Response.ContentType

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 specification.

Example

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

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

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

<% Response.ContentType =index.html "text/HTML" %>

<% Response.ContentType = "image/GIF" %>

<% Response.ContentType = "image/JPEG" %>

<% Response.ContentType = "text/plain" %>

<% Response.ContentType = "image/JPEG" %>

Applies To

Response Object

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000 with IIS 5.0 installed, Windows XP with IIS 5.1 installed, Windows Server 2003 family with IIS 6.0 installed

Platform SDK Release: February 2003

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