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An implementation of the MIMEType class.

In accordance with browser conventions, all properties of MIMEType objects are implemented as getters and setters on the class prototype, rather than as data properties on the object itself.

A MIME string is a structured string containing multiple meaningful components. When parsed, a MIMEType object is returned containing properties for each of these components.

new MIMEType(input): MIMEType
Attributes
input:string
The input MIME to parse

Creates a new MIMEType object by parsing the input.

import { MIMEType } from 'node:util';

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/plain');
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const { MIMEType } = require('node:util');

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/plain');
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A TypeError will be thrown if the input is not a valid MIME. Note that an effort will be made to coerce the given values into strings. For instance:

import { MIMEType } from 'node:util';
const myMIME = new MIMEType({ toString: () => 'text/plain' });
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: text/plain
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const { MIMEType } = require('node:util');
const myMIME = new MIMEType({ toString: () => 'text/plain' });
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: text/plain
JavaScript
Type:string

Gets and sets the type portion of the MIME.

import { MIMEType } from 'node:util';

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/javascript');
console.log(myMIME.type);
// Prints: text
myMIME.type = 'application';
console.log(myMIME.type);
// Prints: application
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: application/javascript
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const { MIMEType } = require('node:util');

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/javascript');
console.log(myMIME.type);
// Prints: text
myMIME.type = 'application';
console.log(myMIME.type);
// Prints: application
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: application/javascript
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Type:string

Gets and sets the subtype portion of the MIME.

import { MIMEType } from 'node:util';

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/ecmascript');
console.log(myMIME.subtype);
// Prints: ecmascript
myMIME.subtype = 'javascript';
console.log(myMIME.subtype);
// Prints: javascript
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: text/javascript
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const { MIMEType } = require('node:util');

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/ecmascript');
console.log(myMIME.subtype);
// Prints: ecmascript
myMIME.subtype = 'javascript';
console.log(myMIME.subtype);
// Prints: javascript
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: text/javascript
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Type:string

Gets the essence of the MIME. This property is read only. Use mime.type or mime.subtype to alter the MIME.

import { MIMEType } from 'node:util';

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/javascript;key=value');
console.log(myMIME.essence);
// Prints: text/javascript
myMIME.type = 'application';
console.log(myMIME.essence);
// Prints: application/javascript
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: application/javascript;key=value
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const { MIMEType } = require('node:util');

const myMIME = new MIMEType('text/javascript;key=value');
console.log(myMIME.essence);
// Prints: text/javascript
myMIME.type = 'application';
console.log(myMIME.essence);
// Prints: application/javascript
console.log(String(myMIME));
// Prints: application/javascript;key=value
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Type:MIMEParams

Gets the MIMEParams object representing the parameters of the MIME. This property is read-only. See MIMEParams documentation for details.

mime.toString(): string
Returns:string

The toString() method on the MIMEType object returns the serialized MIME.

Because of the need for standard compliance, this method does not allow users to customize the serialization process of the MIME.

mime.toJSON(): string
Returns:string

Alias for mime.toString().

This method is automatically called when an MIMEType object is serialized with JSON.stringify().

import { MIMEType } from 'node:util';

const myMIMES = [
  new MIMEType('image/png'),
  new MIMEType('image/gif'),
];
console.log(JSON.stringify(myMIMES));
// Prints: ["image/png", "image/gif"]
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const { MIMEType } = require('node:util');

const myMIMES = [
  new MIMEType('image/png'),
  new MIMEType('image/gif'),
];
console.log(JSON.stringify(myMIMES));
// Prints: ["image/png", "image/gif"]
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MIMEType.parse(string): MIMEType | null
Attributes
string:string
The input MIME to parse
Returns:MIMEType | null

Attempts to parse the given string as a MIMEType. If the string cannot be parsed, null is returned.

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