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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/mime/type.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/mime/type.rb | 26 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mime/type.rb b/lib/mime/type.rb index d998fa3cfd..0a1b717398 100644 --- a/lib/mime/type.rb +++ b/lib/mime/type.rb @@ -192,9 +192,22 @@ class MIME::Type # Returns the whole MIME content-type string. # + # The content type is a presentation value from the MIME type registry and + # should not be used for comparison. The case of the content type is + # preserved, and extension markers (<tt>x-</tt>) are kept. + # # text/plain => text/plain # x-chemical/x-pdb => x-chemical/x-pdb + # audio/QCELP => audio/QCELP attr_reader :content_type + # A simplified form of the MIME content-type string, suitable for + # case-insensitive comparison, with any extension markers (<tt>x-</tt) + # removed and converted to lowercase. + # + # text/plain => text/plain + # x-chemical/x-pdb => chemical/pdb + # audio/QCELP => audio/qcelp + attr_reader :simplified # Returns the media type of the simplified MIME::Type. # # text/plain => text @@ -215,15 +228,6 @@ class MIME::Type # text/plain => plain # x-chemical/x-pdb => x-pdb attr_reader :raw_sub_type - # The MIME types main- and sub-label can both start with <tt>x-</tt>, - # which indicates that it is a non-registered name. Of course, after - # registration this flag can disappear, adds to the confusing - # proliferation of MIME types. The simplified string has the <tt>x-</tt> - # removed and are translated to lowercase. - # - # text/plain => text/plain - # x-chemical/x-pdb => chemical/pdb - attr_reader :simplified # The list of extensions which are known to be used for this MIME::Type. # Non-array values will be coerced into an array with #to_a. Array values @@ -511,7 +515,7 @@ class MIME::Type # Returns the MIME::Type as a string. def to_s - @content_type + content_type end # Returns the MIME::Type as a string for implicit conversions. This allows @@ -519,7 +523,7 @@ class MIME::Type # # 'text/plain' == MIME::Type.new('text/plain') def to_str - @content_type + content_type end # Returns the MIME::Type as an array suitable for use with |