL
static MediaType	APPLICATION_FLASH
static MediaType	APPLICATION_GNU_TAR
static MediaType	APPLICATION_GNU_ZIP
static MediaType	APPLICATION_HTTP_COOKIES
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JAVA
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JAVA_ARCHIVE
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT_GWT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT_XML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JAVASCRIPT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JNLP
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JSON
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JSON_ACTIVITY
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH
static MediaType	APPLICATION_JSON_SMILE
static MediaType	APPLICATION_KML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_KMZ
static MediaType	APPLICATION_LATEX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MAC_BINHEX40
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MATHML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOCM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOCX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOTM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOTX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_ONETOC
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_ONETOC2
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_POTM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_POTX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPAM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPSM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPSX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPTM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPTX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_SLDM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_SLDX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLAM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSB
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLTM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLTX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODB
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODC
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODF
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODG
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODI
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODP
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODS
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTG
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTH
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTP
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTS
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OXT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_PDF
static MediaType	APPLICATION_POSTSCRIPT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_POWERPOINT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_PROJECT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RDF_TRIG
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RDF_TRIX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RDF_TURTLE Deprecated. Replaced by the official TEXT_TURTLE media type.
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RDF_XML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RELAXNG_COMPACT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RELAXNG_XML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RSS
static MediaType	APPLICATION_RTF
static MediaType	APPLICATION_SDP
static MediaType	APPLICATION_SPARQL_RESULTS_JSON
static MediaType	APPLICATION_SPARQL_RESULTS_XML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_SPSS_SAV
static MediaType	APPLICATION_SPSS_SPS
static MediaType	APPLICATION_STATA_STA
static MediaType	APPLICATION_STUFFIT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_TAR
static MediaType	APPLICATION_TEX
static MediaType	APPLICATION_TROFF_MAN
static MediaType	APPLICATION_VOICEXML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_W3C_SCHEMA
static MediaType	APPLICATION_W3C_XSLT
static MediaType	APPLICATION_WADL
static MediaType	APPLICATION_WORD
static MediaType	APPLICATION_WWW_FORM
static MediaType	APPLICATION_XHTML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_XMI
static MediaType	APPLICATION_XML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_XML_DTD
static MediaType	APPLICATION_XQUERY
static MediaType	APPLICATION_XUL
static MediaType	APPLICATION_YAML
static MediaType	APPLICATION_ZIP
static MediaType	AUDIO_ALL
static MediaType	AUDIO_BASIC
static MediaType	AUDIO_MIDI
static MediaType	AUDIO_MPEG
static MediaType	AUDIO_REAL
static MediaType	AUDIO_WAV
static MediaType	IMAGE_ALL
static MediaType	IMAGE_BMP
static MediaType	IMAGE_GIF
static MediaType	IMAGE_ICON
static MediaType	IMAGE_JPEG
static MediaType	IMAGE_PNG
static MediaType	IMAGE_SVG
static MediaType	IMAGE_TIFF
static MediaType	MESSAGE_ALL
static MediaType	MESSAGE_HTTP
static MediaType	MODEL_ALL
static MediaType	MODEL_VRML
static MediaType	MULTIPART_ALL
static MediaType	MULTIPART_FORM_DATA
static MediaType	TEXT_ALL
static MediaType	TEXT_CALENDAR
static MediaType	TEXT_CSS
static MediaType	TEXT_CSV
static MediaType	TEXT_DAT
static MediaType	TEXT_HTML
static MediaType	TEXT_J2ME_APP_DESCRIPTOR
static MediaType	TEXT_JAVASCRIPT
static MediaType	TEXT_PLAIN
static MediaType	TEXT_RDF_N3
static MediaType	TEXT_RDF_NTRIPLES
static MediaType	TEXT_TSV
static MediaType	TEXT_TURTLE
static MediaType	TEXT_URI_LIST
static MediaType	TEXT_VCARD
static MediaType	TEXT_XML
static MediaType	TEXT_YAML
static MediaType	VIDEO_ALL
static MediaType	VIDEO_AVI
static MediaType	VIDEO_MP4
static MediaType	VIDEO_MPEG
static MediaType	VIDEO_QUICKTIME
static MediaType	VIDEO_WMV

