Is there an enum for the ContentType property on a HttpWebResponse ("text/plain", "application/octet-stream" etc.)?

content-type mime-types httpwebresponse
will picture will · Jun 19, 2009 · Viewed 28k times · Source

The closest thing I could find was System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames but that doesn't seem to have everything (like json) since it seems to be more focused around email attachments.

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Chris W. Rea picture Chris W. Rea · Jun 19, 2009

An enum doesn't make much sense. MIME types are open-ended. That is, the list is not finite: new types are added from time to time.

See RFC4288: Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures

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