FileTypeDetector (library 2.0.25.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.tom_roush.pdfbox.util.filetypedetector.FileTypeDetector

public final class FileTypeDetector
extends Object

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static FileType`	`detectFileType(byte[] fileBytes)`
`static FileType`	`detectFileType(BufferedInputStream inputStream)`	Examines the a file's first bytes and estimates the file's type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - detectFileType
```
public static FileType detectFileType(BufferedInputStream inputStream)
                               throws IOException
```
    Examines the a file's first bytes and estimates the file's type.
    Requires a BufferedInputStream in order to mark and reset the stream to the position at which it was provided to this method once completed.
    Requires the stream to contain at least eight bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - a buffered input stream of the file to examine.
    
    Returns:
    
    the file type.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an IO error occurred or the input stream ended unexpectedly.
  - detectFileType
```
public static FileType detectFileType(byte[] fileBytes)
                               throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException