XMLHttpRequest.overrideMimeType()

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The XMLHttpRequest.overrideMimeType() method overrides the MIME type returned by the server. This may be used, for example, to force a stream to be treated and parsed as text/xml, even if the server does not report it as such. This method must be called before send().

JavaScript
void overrideMimeType(DOMString <var>mimetype</var>);

Syntax

JavaScript
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Parameters

None.

Return value

To be written

Example

To be written

JavaScript
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Specifications

Specification Status Comment
XMLHttpRequest
The definition of 'overrideMimeType()' in that specification.
Living Standard WHATWG living standard

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 1 ? 5[1]
7
(Yes) 1.2
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? 1.0 (Yes) ? ? ?

[1] This feature was implemented via ActiveXObject(). Internet Explorer implements the standard XMLHttpRequest since version 7.

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/xmlhttprequest/overridemimetype

Reference XMLHttpRequest