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mime_type::get_info_from_mime_type()

Get information about a file format based on the MIME Type.

Prototype

array get_info_from_mime_type(string $mime_type)

Parameters

  • mime_type - A two-part MIME Type string, such as 'application/pdf'.

Return

An associative array with the following keys.

  • mime - The MIME Type string.
  • ext - The corresponding file extension.
  • text - TRUE if this MIME Type is a plain text format.
  • title - Human readable file format description.
  • short - Short human readable file format.

Example

// print information about the PDF file format
$mime_type = 'application/pdf';
$info = \io_comand_util\mime_type::get_info_from_mime_type($mime_type);
print_r($info);