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mg_get_builtin_mime_type( file_name );

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
file_name const char * The name of the file for which the MIME type has to be determined

Return Value

Type Description
const char * A text string describing the MIME type

Description

The function mg_get_builtin_mime_type() tries to determine the MIME type of a given file. If the MIME type cannot be determined, the value text/plain is returned. Please note that this function does not an intelligent check of the file contents. The MIME type is solely determined based on the file name extension.

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