java.lang.Object
- org.apache.olingo.odata2.core.commons.ContentType

```
public 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 2616 chapter 3.7 (http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec3.html).
```
 
 media-type = type "/" subtype *( ";" parameter )
 type = token
 subtype = token
 
 
```
Especially for Accept Header as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.1 (http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html):
```
 
 Accept = "Accept" ":"
 #( media-range [ accept-params ] )
 media-range = ( "* /*"
 | ( type "/" "*" )
 | ( type "/" subtype )
 ) *( ";" parameter )
 accept-params = ";" "q" "=" qvalue *( accept-extension )
 accept-extension = ";" token [ "=" ( token | quoted-string ) ]
 
 
```
Especially for Content-Type Header as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.7 (http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html):
```
 
 Content-Type = "Content-Type" ":" media-type
 
 
```
Once created a ContentType is IMMUTABLE.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class ContentType.ODataFormat

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC_CS_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_CS_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY_CS_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED_CS_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_JSON`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_JSON_CS_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_JSON_ODATA_VERBOSE`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_XML`
`static ContentType`	`APPLICATION_XML_CS_UTF_8`
`static String`	`CHARSET_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`MULTIPART_MIXED`
`static String`	`PARAMETER_CHARSET`
`static String`	`PARAMETER_ODATA`
`static String`	`PARAMETER_Q`
`static String`	`PARAMETER_TYPE`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_JAVASCRIPT`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_JAVASCRIPT_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_PLAIN`
`static ContentType`	`TEXT_PLAIN_CS_UTF_8`
`static ContentType`	`WILDCARD`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareWildcardCounts(ContentType otherContentType)`	Compare wildcards counts/weights of both `ContentType`.
`static List<ContentType>`	`convert(List<String> types)`
`static ContentType`	`create(String format)`	Create a `ContentType` based on given input string (`format`).
`static ContentType`	`create(String type, String subtype)`	Creates a content type from type and subtype
`static ContentType`	`create(String type, String subtype, Map<String,String> parameters)`
`static List<ContentType>`	`create(List<String> contentTypeStrings)`	Create a list of `ContentType` based on given input strings (`contentTypes`).
`static ContentType`	`create(ContentType contentType, String parameterKey, String parameterValue)`
`static ContentType`	`createAsCustom(String format)`	Create a `ContentType` based on given input string (`format`).
`static List<ContentType>`	`createAsCustom(List<String> contentTypeStrings)`	Create a list of `ContentType` based on given input strings (`contentTypes`).
`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).
`ContentType.ODataFormat`	`getODataFormat()`
`Map<String,String>`	`getParameters()`
`String`	`getSubtype()`
`String`	`getType()`
`boolean`	`hasCompatible(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)`	Check if a valid compatible match for this `ContentType` exists in given list.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`hasMatch(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)`	Check if a valid match for this `ContentType` exists in given list.
`boolean`	`hasWildcard()`
`boolean`	`isCompatible(ContentType obj)`	`ContentType`s are compatible if `type`, `subtype` have the same value. if `type` and/or `subtype` is set to "" The set `parameters` are always* ignored (for compare with parameters see `equals(Object)` ).
`boolean`	`isContentTypeODataTextRelated()`
`static boolean`	`isParseable(String format)`	Validates if given `format` is parseable and can be used as input for `create(String)` method.
`static boolean`	`isParseableAsCustom(String format)`	Validates if given `format` is parseable and can be used as input for `create(String)` method.
`boolean`	`isWildcard()`
`static boolean`	`match(String toMatch, ContentType... matchExamples)`	Check if a valid match for given content type formated string (`toMatch`) exists in given list.
`ContentType`	`match(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)`	Find best match between this `ContentType` and the `ContentType` in the list.
`ContentType`	`matchCompatible(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)`	Find best match between this `ContentType` and the `ContentType` in the list ignoring all set parameters.
`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.
`ContentType`	`receiveWithCharsetParameter(String defaultCharset)`	Ensure that charset parameter (`PARAMETER_CHARSET`) is set on returned content type if this `ContentType` is a `odata text related` content type (@see `isContentTypeODataTextRelated()`).
`static void`	`sortForQParameter(List<String> toSort)`	Sort given list (which must contains content type formated string) for their "q" value as defined in RFC 2616 section 4.1 and RFC 2616 Section 3.9.
`String`	`toContentTypeString()`	Get `ContentType` as string as defined in RFC 2616 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt - chapter 14.17: Content-Type)
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - PARAMETER_CHARSET
```
public static final String PARAMETER_CHARSET
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PARAMETER_ODATA
```
public static final String PARAMETER_ODATA
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PARAMETER_Q
```
public static final String PARAMETER_Q
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PARAMETER_TYPE
```
public static final String PARAMETER_TYPE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - CHARSET_UTF_8
```
public static final String CHARSET_UTF_8
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - WILDCARD
```
public static final ContentType WILDCARD
```
  - APPLICATION_XML
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_XML
```
  - APPLICATION_XML_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_XML_CS_UTF_8
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_CS_UTF_8
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY_CS_UTF_8
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED_CS_UTF_8
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC
```
  - APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC_CS_UTF_8
```
  - APPLICATION_JSON
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_JSON
```
  - APPLICATION_JSON_ODATA_VERBOSE
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_JSON_ODATA_VERBOSE
```
  - APPLICATION_JSON_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_JSON_CS_UTF_8
