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Arjel
Arjel

Reputation: 469

Get the MimeType(Content Type) of a file

How will I get the Mime Type or Content Type of a Specific file through its file extension? This program is developed in MVC3 Razor Syntax, the code looks like this:

if (System.IO.File.Exists(file))
            return File(file, "application/pdf", id);
        else
            return RedirectToAction("Index");

I want to change the application/pdf to a dynamic value such that it would supply the MIME type through the id or the filename that is sent to the controller.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1309

Answers (1)

Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper

Reputation: 32596

You could look up the registry value at HKCR\<file extension>\Content Type. This value doesn't exist for all file types, but probably does for all the file types you're interested in.

Upvotes: 1

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