DOM:window.navigator.mimeTypes

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[edit] Summary

Returns a MimeTypeArray object, which contains a list of MimeType objects representing the MIME types recognized by the browser.

[edit] Syntax

mimeTypes = navigator.mimeTypes; 

mimeTypes is a MimeTypeArray object which has a length property as well as item(index) and namedItem(name) methods.

[edit] Example

  alert(window.navigator.mimeTypes.item(0).description); // alerts "Mozilla Default Plug-in"

[edit] Notes

The zeroth element in mimeTypes (the "Mozilla Default Plug-in" MimeType object) has a type property of * instead of a typical MIME format like "image/x-macpaint"

[edit] Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of any standard.