jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/datatransfer/DataFlavor.java
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+/*
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+
+package java.awt.datatransfer;
+
+import sun.awt.datatransfer.DataTransferer;
+import sun.reflect.misc.ReflectUtil;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.CharArrayReader;
+import java.io.Externalizable;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.ObjectInput;
+import java.io.ObjectOutput;
+import java.io.OptionalDataException;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.CharBuffer;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static sun.security.util.SecurityConstants.GET_CLASSLOADER_PERMISSION;
+
+/**
+ * A {@code DataFlavor} provides meta information about data. {@code DataFlavor}
+ * is typically used to access data on the clipboard, or during
+ * a drag and drop operation.
+ * <p>
+ * An instance of {@code DataFlavor} encapsulates a content type as
+ * defined in <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2045.txt">RFC 2045</a>
+ * and <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt">RFC 2046</a>.
+ * A content type is typically referred to as a MIME type.
+ * <p>
+ * A content type consists of a media type (referred
+ * to as the primary type), a subtype, and optional parameters. See
+ * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2045.txt">RFC 2045</a>
+ * for details on the syntax of a MIME type.
+ * <p>
+ * The JRE data transfer implementation interprets the parameter &quot;class&quot;
+ * of a MIME type as <B>a representation class</b>.
+ * The representation class reflects the class of the object being
+ * transferred. In other words, the representation class is the type of
+ * object returned by {@link Transferable#getTransferData}.
+ * For example, the MIME type of {@link #imageFlavor} is
+ * {@code "image/x-java-image;class=java.awt.Image"},
+ * the primary type is {@code image}, the subtype is
+ * {@code x-java-image}, and the representation class is
+ * {@code java.awt.Image}. When {@code getTransferData} is invoked
+ * with a {@code DataFlavor} of {@code imageFlavor}, an instance of
+ * {@code java.awt.Image} is returned.
+ * It's important to note that {@code DataFlavor} does no error checking
+ * against the representation class. It is up to consumers of
+ * {@code DataFlavor}, such as {@code Transferable}, to honor the representation
+ * class.
+ * <br>
+ * Note, if you do not specify a representation class when
+ * creating a {@code DataFlavor}, the default
+ * representation class is used. See appropriate documentation for
+ * {@code DataFlavor}'s constructors.
+ * <p>
+ * Also, {@code DataFlavor} instances with the &quot;text&quot; primary
+ * MIME type may have a &quot;charset&quot; parameter. Refer to
+ * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt">RFC 2046</a> and
+ * {@link #selectBestTextFlavor} for details on &quot;text&quot; MIME types
+ * and the &quot;charset&quot; parameter.
+ * <p>
+ * Equality of {@code DataFlavors} is determined by the primary type,
+ * subtype, and representation class. Refer to {@link #equals(DataFlavor)} for
+ * details. When determining equality, any optional parameters are ignored.
+ * For example, the following produces two {@code DataFlavors} that
+ * are considered identical:
+ * <pre>
+ *   DataFlavor flavor1 = new DataFlavor(Object.class, &quot;X-test/test; class=&lt;java.lang.Object&gt;; foo=bar&quot;);
+ *   DataFlavor flavor2 = new DataFlavor(Object.class, &quot;X-test/test; class=&lt;java.lang.Object&gt;; x=y&quot;);
+ *   // The following returns true.
+ *   flavor1.equals(flavor2);
+ * </pre>
+ * As mentioned, {@code flavor1} and {@code flavor2} are considered identical.
+ * As such, asking a {@code Transferable} for either {@code DataFlavor} returns
+ * the same results.
+ * <p>
+ * For more information on using data transfer with Swing see
+ * the <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/dnd/index.html">
+ * How to Use Drag and Drop and Data Transfer</a>,
+ * section in <em>Java Tutorial</em>.
+ *
+ * @author      Blake Sullivan
+ * @author      Laurence P. G. Cable
+ * @author      Jeff Dunn
+ */
+public class DataFlavor implements Externalizable, Cloneable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 8367026044764648243L;
+    private static final Class<InputStream> ioInputStreamClass = InputStream.class;
+
+    /**
+     * Tries to load a class from: the bootstrap loader, the system loader,
+     * the context loader (if one is present) and finally the loader specified.
