WebResourceAttribute.ContentType Property

Definition

Gets a string containing the MIME type of the resource that is referenced by the WebResourceAttribute class.

public:
 property System::String ^ ContentType { System::String ^ get(); };
public string ContentType { get; }
member this.ContentType : string
Public ReadOnly Property ContentType As String

Property Value

The content type of the resource.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to query the value of the ContentType property.

This code example is part of a larger example provided for the WebResourceAttribute class.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspNetSamples" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Reflection" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
            
    // Get the assembly metatdata.
    Type clsType = typeof(MyCustomControl);
    Assembly a = clsType.Assembly;

    // Iterate through the attributes for the assembly.
    foreach (Attribute attr in Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(a))
    {
      //Check for WebResource attributes.
      if (attr.GetType() == typeof(WebResourceAttribute))
      {
        WebResourceAttribute wra = (WebResourceAttribute)attr;
        Response.Write("Resource in the assembly: " + wra.WebResource.ToString() +
          " with ContentType = " + wra.ContentType.ToString() +
          " and PerformsSubstitution = " + wra.PerformSubstitution.ToString() + "</br>");
      }
    }
  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>WebResourceAttribute Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <AspNetSamples:MyCustomControl id="MyCustomControl1" runat="server">
      </AspNetSamples:MyCustomControl>    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="AspNetSamples" Namespace="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" Assembly="Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Reflection" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    ' Get the assembly metatdata.
    Dim clsType As Type = GetType(MyCustomControl)
    Dim a As Assembly = clsType.Assembly
    
    For Each attr As Attribute In Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(a)
      'Check for WebResource attributes.
      If attr.GetType() Is GetType(WebResourceAttribute) Then
        Dim wra As WebResourceAttribute = CType(attr, WebResourceAttribute)
        Response.Write("Resource in the assembly: " & wra.WebResource.ToString() & _
        " with ContentType = " & wra.ContentType.ToString() & _
        " and PerformsSubstitution = " & wra.PerformSubstitution.ToString() & "</br>")
      End If
    Next attr
    
    
  End Sub
  
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>WebResourceAttribute Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <AspNetSamples:MyCustomControl id="MyCustomControl1" runat="server">
      </AspNetSamples:MyCustomControl>    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Examples of content types are "image/jpeg" and "text/xml". For more information on MIME types, go to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Web site and refer to the section on media types.

Applies to

See also