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# mimeType

Returns the MIME type for the receiver.

```
var mimeType: String? { get set }
```

## Return Value

The MIME type for the receiver (for example, “text/xml”).

## Discussion

MIME types are assigned by IANA (see <http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/index.html>).

## See Also

  <doc:nsxmldocument/1806541-setmimetype>


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