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*
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package net.jxta.document;
/**
* A simple typed container for data. A {@code Document} is presented as a
* byte stream with an associated type. The data type is specified using a
* MIME Media Type (as defined by
* {@link <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt" target="_blank">IETF RFC 2046 <i>MIME : Media Types</i></a>}).
*
* @see net.jxta.document.MimeMediaType
* @see net.jxta.document.StructuredDocument
* @see net.jxta.document.StructuredDocumentFactory
*/
public interface Document extends DocumentStreamIO {
/**
* Returns the MIME Media type of this {@code Document} per
* {@link <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt" target="_blank">IETF RFC 2046 <i>MIME : Media Types</i></a>}.
*
* <p/>JXTA does not currently support the '<code>Multipart</code>' or
* '<code>Message</code>' media types.
*
* @return The MIME Media Type for this {@code Document}.
*/
MimeMediaType getMimeType();
/**
* Returns the file extension type used by this {@code Document}. This
* value is usually chosen based upon the MIME Media Type.
*
* @return An appropriate file extension for this {@code Document}.
*/
String getFileExtension();
}