TextText-based

`text/x-java-source`

Java Source

Reference for text/x-java-source, the MIME type for Java programming language source code files.

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Expected extensions: .java

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: text/x-java-source; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.java

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/x-java-source
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.java

Common Usage

Java source files are compiled to bytecode that runs on the JVM. Java is used for enterprise applications, Android development, web servers (Spring Boot), big data (Hadoop, Spark), and financial systems.

This MIME type identifies uncompiled Java source code.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.java" type="text/x-java-source">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="text/x-java-source" src="file.java"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('text/x-java-source');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/x-java-source' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    text/x-java-source  java;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type text/x-java-source;
}