ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

ContentType — Response.ContentType[= strContentType ]

Synopsis

The ContentType allows you to set the value for the Content-Type setting in the HTTP response header. This value defines the type of data being sent in the Response body. The client browser uses this information to determine how to interpret downloaded HTTP response content.

Parameters

strContentType

Represents the content type. This string is in a type/subtype format. The type portion of the value represents the general content category and the subtype represents the specific type of content.

Example

<% 

' The following code sets the value of the Content-Type
' HTTP response header according to the value of a
' local variable.
If strData = "jpg" Then
   Response.ContentType = "image/JPEG"
Else
   Response.ContentType = "text/plain"
End If

%>

Notes

Some of the possible values for ContentType type/subtype pairs are listed in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1. Available Content-Type HTTP Header Values

Type	SubType	Description
Text	Plain, RichText	Textual information
Multipart	Mixed, Alternative, Parallel, Digest	Data in response consists of multiple parts of independent data
Message	Partial, External-body	An encapsulated message
Image	JPEG, GIF	Image data
Audio	Basic	Audio data
Video	MPEG	Video data
Application	ODA, PostScript, Active	Typically uninterpreted binary data or data to be processed by a mail-based application

The number of subtypes is expected to grow significantly over time. The best reference for the available ...