+     *
+     * @param className the name of the class to be loaded
+     * @param fallback the fallback loader
+     * @return the class loaded
+     * @exception ClassNotFoundException if class is not found
+     */
+    protected final static Class<?> tryToLoadClass(String className,
+                                                   ClassLoader fallback)
+        throws ClassNotFoundException
+    {
+        ReflectUtil.checkPackageAccess(className);
+        try {
+            SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
+            if (sm != null) {
+                sm.checkPermission(GET_CLASSLOADER_PERMISSION);
+            }
+            ClassLoader loader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
+            try {
+                // bootstrap class loader and system class loader if present
+                return Class.forName(className, true, loader);
+            }
+            catch (ClassNotFoundException exception) {
+                // thread context class loader if and only if present
+                loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+                if (loader != null) {
+                    try {
+                        return Class.forName(className, true, loader);
+                    }
+                    catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                        // fallback to user's class loader
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (SecurityException exception) {
+            // ignore secured class loaders
+        }
+        return Class.forName(className, true, fallback);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * private initializer
+     */
+    static private DataFlavor createConstant(Class<?> rc, String prn) {
+        try {
+            return new DataFlavor(rc, prn);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * private initializer
+     */
+    static private DataFlavor createConstant(String mt, String prn) {
+        try {
+            return new DataFlavor(mt, prn);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * private initializer
+     */
+    static private DataFlavor initHtmlDataFlavor(String htmlFlavorType) {
+        try {
+            return new DataFlavor ("text/html; class=java.lang.String;document=" +
+                                       htmlFlavorType + ";charset=Unicode");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The <code>DataFlavor</code> representing a Java Unicode String class,
+     * where:
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = java.lang.String
+     *     mimeType           = "application/x-java-serialized-object"
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public static final DataFlavor stringFlavor = createConstant(java.lang.String.class, "Unicode String");
+
+    /**
+     * The <code>DataFlavor</code> representing a Java Image class,
+     * where:
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = java.awt.Image
+     *     mimeType            = "image/x-java-image"
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public static final DataFlavor imageFlavor = createConstant("image/x-java-image; class=java.awt.Image", "Image");
+
+    /**
+     * The <code>DataFlavor</code> representing plain text with Unicode
+     * encoding, where:
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = InputStream
+     *     mimeType            = "text/plain; charset=unicode"
+     * </pre>
+     * This <code>DataFlavor</code> has been <b>deprecated</b> because
+     * (1) Its representation is an InputStream, an 8-bit based representation,
+     * while Unicode is a 16-bit character set; and (2) The charset "unicode"
+     * is not well-defined. "unicode" implies a particular platform's
+     * implementation of Unicode, not a cross-platform implementation.
+     *
+     * @deprecated as of 1.3. Use <code>DataFlavor.getReaderForText(Transferable)</code>
+     *             instead of <code>Transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.plainTextFlavor)</code>.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static final DataFlavor plainTextFlavor = createConstant("text/plain; charset=unicode; class=java.io.InputStream", "Plain Text");
+
+    /**
+     * A MIME Content-Type of application/x-java-serialized-object represents
+     * a graph of Java object(s) that have been made persistent.
+     *
+     * The representation class associated with this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * identifies the Java type of an object returned as a reference
+     * from an invocation <code>java.awt.datatransfer.getTransferData</code>.
+     */
+    public static final String javaSerializedObjectMimeType = "application/x-java-serialized-object";
+
+    /**
+     * To transfer a list of files to/from Java (and the underlying
+     * platform) a <code>DataFlavor</code> of this type/subtype and
+     * representation class of <code>java.util.List</code> is used.
+     * Each element of the list is required/guaranteed to be of type
+     * <code>java.io.File</code>.
