/**
* Use the MimeType class to extract the MIME type/subtype, ignoring the parameters. The type is
* cached.
*/
private synchronized String getBaseType() {
if (shortType == null) {
String ct = getContentType();
try {
MimeType mt = new MimeType(ct);
shortType = mt.getBaseType();
} catch (MimeTypeParseException e) {
shortType = ct;
}
}
return shortType;
}
