Get MIME type from byte[]

[DingChavez]

HI! I call a web service to get a file from a server. The web service returns me a byte[] (the file), but I don't know how to get the MIME type from it?

Any help?

Thanks.

 

[sedj]

How do you even know there is a MIME type ?

An array of bytes can be anything !

You must either :

Analyse the data yourself to determine the data type,
OR
Change the host webservice to notify you of the data type

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[DingChavez]

I know that byte[] can be anything and do know the web service returns me a file in byte[], I was just wondering if there was a API to retrieve the mime type, obviously not!!

Too bad )

 

[Diancecht]

Don't you get the extension of the file?

Cheers,
Dian

 

[DingChavez]

Hehe nice try Diancecth ) but no. I think I'll have a word with the host...