MimeRegistry (LibRepository 9.3.0.0-424 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMimeRegistry
```
public interface MimeRegistry
```
The MimeRegistry encodes content-type information and allows to detect or query the file type of a given content item. It also assists in naming files by providing a default suffix for a given mime-type.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getMimeType(ContentItem item)`	Queries the mime-type for a given content-item.
`String`	`getSuffix(String mimeType)`	Returns the default suffix for files with the given content type.

- Method Detail
  - getMimeType
```
String getMimeType(ContentItem item)
```
    Queries the mime-type for a given content-item. Some repositories store mime-type information along with the content data, while others might resort to heuristics based on the filename or actual data stored in the item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - the content item for which Mime-Data should be queried.
    
    Returns:
    
    the mime-type never null.
  - getSuffix
```
String getSuffix(String mimeType)
```
    Returns the default suffix for files with the given content type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mimeType - the mime-type for which a suffix is queried.
    
    Returns:
    
    the suffix, never null.