Re: MIME type parameters

On 1/7/2014 6:38 PM, Jack Bates wrote:
> Should nsPluginHost::FindPluginForType() ignore MIME type parameters 
> when it searches for matching plugins?
No. Java registers separate plugins with parameters for e.g. different 
versions of Java:

application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1


> If not, how do you write a plugin that matches all values of a MIME 
> type parameter?
I'm pretty sure that this is not supported.
>
> The <object type=... attribute "matches the media-type rule defined in 
> section 3.7 "Media Types" of RFC 2616. In particular, a valid MIME 
> type may include MIME type parameters."
>
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/object
>
> So should the MIME type parameters be ignored when trying to find the 
> plugin for e.g.
> <object type=application/basic-example-plugin;foo=bar;baz=qux>?
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