getMimeType( )

Format

getMimeType( ) RETURN VARCHAR2;

Description

Returns the MIME type for the data. This is a simple access method that returns the value of the mimeType attribute.

Parameters

None.

Usage Notes

If the source is an HTTP server, the MIME type information is read from the HTTP header information when the media is imported and stored in the object attribute. If the source is a file or BLOB, the MIME type information is extracted when the setProperties( ) method is called.

For unrecognized file formats, users must call the setMimeType( ) method and specify the MIME type.

Use this method rather than accessing the mimeType attribute directly to protect yourself from potential changes to the internal representation of the object.

Pragmas

PRAGMA RESTRICT_REFERENCES(getMimeType, WNDS, WNPS, RNDS, RNPS)

Exceptions

None.

Examples

Get the MIME type for some stored image data:

DECLARE
 image ORDSYS.ORDImage;
BEGIN
 SELECT p.product_photo INTO image FROM pm.online_media p 
  WHERE product_id = 3515;
 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('writing mimetype');
 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('----------------');
 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(image.getMimeType);
 COMMIT;
END;
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