ContentType (odata-commons-api 4.0.0-beta-01 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.olingo.commons.api.format.ContentType

```
public final class ContentType
extends Object
```
Internally used ContentType for OData library. For more details on format and content of a ContentType see Media Type format as defined in RFC 7231, chapter 3.1.1.1.
```
 media-type = type "/" subtype *( OWS ";" OWS parameter )
 type = token
 subtype = token
 OWS = *( SP / HTAB ) ; optional whitespace
 
```
Once created a ContentType is IMMUTABLE.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_JSON`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_SVG_XML`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_XHTML_XML`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_XML`
`static ContentType`	`MULTIPART_FORM_DATA`
`static ContentType`	`MULTIPART_MIXED`
`static String`	`PARAMETER_CHARSET_UTF8`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_HTML`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_PLAIN`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_XML`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static ContentType`	`create(ContentType contentType, String... parameters)` Creates a content type from format and key-value pairs for parameters
`static ContentType`	`create(String format)` Creates a `ContentType` based on given input string (`format`).
`static ContentType`	`create(String format, String... parameters)` Creates a content type from format and key-value pairs for parameters
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` `ContentType`s are equal if `type`, `subtype` and all `parameters` have the same value. if `type` and/or `subtype` is set to "*" (in such a case the `parameters` are ignored).
`Map<String,String>`	`getParameters()`
`String`	`getSubtype()`
`String`	`getType()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isCompatible(ContentType obj)` `ContentType`s are compatible if `type` and `subtype` have the same value.
`static boolean`	`isParseable(String format)` Validates if given `format` is parseable and can be used as input for `create(String)` method.
`static ContentType`	`parse(String format)` Parses the given input string (`format`) and returns created `ContentType` if input was valid or return `NULL` if input was not parseable.
`String`	`toContentTypeString()` Get `ContentType` as string as defined in RFC 7231 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc7231.txt, chapter 3.1.1.1: Media Type)
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - APPLICATION_XML
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_XML
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC
```
  - APPLICATION_JSON
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_JSON
```
  - APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM
```
  - TEXT_PLAIN
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_PLAIN
```
  - MULTIPART_MIXED
```
public static final ContentType MULTIPART_MIXED
```
  - APPLICATION_XHTML_XML
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_XHTML_XML
```
  - APPLICATION_SVG_XML
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_SVG_XML
```
  - APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED
```
  - MULTIPART_FORM_DATA
```
public static final ContentType MULTIPART_FORM_DATA
```
  - TEXT_XML
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_XML
```
  - TEXT_HTML
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_HTML
```
  - PARAMETER_CHARSET_UTF8
```
public static final String PARAMETER_CHARSET_UTF8
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - isParseable
```
public static boolean isParseable(String format)
```
    Validates if given format is parseable and can be used as input for create(String) method.
    
    Parameters:
    format - to be validated string
    
    Returns:
    true if format is parseable otherwise false
  - create
```
public static ContentType create(String format,
                 String... parameters)
```
    Creates a content type from format and key-value pairs for parameters
    
    Parameters:
    format - for example "application/json"
    parameters - for example "a=b", "c=d"
    
    Returns:
    a new ContentType object
  - create
```
public static ContentType create(ContentType contentType,
                 String... parameters)
```
    Creates a content type from format and key-value pairs for parameters
    
    Parameters:
    contentType - for example "application/json"
    parameters - for example "a=b", "c=d"
    
    Returns:
    a new ContentType object
  - create
```
public static ContentType create(String format)
```
    Creates a ContentType based on given input string (format). Supported format is Media Type format as defined in RFC 7231, chapter 3.1.1.1.
    
    Parameters:
    format - a string in format as defined in RFC 7231, chapter 3.1.1.1
    
    Returns:
    a new ContentType object
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if input string is not parseable
  - parse
```
public static ContentType parse(String format)
```
    Parses the given input string (format) and returns created ContentType if input was valid or return NULL if input was not parseable. For the definition of the supported format see create(String).
    
    Parameters:
    format - a string in format as defined in RFC 7231, chapter 3.1.1.1
    
    Returns:
    a new ContentType object
  - getType
```
public String getType()
```
  - getSubtype
```
public String getSubtype()
```
  - getParameters
```
public Map<String,String> getParameters()
```
    Returns:
    parameters of this ContentType as unmodifiable map.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    ContentTypes are equal
    - if type, subtype and all parameters have the same value.
    - if type and/or subtype is set to "*" (in such a case the parameters are ignored).
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Returns:
    true if both instances are equal (see definition above), otherwise false.
  - isCompatible
```
public boolean isCompatible(ContentType obj)
```
    ContentTypes are compatible if type and subtype have the same value.
    
    The set parameters are always ignored (for compare with parameters see equals(Object)).
    
    Returns:
    true if both instances are equal (see definition above), otherwise false.
  - toContentTypeString
```
public String toContentTypeString()
```
    Get ContentType as string as defined in RFC 7231 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc7231.txt, chapter 3.1.1.1: Media Type)
    
    Returns:
    string representation of ContentType object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class ContentType

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

APPLICATION_XML

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED

APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC

APPLICATION_JSON

APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM

TEXT_PLAIN

MULTIPART_MIXED

APPLICATION_XHTML_XML

APPLICATION_SVG_XML

APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED

MULTIPART_FORM_DATA

TEXT_XML

TEXT_HTML

PARAMETER_CHARSET_UTF8

Method Detail

isParseable

create

create

create

parse

getType

getSubtype

getParameters

hashCode

equals

isCompatible

toContentTypeString

toString