Courriel::Header::ContentType(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation			Courriel::Header::ContentType(3pm)

NAME

       Courriel::Header::ContentType - The content type for an email part

VERSION

       version 0.29

SYNOPSIS

	   my $ct = $part->content_type();
	   print $ct->mime_type();
	   print $ct->charset();

	   my %attr = $ct->attributes();
	   while ( my ( $k, $v ) = each %attr ) {
	       print "$k => $v
";
	   }

DESCRIPTION

       This class represents the contents of a "Content-Type" header attached to an email part. Such headers always include a mime type, and may
       also include additional information such as a charset or other attributes.

       Here are some typical headers:

	 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

	 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=abcdefghijk

	 Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="Filename.jpg"

API

       This class supports the following methods:

   Courriel::Header::ContentType->new_from_value( ... )
       This takes two parameters, "name" and "value". The "name" is optional, and defaults to "Content-Type".

       The "value" is parsed and split up into the mime type and attributes.

   Courriel::Header::ContentType->new( ... )
       This method creates a new object. It accepts the following parameters:

       o   name

	   This defaults to 'Content-Type'.

       o   value

	   This is the full header value.

       o   mime_type

	   A string like "text/plain" or "multipart/alternative". This is required.

       o   attributes

	   A hash reference of attributes from the header, such as a boundary, charset, etc. The keys are attribute names and the values can
	   either be strings or Courriel::HeaderAttribute objects. Values which are strings will be inflated into objects by the constructor.

	   This is optional, and can be an empty hash reference or omitted entirely.

   $ct->name()
       The header name, usually "Content-Type".

   $ct->value()
       The raw header value.

   $ct->mime_type()
       Returns the mime type value passed to the constructor. However, this value will be in all lower-case, regardless of the original casing
       passed to the constructor.

   $ct->charset()
       Returns the charset for the content type, which will be the value found in the "attributes", if one exists.

   $ct->attributes()
       Returns a hash (not a reference) of the attributes passed to the constructor.

       Attributes are Courriel::HeaderAttribute objects.

       The keys of the hash are all lower case, though the original casing is preserved in the "name()" returned by the Courriel::HeaderAttribute
       object.

   $ct->is_binary()
       Returns true unless the attachment looks like text data. Currently, this means that is has a charset defined and the charset is not
       "binary".

   $ct->attribute($key)
       Given a key, returns the named Courriel::HeaderAttribute object. Obviously, this value can be "undef" if the attribute doesn't exist. Name
       lookup is case-insensitive.

   $ct->attribute_value($key)
       Given a key, returns the named attribute's value as a string. Obviously, this value can be "undef" if the attribute doesn't exist. Name
       lookup is case-insensitive.

       The attribute is a Courriel::HeaderAttribute object.

   $ct->as_header_value()
       Returns the object as a string suitable for a header value (but not folded). Note that this uses the original casing of the mime type as
       passed to the constructor.

EXTENDS

       This class extends Courriel::Header.

ROLES

       This class does the Courriel::Role::HeaderWithAttributes role.

AUTHOR

       Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2012 by Dave Rolsky.

       This is free software, licensed under:

	 The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

perl v5.14.2							    2012-03-07					Courriel::Header::ContentType(3pm)