Class TypeDetector

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tika.detect.TypeDetector
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Detector
public class TypeDetector extends Object implements Detector
Content type detection based on a content type hint. This detector simply trusts any valid content type hint given in the input metadata, and returns that as the likely type of the input document.
Since:
Apache Tika 0.3
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • TypeDetector

      public TypeDetector()

  • Method Details

    • detect

      public MediaType detect(InputStream input, Metadata metadata)
      Detects the content type of an input document based on a type hint given in the input metadata. The CONTENT_TYPE attribute of the given input metadata is expected to contain the type of the input document. If that attribute exists and contains a valid type name, then that type is returned.
      Specified by:
      detect in interface Detector
      Parameters:
      input - ignored
      metadata - input metadata, possibly with a CONTENT_TYPE value
      Returns:
      detected media type, or application/octet-stream