/**
* Match with the specified ContentType object. This method compares <strong>only the <code>
* primaryType</code> and <code>subType</code> </strong>. The parameters of both operands are
* ignored.
*
* <p>For example, this method will return <code>true</code> when comparing the ContentTypes for
* <strong>"text/plain"</strong> and <strong>"text/plain; charset=foobar"</strong>.
*
* <p>If the <code>subType</code> of either operand is the special character '*', then the subtype
* is ignored during the match. For example, this method will return <code>true</code> when
* comparing the ContentTypes for <strong>"text/plain"</strong> and <strong>"text/*" </strong>
*
* @param cType to compare this against
*/
public boolean match(ContentType cType) {
// Match primaryType
if (!primaryType.equalsIgnoreCase(cType.getPrimaryType())) return false;
String sType = cType.getSubType();
// If either one of the subTypes is wildcarded, return true
if ((subType.charAt(0) == '*') || (sType.charAt(0) == '*')) return true;
// Match subType
if (!subType.equalsIgnoreCase(sType)) return false;
return true;
}