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MediaType(String name) Constructor.
MediaType(String name, Series<Parameter> parameters) Constructor.
MediaType(String name, Series<Parameter> parameters, String description) Constructor.
MediaType(String name, String description) Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
boolean	equals(Object obj, boolean ignoreParameters) Test the equality of two media types, with the possibility to ignore the parameters.
String	getMainType() Returns the main type.
static MediaType	getMostSpecific(MediaType... mediaTypes) Returns the first of the most specific media type of the given array of MediaTypes.
Series<Parameter>	getParameters() Returns the unmodifiable list of parameters corresponding to subtype modifiers.
MediaType	getParent() Returns the parent metadata if available or null.
String	getSubType() Returns the sub-type.
int	hashCode()
boolean	includes(Metadata included) Indicates if a given media type is included in the current one @see includes(Metadata, boolean).
boolean	includes(Metadata included, boolean ignoreParameters) Indicates if a given media type is included in the current one @see includes(Metadata, boolean).
boolean	isConcrete() Checks if the current media type is concrete.
static MediaType	register(String name, String description) Register a media type as a known type that can later be retrieved using valueOf(String).
static MediaType	valueOf(String name) Returns the media type associated to a name.

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.data.Metadata

getDescription, getName, isCompatible, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ALL

public static final MediaType ALL

APPLICATION_ALL

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ALL

APPLICATION_ALL_JSON

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ALL_JSON

APPLICATION_ALL_XML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ALL_XML

APPLICATION_ATOM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ATOM

APPLICATION_ATOMPUB_CATEGORY

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ATOMPUB_CATEGORY

APPLICATION_ATOMPUB_SERVICE

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ATOMPUB_SERVICE

APPLICATION_CAB

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_CAB

APPLICATION_COMPRESS

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_COMPRESS

APPLICATION_ECORE

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ECORE

APPLICATION_EXCEL

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_EXCEL

APPLICATION_FLASH

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_FLASH

APPLICATION_GNU_TAR

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_GNU_TAR

APPLICATION_GNU_ZIP

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_GNU_ZIP

APPLICATION_HTTP_COOKIES

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_HTTP_COOKIES

APPLICATION_JAVA

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JAVA

APPLICATION_JAVA_ARCHIVE

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JAVA_ARCHIVE

APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT

APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT_GWT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT_GWT

APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT_XML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JAVA_OBJECT_XML

APPLICATION_JAVASCRIPT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JAVASCRIPT

APPLICATION_JNLP

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JNLP

APPLICATION_JSON

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JSON

APPLICATION_JSON_ACTIVITY

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JSON_ACTIVITY

APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH

APPLICATION_JSON_SMILE

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_JSON_SMILE

APPLICATION_KML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_KML

APPLICATION_KMZ

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_KMZ

APPLICATION_LATEX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_LATEX

APPLICATION_MAC_BINHEX40

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MAC_BINHEX40

APPLICATION_MATHML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MATHML

APPLICATION_MSML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSML

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOCM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOCM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOCX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOCX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOTM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOTM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOTX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_DOTX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_ONETOC

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_ONETOC

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_ONETOC2

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_ONETOC2

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_POTM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_POTM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_POTX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_POTX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPAM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPAM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPSM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPSM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPSX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPSX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPTM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPTM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPTX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_PPTX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_SLDM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_SLDM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_SLDX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_SLDX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLAM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLAM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSB

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSB

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLSX

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLTM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLTM

APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLTX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_MSOFFICE_XLTX

APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODB

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODB

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODC

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODC

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODF

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODF

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODG

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODG

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODI

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODI

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODM

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODP

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODP

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODS

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODS

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_ODT

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTG

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTG

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTH

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTH

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTP

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTP

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTS

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTS

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OTT

APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OXT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_OPENOFFICE_OXT

APPLICATION_PDF

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_PDF

APPLICATION_POSTSCRIPT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_POSTSCRIPT

APPLICATION_POWERPOINT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_POWERPOINT

APPLICATION_PROJECT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_PROJECT

APPLICATION_RDF_TRIG

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RDF_TRIG

APPLICATION_RDF_TRIX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RDF_TRIX

APPLICATION_RDF_TURTLE

@Deprecated
public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RDF_TURTLE

Deprecated. Replaced by the official TEXT_TURTLE media type.