+     */
+    public static final DataFlavor javaFileListFlavor = createConstant("application/x-java-file-list;class=java.util.List", null);
+
+    /**
+     * To transfer a reference to an arbitrary Java object reference that
+     * has no associated MIME Content-type, across a <code>Transferable</code>
+     * interface WITHIN THE SAME JVM, a <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * with this type/subtype is used, with a <code>representationClass</code>
+     * equal to the type of the class/interface being passed across the
+     * <code>Transferable</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * The object reference returned from
+     * <code>Transferable.getTransferData</code> for a <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * with this MIME Content-Type is required to be
+     * an instance of the representation Class of the <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     */
+    public static final String javaJVMLocalObjectMimeType = "application/x-java-jvm-local-objectref";
+
+    /**
+     * In order to pass a live link to a Remote object via a Drag and Drop
+     * <code>ACTION_LINK</code> operation a Mime Content Type of
+     * application/x-java-remote-object should be used,
+     * where the representation class of the <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * represents the type of the <code>Remote</code> interface to be
+     * transferred.
+     */
+    public static final String javaRemoteObjectMimeType = "application/x-java-remote-object";
+
+    /**
+     * Represents a piece of an HTML markup. The markup consists of the part
+     * selected on the source side. Therefore some tags in the markup may be
+     * unpaired. If the flavor is used to represent the data in
+     * a {@link Transferable} instance, no additional changes will be made.
+     * This DataFlavor instance represents the same HTML markup as DataFlavor
+     * instances which content MIME type does not contain document parameter
+     * and representation class is the String class.
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = String
+     *     mimeType           = "text/html"
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public static DataFlavor selectionHtmlFlavor = initHtmlDataFlavor("selection");
+
+    /**
+     * Represents a piece of an HTML markup. If possible, the markup received
+     * from a native system is supplemented with pair tags to be
+     * a well-formed HTML markup. If the flavor is used to represent the data in
+     * a {@link Transferable} instance, no additional changes will be made.
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = String
+     *     mimeType           = "text/html"
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public static DataFlavor fragmentHtmlFlavor = initHtmlDataFlavor("fragment");
+
+    /**
+     * Represents a piece of an HTML markup. If possible, the markup
+     * received from a native system is supplemented with additional
+     * tags to make up a well-formed HTML document. If the flavor is used to
+     * represent the data in a {@link Transferable} instance,
+     * no additional changes will be made.
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = String
+     *     mimeType           = "text/html"
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public static  DataFlavor allHtmlFlavor = initHtmlDataFlavor("all");
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new <code>DataFlavor</code>.  This constructor is
+     * provided only for the purpose of supporting the
+     * <code>Externalizable</code> interface.  It is not
+     * intended for public (client) use.
+     *
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    public DataFlavor() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a fully specified <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     *
+     * @exception NullPointerException if either <code>primaryType</code>,
+     *            <code>subType</code> or <code>representationClass</code> is null
+     */
+    private DataFlavor(String primaryType, String subType, MimeTypeParameterList params, Class<?> representationClass, String humanPresentableName) {
+        super();
+        if (primaryType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("primaryType");
+        }
+        if (subType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("subType");
+        }
+        if (representationClass == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("representationClass");
+        }
+
+        if (params == null) params = new MimeTypeParameterList();
+
+        params.set("class", representationClass.getName());
+
+        if (humanPresentableName == null) {
+            humanPresentableName = params.get("humanPresentableName");
+
+            if (humanPresentableName == null)
+                humanPresentableName = primaryType + "/" + subType;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            mimeType = new MimeType(primaryType, subType, params);
+        } catch (MimeTypeParseException mtpe) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("MimeType Parse Exception: " + mtpe.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        this.representationClass  = representationClass;
+        this.humanPresentableName = humanPresentableName;
+
+        mimeType.removeParameter("humanPresentableName");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>DataFlavor</code> that represents a Java class.
