Returns an array of String
s containing a list of
MIME types associated with the formats that are generally
usable by the ImageReader
or
ImageWriter
implementation associated with this
service provider.
Ideally, only a single MIME type would be required in order
to describe a particular format. However, for several reasons
it is necessary to associate a list of types with each service
provider. First, many common image file formats do not have
standard MIME types, so a list of commonly used unofficial
names will be required, such as image/x-pbm
and
image/x-portable-bitmap
. Some file formats have
official MIME types but may sometimes be referred to using
their previous unofficial designations, such as
image/x-png
instead of the official
image/png
. Finally, a single service provider may
be capable of parsing multiple distinct types from the MIME
point of view, for example image/x-xbitmap
and
image/x-xpixmap
.
Returning a particular MIME type does not guarantee that files claiming to be of that type can be processed; it merely indicates that it may be worthwhile attempting to decode or encode such files using this service provider.
String
s or length at least 1
containing MIME types associated with this reader or writer, or
null
.
Diagram: ServiceProvider