ftos.files.getMimeType

Returns the MIME type of a string encoded using the Base64 scheme.

This is suitable for business logic modules of business service components.

Syntax

function ftos.files.getMimeType(source: string): string

Return Value

Returns a string containing the MIME type if it matches one of the known MIME types or null otherwise.

Examples

Get the MIME type of a file stored in the upload location

In this example:

• We retrieve the Base64 encoded contents of the unknownFile file using the ftos.files.getBase64String function.
• We extract the file's MIME type and store in the fileType variable.

Copy

var fileType = ftos.files.getMimeType(ftos.files.getBase64String('unkownFile'))