+     * <p>
+     * The returned <code>DataFlavor</code> will have the following
+     * characteristics:
+     * <pre>
+     *    representationClass = representationClass
+     *    mimeType            = application/x-java-serialized-object
+     * </pre>
+     * @param representationClass the class used to transfer data in this flavor
+     * @param humanPresentableName the human-readable string used to identify
+     *                 this flavor; if this parameter is <code>null</code>
+     *                 then the value of the the MIME Content Type is used
+     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>representationClass</code> is null
+     */
+    public DataFlavor(Class<?> representationClass, String humanPresentableName) {
+        this("application", "x-java-serialized-object", null, representationClass, humanPresentableName);
+        if (representationClass == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("representationClass");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>DataFlavor</code> that represents a
+     * <code>MimeType</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * The returned <code>DataFlavor</code> will have the following
+     * characteristics:
+     * <p>
+     * If the <code>mimeType</code> is
+     * "application/x-java-serialized-object; class=&lt;representation class&gt;",
+     * the result is the same as calling
+     * <code>new DataFlavor(Class.forName(&lt;representation class&gt;)</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * Otherwise:
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = InputStream
+     *     mimeType            = mimeType
+     * </pre>
+     * @param mimeType the string used to identify the MIME type for this flavor;
+     *                 if the <code>mimeType</code> does not specify a
+     *                 "class=" parameter, or if the class is not successfully
+     *                 loaded, then an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code>
+     *                 is thrown
+     * @param humanPresentableName the human-readable string used to identify
+     *                 this flavor; if this parameter is <code>null</code>
+     *                 then the value of the the MIME Content Type is used
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>mimeType</code> is
+     *                 invalid or if the class is not successfully loaded
+     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>mimeType</code> is null
+     */
+    public DataFlavor(String mimeType, String humanPresentableName) {
+        super();
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("mimeType");
+        }
+        try {
+            initialize(mimeType, humanPresentableName, this.getClass().getClassLoader());
+        } catch (MimeTypeParseException mtpe) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("failed to parse:" + mimeType);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("can't find specified class: " + cnfe.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>DataFlavor</code> that represents a
+     * <code>MimeType</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * The returned <code>DataFlavor</code> will have the following
+     * characteristics:
+     * <p>
+     * If the mimeType is
+     * "application/x-java-serialized-object; class=&lt;representation class&gt;",
+     * the result is the same as calling
+     * <code>new DataFlavor(Class.forName(&lt;representation class&gt;)</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * Otherwise:
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = InputStream
+     *     mimeType            = mimeType
+     * </pre>
+     * @param mimeType the string used to identify the MIME type for this flavor
+     * @param humanPresentableName the human-readable string used to
+     *          identify this flavor
+     * @param classLoader the class loader to use
+     * @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class is not loaded
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>mimeType</code> is
+     *                 invalid
+     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>mimeType</code> is null
+     */
+    public DataFlavor(String mimeType, String humanPresentableName, ClassLoader classLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        super();
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("mimeType");
+        }
+        try {
+            initialize(mimeType, humanPresentableName, classLoader);
+        } catch (MimeTypeParseException mtpe) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("failed to parse:" + mimeType);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>DataFlavor</code> from a <code>mimeType</code> string.
+     * The string can specify a "class=&lt;fully specified Java class name&gt;"
+     * parameter to create a <code>DataFlavor</code> with the desired
+     * representation class. If the string does not contain "class=" parameter,
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> is used as default.
+     *
+     * @param mimeType the string used to identify the MIME type for this flavor;
+     *                 if the class specified by "class=" parameter is not
+     *                 successfully loaded, then an
+     *                 <code>ClassNotFoundException</code> is thrown
+     * @exception ClassNotFoundException if the class is not loaded
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>mimeType</code> is
+     *                 invalid
+     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>mimeType</code> is null
+     */
+    public DataFlavor(String mimeType) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        super();
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("mimeType");
+        }
+        try {
+            initialize(mimeType, null, this.getClass().getClassLoader());
+        } catch (MimeTypeParseException mtpe) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("failed to parse:" + mimeType);
+        }
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Common initialization code called from various constructors.
+    *
+    * @param mimeType the MIME Content Type (must have a class= param)
+    * @param humanPresentableName the human Presentable Name or
+    *                 <code>null</code>
+    * @param classLoader the fallback class loader to resolve against
+    *
+    * @throws MimeTypeParseException
+    * @throws ClassNotFoundException
+    * @throws  NullPointerException if <code>mimeType</code> is null
+    *
+    * @see #tryToLoadClass
+    */
+    private void initialize(String mimeType, String humanPresentableName, ClassLoader classLoader) throws MimeTypeParseException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("mimeType");
+        }
+
+        this.mimeType = new MimeType(mimeType); // throws
+
+        String rcn = getParameter("class");
+
+        if (rcn == null) {
+            if ("application/x-java-serialized-object".equals(this.mimeType.getBaseType()))
+
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("no representation class specified for:" + mimeType);
+            else
+                representationClass = java.io.InputStream.class; // default
+        } else { // got a class name
+            representationClass = DataFlavor.tryToLoadClass(rcn, classLoader);
+        }
+
+        this.mimeType.setParameter("class", representationClass.getName());
+
+        if (humanPresentableName == null) {
+            humanPresentableName = this.mimeType.getParameter("humanPresentableName");
+            if (humanPresentableName == null)
+                humanPresentableName = this.mimeType.getPrimaryType() + "/" + this.mimeType.getSubType();
+        }
+
+        this.humanPresentableName = humanPresentableName; // set it.
