ContentType

The ContentType property specifies the HTTP content type for the response. If no ContentType is specifed, the default is 鍍ext/HTML.

Syntax

Response.ContentType [= ContentType ]

Parameters

ContentType

A string describing the content type. This string is usually formatted, 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.

Examples

The following example sets the content type to non-HTML encoded text. This means that the browser will not interpret any HTML tags in the file; instead, they will be displayed on the screen.

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

The following examples set the ContentType to other common values.

<% Response.ContentType = "text/HTML" %>
<% Response.ContentType = "image/GIF" %>
<% Response.ContentType = "image/JPEG" %>
 

Applies To

Response Object