net.getmime(value)function

Returns the fully qualified MIME type for the given file or filename extension.

Parameters

value

The value to retrieve the MIME type from, can be any of the following values :

  • A File value.
  • A string representing an URI or a filename.

Return value

Return a string representing the fully qualified MIME type, or nil if the MIME type cannot be found.

Example

--! luart-extensions import console local net = require "net" local mime = net.getmime(console.readln('Enter a filename : ')) print('MIME type : '..mime)