+
+        this.mimeType.removeParameter("humanPresentableName"); // just in case
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * String representation of this <code>DataFlavor</code> and its
+     * parameters. The resulting <code>String</code> contains the name of
+     * the <code>DataFlavor</code> class, this flavor's MIME type, and its
+     * representation class. If this flavor has a primary MIME type of "text",
+     * supports the charset parameter, and has an encoded representation, the
+     * flavor's charset is also included. See <code>selectBestTextFlavor</code>
+     * for a list of text flavors which support the charset parameter.
+     *
+     * @return  string representation of this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+     */
+    public String toString() {
+        String string = getClass().getName();
+        string += "["+paramString()+"]";
+        return string;
+    }
+
+    private String paramString() {
+        String params = "";
+        params += "mimetype=";
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            params += "null";
+        } else {
+            params += mimeType.getBaseType();
+        }
+        params += ";representationclass=";
+        if (representationClass == null) {
+           params += "null";
+        } else {
+           params += representationClass.getName();
+        }
+        if (DataTransferer.isFlavorCharsetTextType(this) &&
+            (isRepresentationClassInputStream() ||
+             isRepresentationClassByteBuffer() ||
+             byte[].class.equals(representationClass)))
+        {
+            params += ";charset=" + DataTransferer.getTextCharset(this);
+        }
+        return params;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a <code>DataFlavor</code> representing plain text with Unicode
+     * encoding, where:
+     * <pre>
+     *     representationClass = java.io.InputStream
+     *     mimeType            = "text/plain;
+     *                            charset=&lt;platform default Unicode encoding&gt;"
+     * </pre>
+     * Sun's implementation for Microsoft Windows uses the encoding <code>utf-16le</code>.
+     * Sun's implementation for Solaris and Linux uses the encoding
+     * <code>iso-10646-ucs-2</code>.
+     *
+     * @return a <code>DataFlavor</code> representing plain text
+     *    with Unicode encoding
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public static final DataFlavor getTextPlainUnicodeFlavor() {
+        String encoding = null;
+        DataTransferer transferer = DataTransferer.getInstance();
+        if (transferer != null) {
+            encoding = transferer.getDefaultUnicodeEncoding();
+        }
+        return new DataFlavor(
+            "text/plain;charset="+encoding
+            +";class=java.io.InputStream", "Plain Text");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Selects the best text <code>DataFlavor</code> from an array of <code>
+     * DataFlavor</code>s. Only <code>DataFlavor.stringFlavor</code>, and
+     * equivalent flavors, and flavors that have a primary MIME type of "text",
+     * are considered for selection.
+     * <p>
+     * Flavors are first sorted by their MIME types in the following order:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>"text/sgml"
+     * <li>"text/xml"
+     * <li>"text/html"
+     * <li>"text/rtf"
+     * <li>"text/enriched"
+     * <li>"text/richtext"
+     * <li>"text/uri-list"
+     * <li>"text/tab-separated-values"
+     * <li>"text/t140"
+     * <li>"text/rfc822-headers"
+     * <li>"text/parityfec"
+     * <li>"text/directory"
+     * <li>"text/css"
+     * <li>"text/calendar"
+     * <li>"application/x-java-serialized-object"
+     * <li>"text/plain"
+     * <li>"text/&lt;other&gt;"
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>For example, "text/sgml" will be selected over
+     * "text/html", and <code>DataFlavor.stringFlavor</code> will be chosen
+     * over <code>DataFlavor.plainTextFlavor</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * If two or more flavors share the best MIME type in the array, then that
+     * MIME type will be checked to see if it supports the charset parameter.