```
  - APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM
```
public static final ContentType APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM
```
  - TEXT_PLAIN
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_PLAIN
```
  - TEXT_PLAIN_CS_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_PLAIN_CS_UTF_8
```
  - MULTIPART_MIXED
```
public static final ContentType MULTIPART_MIXED
```
  - TEXT_JAVASCRIPT
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_JAVASCRIPT
```
  - TEXT_JAVASCRIPT_UTF_8
```
public static final ContentType TEXT_JAVASCRIPT_UTF_8
```
- 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
  - isParseableAsCustom
```
public static boolean isParseableAsCustom(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 type,
                                 String subtype)
```
    Creates a content type from type and subtype
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - Tipo
    
    subtype - Subtipo
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ContentType object
  - create
```
public static ContentType create(String type,
                                 String subtype,
                                 Map<String,String> parameters)
```
    Parameters:
    
    type - Tipo
    
    subtype - Subtipo
    
    parameters - Parametros
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ContentType object
  - create
```
public static ContentType create(ContentType contentType,
                                 String parameterKey,
                                 String parameterValue)
```
    Parameters:
    
    contentType - Tipo
    
    parameterKey - Chave
    
    parameterValue - Valor
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ContentType object
  - create
```
public static ContentType create(String format)
```
    Create a ContentType based on given input string (format). Supported format is Media Type format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 3.7. This format is used as HTTP Accept HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.1 and HTTP Content-Type HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.17
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - a string in format as defined in RFC 2616 section 3.7
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ContentType object
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if input string is not parseable
  - createAsCustom
```
public static ContentType createAsCustom(String format)
```
    Create a ContentType based on given input string (format). Supported format is Media Type format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 3.7. and ContentType with ContentType.ODataFormat.CUSTOM. The Media Type format can be used as HTTP Accept HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.1 and HTTP Content-Type HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.17. The ContentType with ContentType.ODataFormat.CUSTOM can only be used as $format system query option (as defined http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-v2-documentation/uri-conventions/#47_Format_System_Query_Option_format).
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - a string in format as defined in RFC 2616 section 3.7
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ContentType object
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if input string is not parseable
  - create
```
public static List<ContentType> create(List<String> contentTypeStrings)
```
    Create a list of ContentType based on given input strings (contentTypes). Supported format is Media Type format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 3.7. This format is used as HTTP Accept HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.1 and HTTP Content-Type HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.17.
    If one of the given strings can not be parsed an exception is thrown (hence no list is returned with the parseable strings).
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentTypeStrings - a list of strings in format as defined in RFC 2616 section 3.7
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of new ContentType object
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if one of the given input string is not parseable this exceptions is thrown
  - createAsCustom
```
public static List<ContentType> createAsCustom(List<String> contentTypeStrings)
```
    Create a list of ContentType based on given input strings (contentTypes). Supported format is Media Type format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 3.7. and ContentType with ContentType.ODataFormat.CUSTOM. The Media Type format can be used as HTTP Accept HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.1 and HTTP Content-Type HEADER format as defined in RFC 2616 chapter 14.17. The ContentType with ContentType.ODataFormat.CUSTOM can only be used as $format system query option (as defined http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-v2-documentation/uri-conventions/#47_Format_System_Query_Option_format).
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentTypeStrings - a list of strings in format as defined in RFC 2616 section 3.7 or as defined http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-v2-documentation/uri-conventions/#47_Format_System_Query_Option_format
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of new ContentType object
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if one of the given input string is not parseable this exceptions is thrown
  - 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 2616 section 3.7
    
    Returns:
    
    a new ContentType object
  - sortForQParameter
```
public static void sortForQParameter(List<String> toSort)
```
    Sort given list (which must contains content type formated string) for their "q" value as defined in RFC 2616 section 4.1 and RFC 2616 Section 3.9. Attention: For invalid values a "q" value from -1 is used for sorting.
    
    Parameters:
    
    toSort - list which is sorted and hence re-arranged
  - receiveWithCharsetParameter
```
public ContentType receiveWithCharsetParameter(String defaultCharset)
```
    Ensure that charset parameter (PARAMETER_CHARSET) is set on returned content type if this ContentType is a odata text related content type (@see isContentTypeODataTextRelated()). If this ContentType has no charset parameter set a new ContentType with given defaultCharset is created. Otherwise if charset parameter is already set nothing is done.
    
    Parameters:
    
    defaultCharset - Charset
    
    Returns:
    
    ContentType
  - isContentTypeODataTextRelated
```
public boolean isContentTypeODataTextRelated()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this ContentType is text related (in the view of OData)
  - 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, subtype have the same value.
    
