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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%rc</span> = $Web_Type( type )
<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%rc</span> = <span class="literal">$Web_Type</span>(<span class="term"> type )
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Revision as of 19:52, 12 April 2013

Set response content type

$Web_Type sets the content type for the response.

$Web_Type is a callable $function, and it takes a single required string argument and returns a status code.

Syntax

%rc = $Web_Type( type )

type The content type indicator. It must be non-null. Janus Web Server makes no assumptions about what a valid type is, and it will set content type to any user-specified string. The HTTP specification (browsable at http://www.w3.org) states that content type should be case insensitive.

Status codes

Code Meaning
0 Content type set
-1 Invalid call, not a Web thread
-4 Missing argument

Examples

Sample code follows:

%x = $Web_Type('image/gif')

The above line sets the content type to CompuServe GIF format (a binary image).

Note: You can also set the content type for all output presented in response to a given URL or pattern, if it is not already set, by using the TYPE subcommand of the JANUS WEB command. In this case, a $Web_Type call would not be needed unless the type was being changed from that default.

See also