APPLICATION_RDF_XML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RDF_XML

APPLICATION_RELAXNG_COMPACT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RELAXNG_COMPACT

APPLICATION_RELAXNG_XML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RELAXNG_XML

APPLICATION_RSS

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RSS

APPLICATION_RTF

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_RTF

APPLICATION_SDP

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_SDP

APPLICATION_SPARQL_RESULTS_JSON

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_SPARQL_RESULTS_JSON

APPLICATION_SPARQL_RESULTS_XML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_SPARQL_RESULTS_XML

APPLICATION_SPSS_SAV

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_SPSS_SAV

APPLICATION_SPSS_SPS

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_SPSS_SPS

APPLICATION_STATA_STA

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_STATA_STA

APPLICATION_STUFFIT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_STUFFIT

APPLICATION_TAR

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_TAR

APPLICATION_TEX

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_TEX

APPLICATION_TROFF_MAN

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_TROFF_MAN

APPLICATION_VOICEXML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_VOICEXML

APPLICATION_W3C_SCHEMA

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_W3C_SCHEMA

APPLICATION_W3C_XSLT

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_W3C_XSLT

APPLICATION_WADL

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_WADL

APPLICATION_WORD

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_WORD

APPLICATION_WWW_FORM

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_WWW_FORM

APPLICATION_XHTML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XHTML

APPLICATION_XMI

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XMI

APPLICATION_XML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XML

APPLICATION_XML_DTD

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XML_DTD

APPLICATION_XQUERY

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XQUERY

APPLICATION_XUL

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_XUL

APPLICATION_YAML

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_YAML

APPLICATION_ZIP

public static final MediaType APPLICATION_ZIP

AUDIO_ALL

public static final MediaType AUDIO_ALL

AUDIO_BASIC

public static final MediaType AUDIO_BASIC

AUDIO_MIDI

public static final MediaType AUDIO_MIDI

AUDIO_MPEG

public static final MediaType AUDIO_MPEG

AUDIO_REAL

public static final MediaType AUDIO_REAL

AUDIO_WAV

public static final MediaType AUDIO_WAV

IMAGE_ALL

public static final MediaType IMAGE_ALL

IMAGE_BMP

public static final MediaType IMAGE_BMP

IMAGE_GIF

public static final MediaType IMAGE_GIF

IMAGE_ICON

public static final MediaType IMAGE_ICON

IMAGE_JPEG

public static final MediaType IMAGE_JPEG

IMAGE_PNG

public static final MediaType IMAGE_PNG

IMAGE_SVG

public static final MediaType IMAGE_SVG

IMAGE_TIFF

public static final MediaType IMAGE_TIFF

MESSAGE_ALL

public static final MediaType MESSAGE_ALL

MESSAGE_HTTP

public static final MediaType MESSAGE_HTTP

MODEL_ALL

public static final MediaType MODEL_ALL

MODEL_VRML

public static final MediaType MODEL_VRML

MULTIPART_ALL

public static final MediaType MULTIPART_ALL

MULTIPART_FORM_DATA

public static final MediaType MULTIPART_FORM_DATA

TEXT_ALL

public static final MediaType TEXT_ALL

TEXT_CALENDAR

public static final MediaType TEXT_CALENDAR

TEXT_CSS

public static final MediaType TEXT_CSS

TEXT_CSV

public static final MediaType TEXT_CSV

TEXT_DAT

public static final MediaType TEXT_DAT

TEXT_HTML

public static final MediaType TEXT_HTML

TEXT_J2ME_APP_DESCRIPTOR

public static final MediaType TEXT_J2ME_APP_DESCRIPTOR

TEXT_JAVASCRIPT

public static final MediaType TEXT_JAVASCRIPT

TEXT_PLAIN

public static final MediaType TEXT_PLAIN

TEXT_RDF_N3

public static final MediaType TEXT_RDF_N3

TEXT_RDF_NTRIPLES

public static final MediaType TEXT_RDF_NTRIPLES

TEXT_TSV

public static final MediaType TEXT_TSV

TEXT_TURTLE

public static final MediaType TEXT_TURTLE

TEXT_URI_LIST

public static final MediaType TEXT_URI_LIST

TEXT_VCARD

public static final MediaType TEXT_VCARD

TEXT_XML

public static final MediaType TEXT_XML

TEXT_YAML

public static final MediaType TEXT_YAML

VIDEO_ALL

public static final MediaType VIDEO_ALL

VIDEO_AVI

public static final MediaType VIDEO_AVI

VIDEO_MP4

public static final MediaType VIDEO_MP4

VIDEO_MPEG

public static final MediaType VIDEO_MPEG

VIDEO_QUICKTIME

public static final MediaType VIDEO_QUICKTIME

VIDEO_WMV

public static final MediaType VIDEO_WMV

