de.ipcon.tools

Interface MimeActionI

public interface MimeActionI

Interface representing an action associated with a specific MIME type.

Implementations of this interface define how a file of a specific type should be opened, viewed, or executed by the operating system or a specific application.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getViewCommand(java.io.File f) Generates the executable command string required to view or open the specified file.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this MIME action.

Method Detail

getViewCommand

java.lang.String getViewCommand(java.io.File f)

Generates the executable command string required to view or open the specified file.

This method resolves any necessary placeholders (like %f, %u) in the underlying command template with the actual path or URI of the provided file.

Parameters:

f - The file for which the view command should be generated.

Returns:

A string containing the full command line to execute.

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this MIME action.

This is typically used for logging or debugging purposes to identify which application or desktop file is handling the action.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A string describing the action (e.g. the .desktop file name or application name).