    if type and/or subtype is set to "*"
    
    The set parameters are always ignored (for compare with parameters see equals(Object) ).
    Parameters:
    
    obj - Objeto
    
    Returns:
    
    true if both instances are equal (see definition above), otherwise false.
  - toContentTypeString
```
public String toContentTypeString()
```
    Get ContentType as string as defined in RFC 2616 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt - chapter 14.17: Content-Type)
    
    Returns:
    
    string representation of ContentType object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - getODataFormat
```
public ContentType.ODataFormat getODataFormat()
```
  - match
```
public ContentType match(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)
```
    Find best match between this ContentType and the ContentType in the list. If a match (this ContentType is equal to a ContentType in list) is found either this or the ContentType from the list is returned based on which ContentType has less "**" characters set (checked with compareWildcardCounts(ContentType). If no match (none ContentType in list is equal to this ContentType) is found NULL is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    toMatchContentTypes - list of ContentTypes which are matches against this ContentType
    
    Returns:
    
    best matched content type in list or NULL if none content type match to this content type instance
  - matchCompatible
```
public ContentType matchCompatible(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)
```
    Find best match between this ContentType and the ContentType in the list ignoring all set parameters. If a match (this ContentType is equal to a ContentType in list) is found either this or the ContentType from the list is returned based on which ContentType has less "**" characters set (checked with compareWildcardCounts(ContentType). If no match (none ContentType in list is equal to this ContentType) is found NULL is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    toMatchContentTypes - list of ContentTypes which are matches against this ContentType
    
    Returns:
    
    best matched content type in list or NULL if none content type match to this content type instance
  - hasCompatible
```
public boolean hasCompatible(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)
```
    Check if a valid compatible match for this ContentType exists in given list. Compatible in this case means that all set parameters are ignored. For more detail what a valid match is see matchCompatible(List).
    
    Parameters:
    
    toMatchContentTypes - list of ContentTypes which are matches against this ContentType
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a compatible content type was found in given list or false if none compatible content type match was found
  - hasMatch
```
public boolean hasMatch(List<ContentType> toMatchContentTypes)
```
    Check if a valid match for this ContentType exists in given list. For more detail what a valid match is see match(List).
    
    Parameters:
    
    toMatchContentTypes - list of ContentTypes which are matches against this ContentType
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a matching content type was found in given list or false if none matching content type match was found
  - compareWildcardCounts
```
public int compareWildcardCounts(ContentType otherContentType)
```
    Compare wildcards counts/weights of both ContentType. The smaller ContentType has lesser weighted wildcards then the bigger ContentType. As result this method returns this object weighted wildcards minus the given parameter object weighted wildcards. A type wildcard is weighted with 2 and a subtype wildcard is weighted with 1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    otherContentType - ContentType to be compared to
    
    Returns:
    
    this object weighted wildcards minus the given parameter object weighted wildcards.
  - hasWildcard
```
public boolean hasWildcard()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if type or subtype of this instance is a "*".
  - isWildcard
```
public boolean isWildcard()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if both type and subtype of this instance are a "*".
  - convert
```
public static List<ContentType> convert(List<String> types)
```
  - match
```
public static boolean match(String toMatch,
                            ContentType... matchExamples)
```
    Check if a valid match for given content type formated string (toMatch) exists in given list. Therefore the given content type formated string (toMatch) is converted into a ContentType with a simple create(String) call (during which an exception can occur). For more detail in general see hasMatch(List) and for what a valid match is see match(List).
    
    Parameters:
    
    toMatch - content type formated string (toMatch) for which is checked if a match exists in given list
    
    matchExamples - list of ContentTypes which are matches against content type formated string (toMatch)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a matching content type was found in given list or false if none matching content type match was found

Class ContentType

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

PARAMETER_CHARSET

PARAMETER_ODATA

PARAMETER_Q

PARAMETER_TYPE

CHARSET_UTF_8

WILDCARD

APPLICATION_XML

APPLICATION_XML_CS_UTF_8

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_CS_UTF_8

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_ENTRY_CS_UTF_8

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED

APPLICATION_ATOM_XML_FEED_CS_UTF_8

APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC

APPLICATION_ATOM_SVC_CS_UTF_8

APPLICATION_JSON

APPLICATION_JSON_ODATA_VERBOSE

APPLICATION_JSON_CS_UTF_8

APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM

TEXT_PLAIN

TEXT_PLAIN_CS_UTF_8

MULTIPART_MIXED

TEXT_JAVASCRIPT

TEXT_JAVASCRIPT_UTF_8

Method Detail

isParseable

isParseableAsCustom

create

create

create

create

createAsCustom

create

createAsCustom

parse

sortForQParameter

receiveWithCharsetParameter

isContentTypeODataTextRelated

getType

getSubtype

getParameters

hashCode

equals

isCompatible

toContentTypeString

toString

getODataFormat

match

matchCompatible

hasCompatible

hasMatch

compareWildcardCounts

hasWildcard

isWildcard

convert

match