+     * <p>
+     * The following MIME types support, or are treated as though they support,
+     * the charset parameter:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>"text/sgml"
+     * <li>"text/xml"
+     * <li>"text/html"
+     * <li>"text/enriched"
+     * <li>"text/richtext"
+     * <li>"text/uri-list"
+     * <li>"text/directory"
+     * <li>"text/css"
+     * <li>"text/calendar"
+     * <li>"application/x-java-serialized-object"
+     * <li>"text/plain"
+     * </ul>
+     * The following MIME types do not support, or are treated as though they
+     * do not support, the charset parameter:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>"text/rtf"
+     * <li>"text/tab-separated-values"
+     * <li>"text/t140"
+     * <li>"text/rfc822-headers"
+     * <li>"text/parityfec"
+     * </ul>
+     * For "text/&lt;other&gt;" MIME types, the first time the JRE needs to
+     * determine whether the MIME type supports the charset parameter, it will
+     * check whether the parameter is explicitly listed in an arbitrarily
+     * chosen <code>DataFlavor</code> which uses that MIME type. If so, the JRE
+     * will assume from that point on that the MIME type supports the charset
+     * parameter and will not check again. If the parameter is not explicitly
+     * listed, the JRE will assume from that point on that the MIME type does
+     * not support the charset parameter and will not check again. Because
+     * this check is performed on an arbitrarily chosen
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code>, developers must ensure that all
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code>s with a "text/&lt;other&gt;" MIME type specify
+     * the charset parameter if it is supported by that MIME type. Developers
+     * should never rely on the JRE to substitute the platform's default
+     * charset for a "text/&lt;other&gt;" DataFlavor. Failure to adhere to this
+     * restriction will lead to undefined behavior.
+     * <p>
+     * If the best MIME type in the array does not support the charset
+     * parameter, the flavors which share that MIME type will then be sorted by
+     * their representation classes in the following order:
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>, <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>,
+     * <code>[B</code>, &lt;all others&gt;.
+     * <p>
+     * If two or more flavors share the best representation class, or if no
+     * flavor has one of the three specified representations, then one of those
+     * flavors will be chosen non-deterministically.
+     * <p>
+     * If the best MIME type in the array does support the charset parameter,
+     * the flavors which share that MIME type will then be sorted by their
+     * representation classes in the following order:
+     * <code>java.io.Reader</code>, <code>java.lang.String</code>,
+     * <code>java.nio.CharBuffer</code>, <code>[C</code>, &lt;all others&gt;.
+     * <p>
+     * If two or more flavors share the best representation class, and that
+     * representation is one of the four explicitly listed, then one of those
+     * flavors will be chosen non-deterministically. If, however, no flavor has
+     * one of the four specified representations, the flavors will then be
+     * sorted by their charsets. Unicode charsets, such as "UTF-16", "UTF-8",
+     * "UTF-16BE", "UTF-16LE", and their aliases, are considered best. After
+     * them, the platform default charset and its aliases are selected.
+     * "US-ASCII" and its aliases are worst. All other charsets are chosen in
+     * alphabetical order, but only charsets supported by this implementation
+     * of the Java platform will be considered.
+     * <p>
+     * If two or more flavors share the best charset, the flavors will then
+     * again be sorted by their representation classes in the following order:
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>, <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>,
+     * <code>[B</code>, &lt;all others&gt;.
+     * <p>
+     * If two or more flavors share the best representation class, or if no
+     * flavor has one of the three specified representations, then one of those
+     * flavors will be chosen non-deterministically.
+     *
+     * @param availableFlavors an array of available <code>DataFlavor</code>s
+     * @return the best (highest fidelity) flavor according to the rules
+     *         specified above, or <code>null</code>,
+     *         if <code>availableFlavors</code> is <code>null</code>,
+     *         has zero length, or contains no text flavors
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public static final DataFlavor selectBestTextFlavor(
+                                       DataFlavor[] availableFlavors) {
+        if (availableFlavors == null || availableFlavors.length == 0) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (textFlavorComparator == null) {
+            textFlavorComparator = new TextFlavorComparator();
+        }
+
+        DataFlavor bestFlavor = Collections.max(Arrays.asList(availableFlavors),
+                                                textFlavorComparator);
+
+        if (!bestFlavor.isFlavorTextType()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return bestFlavor;
+    }
+
+    private static Comparator<DataFlavor> textFlavorComparator;
+
+    static class TextFlavorComparator
+            extends DataTransferer.DataFlavorComparator {
+
+        /**
+         * Compares two <code>DataFlavor</code> objects. Returns a negative
+         * integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first
+         * <code>DataFlavor</code> is worse than, equal to, or better than the
+         * second.
