Response.ContentType

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The ContentType property specifies the HTTP content type for the response. If no ContentType is specified, the default is text/HTML.

Syntax

Response.ContentType [**=**ContentType]

Parameters

  • ContentType
    A string describing the content type. This string is usually formatted as type/subtype, where type is the general content category, and subtype is the specific content type. For a full list of supported content types, see your Web browser documentation or the current HTTP 1.1 specification located at http://www.w3.org/Protocols/Specs.html and search for "content-type".

Applies To

Response Object

Example Code

The following example sets the content type to Channel Definition Format (CDF).

<% Response.ContentType = "application/x-cdf" %>

The following examples set the ContentType property to other common values.

<% Response.ContentType = "text/HTML" %> 
<% Response.ContentType = "image/GIF" %> 
<% Response.ContentType = "image/JPEG" %> 
<% Response.ContentType = "text/plain" %> 
<% Response.ContentType = "image/JPEG" %>

Requirements

Client: Requires Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

Server: Requires Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server 4.0.

Product: IIS