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MimeTypeArray

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The MimeTypeArray interface returns an array of MimeType instances, each of which contains information about a supported browser plugins. This object is returned by NavigatorPlugins.mimeTypes.

Properties

MimeTypeArray.length: The number of items in the array.

Methods

MimeTypeArray.item(): Returns the MimeType object with the specified index.
MimeTypeArray.namedItem(): Returns the MimeType object with the specified name.

Example

The following example tests whether a plugin is available for the application/pdf mime type and if so, which plugin that is.

var mimeTypes = navigator.MimeType;
var flashPlugin = mimeTypes['video/x-flv'];
if (typeof flashPlugin === "undefined") {
  var vid = document.createElement('video');
  // Use vid.canPlayType() to test for a supported mime type.
} else {
  // Notify the user that flash is being deprecated and they
  //   should upgrade their browser.
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'MimeTypeArray' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	?	1	?	Yes	?
`item`	59 59 Prior to version 59, method parameters were optional	?	1	?	Yes	?
`length`	Yes	?	1	?	Yes	?
`namedItem`	59 59 Prior to version 59, method parameters were optional	?	1	?	Yes	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	?	4	Yes	?	Yes
`item`	59 59 Prior to version 59, method parameters were optional	59 59 Prior to version 59, method parameters were optional	?	4	Yes	?	Yes
`length`	Yes	Yes	?	4	Yes	?	Yes
`namedItem`	59 59 Prior to version 59, method parameters were optional	59 59 Prior to version 59, method parameters were optional	?	4	Yes	?	Yes

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