Syntax
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Public Enum ContentType Inherits System.Enum | |
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Dim instance As ContentType | |
| C# | |
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public enum ContentType : System.Enum | |
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__value public enum ContentType : public System.Enum | |
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public enum class ContentType : public System.Enum | |
Members
| Member | Description |
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| ApplicationMacBinhex40 | Sets content-type to "application/mac-binhex40". Specifies that the data is encoded with the BinHex encoding scheme. |
| ApplicationMicrosoftGroup | Sets content-type to "application/microsoft-group". |
| ApplicationMSWord | Sets content-type to "application/msword". Specifies that the data is a Microsoft Word document. |
| ApplicationOctetStream | Sets content-type to "applicationoctetstream". Specifies that the data is unrecognized application content. |
| ApplicationPdf | Sets content-type to "application/pdf". Specifies that the data is an Adobe Portable Document Format file. |
| ApplicationPkcs7Enveloped | Sets content-type to "application/x-pkcs7-mime; smime-type=enveloped-data". Specifies that the data is an encrypted body part. |
| ApplicationPkcs7Signature | Sets content-type to "application/pkcs7-signature". Specifies that the data is a signature. |
| ApplicationPkcs7Signed | Sets content-type to "application/pkcs7-signature". Specifies that the data is a signed body part. |
| ApplicationPostscript | Sets content-type to "application/postscript". Specifies that the data is an Adobe PostScript file. |
| ApplicationVndmsExcell | Sets content-type to "application/vnd.ms-excel". Specifies that the data is a Microsoft Excel file. |
| ApplicationVndmsPowerpoint | Sets content-type to "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint". Specifies that the data is a Microsoft PowerPoint file. |
| ApplicationWordperfect51 | Sets content-type to "application/wordperfect5.1". Specifies that the data is a Microsoft Wordperfect file. |
| ApplicationXgzip | Sets content-type to "application/x-gzip". Specifies that the data is gzip encoded. |
| ApplicationXMSDownload | Sets content-type to "application/x-msdownload". Causes a browser to show "Save As" box on a download. |
| ApplicationZip | Sets content-type to "application/zip". Specifies that the data is zip encoded. |
| AudioMicrosoftWav | Sets content-type to "audio/microsoft-wav". Specifies that the data is a wav audio file. |
| Audiovndqcelp | Sets content-type to "audio/vnd.qcelp". Specifies that the data is voice audio format. |
| AutoDetect | Automatically sets the content-type to the default type for this type of data. |
| ImageGif | Sets content-type to "image/gif". Specifies that the data is an image of GIF format. |
| ImageJpeg | Sets content-type to "image/jpeg". Specifies that the data is an image of JPEG format. |
| ImageTiff | Sets content-type to "image/tiff". Specifies that the data is an image of TIFF format. |
| MessageRfc822 | Sets content-type to "rfc822". Specifies that the data is an RFC 822 message. |
| MultiPartAlternative | Sets content-type to "multipart/alternative". Often used to sent multiple types when the receiver's capabilities are not known. |
| MultiPartMixed | Sets content-type to "multipart/mixed". Specifies that the data is an unrelated, unstructured set of objects. |
| MultipartRelated | Sets content-type to "multipart/related". Specifies that the message's parts are inter-related, and the message as a whole cannot be displayed correctly by treating each part on an individual basis. |
| None | Sets content-type. If using this value, content-encoding must also be none. |
| TextCss | Sets content-type to "text/css". Specifies that the data is a cascading style sheet. |
| TextHtml | Sets content-type to "text/html". Specifies that the data is HTML. |
| TextPlain | Sets content-type to "text/plain". Specifies that the data is human-readable text. |
| TextXml | Sets content-type to "text/xml". Specifies that the data is XML. |
| VideoMpeg | Sets content-type to "video/mpeg". Specifies that the data is video in MPEG format. |
| VideoQuicktime | Sets content-type to "video/quicktime". Specifies that the data is video in QuickTime format. |
Remarks
The content-type value is specified in the format type/subtype. For example, if the content type is "image/gif" any agent will be able to tell that the data is a "image" of type "gif", and can handle it appropriately. An another example, a mail reader may search for a content-type "text/plain" for human-readable text that the application can display to the user.
There are 7 main types defined:
| Type | Description |
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| Application | Used for all data that does not fit into the other categories. Signifies that the data is to be processed by an application program. |
| Audio | The data is some audio file. |
| Image | Signifies the data is an image, or graphic. |
| Message | The data is a mail message. |
| Multipart | The data consists of multiple parts, which each may have any content-type in this table. |
| Text | The data is some form of textual data. |
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.ValueType
System.Enum
Dart.PowerTCP.Mail.ContentType
Requirements
Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0