Name
<mime-mapping>
Synopsis
The
<mime-mapping>
element can define the mappings an
application requires.
Syntax
<mime-mapping> <extension>fileExtension</extension> <mime-type>mimeType</mime-type> </mime-mapping>
A servlet may need to know which MIME type a file extension corresponds to, and such a mapping can be defined with this element:
<mime-mapping> <extension>wml</extension> <mime-type>text/vnd.wap.wml</mime-type> </mime-mapping>
Most containers provide default mappings for the most commonly used extensions, such as .html, .htm, .gif, .jpg, and so on, but if you need to be absolutely sure that a mapping is defined for your application, put it in the web.xml file.
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