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The FileTypeMap.java Java example source code

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package javax.activation;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * The FileTypeMap is an abstract class that provides a data typing
 * interface for files. Implementations of this class will
 * implement the getContentType methods which will derive a content
 * type from a file name or a File object. FileTypeMaps could use any
 * scheme to determine the data type, from examining the file extension
 * of a file (like the MimetypesFileTypeMap) to opening the file and
 * trying to derive its type from the contents of the file. The
 * FileDataSource class uses the default FileTypeMap (a MimetypesFileTypeMap
 * unless changed) to determine the content type of files.
 *
 * @see javax.activation.FileTypeMap
 * @see javax.activation.FileDataSource
 * @see javax.activation.MimetypesFileTypeMap
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */

public abstract class FileTypeMap {

    private static FileTypeMap defaultMap = null;

    /**
     * The default constructor.
     */
    public FileTypeMap() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Return the type of the file object. This method should
     * always return a valid MIME type.
     *
     * @param file A file to be typed.
     * @return The content type.
     */
    abstract public String getContentType(File file);

    /**
     * Return the type of the file passed in.  This method should
     * always return a valid MIME type.
     *
     * @param filename the pathname of the file.
     * @return The content type.
     */
    abstract public String getContentType(String filename);

    /**
     * Sets the default FileTypeMap for the system. This instance
     * will be returned to callers of getDefaultFileTypeMap.
     *
     * @param map The FileTypeMap.
     * @exception SecurityException if the caller doesn't have permission
     *                                  to change the default
     */
    public static void setDefaultFileTypeMap(FileTypeMap map) {
        SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (security != null) {
            try {
                // if it's ok with the SecurityManager, it's ok with me...
                security.checkSetFactory();
            } catch (SecurityException ex) {
                // otherwise, we also allow it if this code and the
                // factory come from the same class loader (e.g.,
                // the JAF classes were loaded with the applet classes).
                if (FileTypeMap.class.getClassLoader() !=
                        map.getClass().getClassLoader())
                    throw ex;
            }
        }
        defaultMap = map;
    }

    /**
     * Return the default FileTypeMap for the system.
     * If setDefaultFileTypeMap was called, return
     * that instance, otherwise return an instance of
     * <code>MimetypesFileTypeMap.
     *
     * @return The default FileTypeMap
     * @see javax.activation.FileTypeMap#setDefaultFileTypeMap
     */
    public static FileTypeMap getDefaultFileTypeMap() {
        // XXX - probably should be synchronized
        if (defaultMap == null)
            defaultMap = new MimetypesFileTypeMap();
        return defaultMap;
    }
}