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getFileMimeType(filePath)

Last updated July 19, 2005

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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion MX | Library: FileSysLib

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Description:
Utilizes the getMimeType() method of the ServletContext object to determine the mime type of the specified file. Returns an empty string if the mime type of the file is unknown. The function takes one argument, the physical file path of the file.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

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<cfoutput>
	#getFileMimeType("C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfdocs\htmldocs\images\babelfi2.jpg")#
</cfoutput>

<cfoutput>
#getFileMimeType("C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfdocs\htmldocs\images\babelfi2.jpg")#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
filePath	The file to examine,	Yes

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			<!---
 Returns the mime type of the specified file.
 
 @param filePath 	 The file to examine, (Required)
 @return Returns a string. 
 @author Ben Rogers (&#98;&#101;&#110;&#64;&#99;&#52;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;) 
 @version 1, July 19, 2005 
--->
<cffunction name="getFileMimeType" returntype="string" output="no">
	
	<cfargument name="filePath" type="string" required="yes">
	
	<cfreturn getPageContext().getServletContext().getMimeType(arguments.filePath)>
	
</cffunction>
		<!---
 Returns the mime type of the specified file.
 
 @param filePath      The file to examine, (Required)
 @return Returns a string. 
 @author Ben Rogers (ben@c4.net) 
 @version 1, July 19, 2005 
--->
<cffunction name="getFileMimeType" returntype="string" output="no">
    
    <cfargument name="filePath" type="string" required="yes">
    
    <cfreturn getPageContext().getServletContext().getMimeType(arguments.filePath)>
    
</cffunction>