Constructor Detail

MediaType

public MediaType(String name)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - The name.

MediaType

public MediaType(String name,
         Series<Parameter> parameters)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - The name.

parameters - The list of parameters.

MediaType

public MediaType(String name,
         Series<Parameter> parameters,
         String description)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - The name.

parameters - The list of parameters.

description - The description.

MediaType

public MediaType(String name,
         String description)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - The name.

description - The description.

Method Detail

getMostSpecific

public static MediaType getMostSpecific(MediaType... mediaTypes)
                                 throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the first of the most specific media type of the given array of MediaTypes.

Examples:

• "text/plain" is more specific than "text/*" or "image/*"
• "text/html" is same specific as "application/pdf" or "image/jpg"
• "text/*" is same specific than "application/*" or "image/*"
• "*/*" is the most unspecific MediaType

Parameters:

mediaTypes - An array of media types.

Returns:

The most concrete MediaType.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the array is null or empty.

register

public static MediaType register(String name,
                 String description)

Register a media type as a known type that can later be retrieved using valueOf(String). If the type already exists, the existing type is returned, otherwise a new instance is created.

Parameters:

name - The name.

description - The description.

Returns:

The registered media type

valueOf

public static MediaType valueOf(String name)

Returns the media type associated to a name. If an existing constant exists then it is returned, otherwise a new instance is created.

Parameters:

name - The name.

Returns:

The associated media type.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Metadata

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj,
             boolean ignoreParameters)

Test the equality of two media types, with the possibility to ignore the parameters.

Parameters:

obj - The object to compare to.

ignoreParameters - Indicates if parameters should be ignored during comparison.

Returns:

True if both media types are equal.

getMainType

public String getMainType()

Returns the main type.

Returns:

The main type.

getParameters

public Series<Parameter> getParameters()

Returns the unmodifiable list of parameters corresponding to subtype modifiers. Creates a new instance if no one has been set.

Returns:

The list of parameters.

getParent

public MediaType getParent()

Returns the parent metadata if available or null.
In case the media type has parameters, this method returns the concatenation of the main type and the subtype. If the subtype is not equal to "*", it returns the concatenation of the main type and "*". Otherwise, it returns either the ALL media type if it is already the ALL media type, or null.

Specified by:

getParent in class Metadata

Returns:

The parent metadata.

getSubType

public String getSubType()

Returns the sub-type.

Returns:

The sub-type.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Metadata

includes

public boolean includes(Metadata included)

Indicates if a given media type is included in the current one @see includes(Metadata, boolean). It ignores the parameters.

Specified by:

includes in class Metadata

Parameters:

included - The media type to test for inclusion.

Returns:

True if the given media type is included in the current one.

See Also:

Metadata.isCompatible(Metadata)

includes

public boolean includes(Metadata included,
               boolean ignoreParameters)

Indicates if a given media type is included in the current one @see includes(Metadata, boolean). The test is true if both types are equal or if the given media type is within the range of the current one. For example, ALL includes all media types. Parameters are ignored for this comparison. A null media type is considered as included into the current one. It ignores the parameters.

Examples:

• TEXT_ALL.includes(TEXT_PLAIN) -> true
• TEXT_PLAIN.includes(TEXT_ALL) -> false

Parameters:

included - The media type to test for inclusion.

Returns:

True if the given media type is included in the current one.

See Also:

Metadata.isCompatible(Metadata)

isConcrete

public boolean isConcrete()

Checks if the current media type is concrete. A media type is concrete if neither the main type nor the sub-type are equal to "*".

Returns:

True if this media type is concrete.