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sanitize_mime_type( string $mime_type ): string

Sanitizes a mime type

Parameters

$mime_typestringrequired: Mime type.

Return

string Sanitized mime type.

Source


/**
 * Sanitizes a mime type
 *
 * @since 3.1.3
 *
 * @param string $mime_type Mime type.
 * @return string Sanitized mime type.
 */
function sanitize_mime_type( $mime_type ) {
	$sani_mime_type = preg_replace( '/[^-+*.a-zA-Z0-9\/]/', '', $mime_type );
	/**

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Changelog

Version	Description
3.1.3	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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Muhammad Jawad Abbasi 3 years ago

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```
<?php
$mimetype = sanitize_mime_type('typeexample1-_/[]{}.pdf');
echo $mimetype;
?>
```
Output:
typeexample1-/.pdf
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Codex 9 years ago

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Basic Usage
```
<?php sanitize_mime_type( $mime_type ); ?>
```
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