R: Parse a media type.

parse_media {httr} | R Documentation

## 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

    parse_media("text/plain")
    parse_media("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
    parse_media("text/plain; charset=\"utf-8\"")
    parse_media("text/plain; randomparam=\";=;=\"")

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