httr (version 1.2.1)

parse_media: Parse a media type.

Description

Parsed according to RFC 2616, as at http://pretty-rfc.herokuapp.com/RFC2616#media.types.

Usage

parse_media(x)

Details

A simplified minimal EBNF is:

• media-type = type "/" subtype *( ";" parameter )

• type = token

• subtype = token

• parameter = attribute "=" value

• attribute = token

• value = token | quoted-string

• token = 1*<any CHAR except CTLs or ()<>@,;:\"/[]?=

• quoted-string = " *(any text except ", unless escaped with \) "

Examples

# NOT RUN {
parse_media("text/plain")
parse_media("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
parse_media("text/plain; charset=\"utf-8\"")
parse_media("text/plain; randomparam=\";=;=\"")
# }