+         * <p>
+         * <code>DataFlavor</code>s are ordered according to the rules outlined
+         * for <code>selectBestTextFlavor</code>.
+         *
+         * @param flavor1 the first <code>DataFlavor</code> to be compared
+         * @param flavor2 the second <code>DataFlavor</code> to be compared
+         * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first
+         *         argument is worse, equal to, or better than the second
+         * @throws ClassCastException if either of the arguments is not an
+         *         instance of <code>DataFlavor</code>
+         * @throws NullPointerException if either of the arguments is
+         *         <code>null</code>
+         *
+         * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+         */
+        public int compare(DataFlavor flavor1, DataFlavor flavor2) {
+            if (flavor1.isFlavorTextType()) {
+                if (flavor2.isFlavorTextType()) {
+                    return super.compare(flavor1, flavor2);
+                } else {
+                    return 1;
+                }
+            } else if (flavor2.isFlavorTextType()) {
+                return -1;
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a Reader for a text flavor, decoded, if necessary, for the expected
+     * charset (encoding). The supported representation classes are
+     * <code>java.io.Reader</code>, <code>java.lang.String</code>,
+     * <code>java.nio.CharBuffer</code>, <code>[C</code>,
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>, <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>,
+     * and <code>[B</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * Because text flavors which do not support the charset parameter are
+     * encoded in a non-standard format, this method should not be called for
+     * such flavors. However, in order to maintain backward-compatibility,
+     * if this method is called for such a flavor, this method will treat the
+     * flavor as though it supports the charset parameter and attempt to
+     * decode it accordingly. See <code>selectBestTextFlavor</code> for a list
+     * of text flavors which do not support the charset parameter.
+     *
+     * @param transferable the <code>Transferable</code> whose data will be
+     *        requested in this flavor
+     *
+     * @return a <code>Reader</code> to read the <code>Transferable</code>'s
+     *         data
+     *
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the representation class
+     *            is not one of the seven listed above
+     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the <code>Transferable</code>
+     *            has <code>null</code> data
+     * @exception NullPointerException if the <code>Transferable</code> is
+     *            <code>null</code>
+     * @exception UnsupportedEncodingException if this flavor's representation
+     *            is <code>java.io.InputStream</code>,
+     *            <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>, or <code>[B</code> and
+     *            this flavor's encoding is not supported by this
+     *            implementation of the Java platform
+     * @exception UnsupportedFlavorException if the <code>Transferable</code>
+     *            does not support this flavor
+     * @exception IOException if the data cannot be read because of an
+     *            I/O error
+     * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public Reader getReaderForText(Transferable transferable)
+        throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException
+    {
+        Object transferObject = transferable.getTransferData(this);
+        if (transferObject == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException
+                ("getTransferData() returned null");
+        }
+
+        if (transferObject instanceof Reader) {
+            return (Reader)transferObject;
+        } else if (transferObject instanceof String) {
+            return new StringReader((String)transferObject);
+        } else if (transferObject instanceof CharBuffer) {
+            CharBuffer buffer = (CharBuffer)transferObject;
+            int size = buffer.remaining();
+            char[] chars = new char[size];
+            buffer.get(chars, 0, size);
+            return new CharArrayReader(chars);
+        } else if (transferObject instanceof char[]) {
+            return new CharArrayReader((char[])transferObject);
+        }
+
+        InputStream stream = null;
+
+        if (transferObject instanceof InputStream) {
+            stream = (InputStream)transferObject;
+        } else if (transferObject instanceof ByteBuffer) {
+            ByteBuffer buffer = (ByteBuffer)transferObject;
+            int size = buffer.remaining();
+            byte[] bytes = new byte[size];
+            buffer.get(bytes, 0, size);
+            stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
+        } else if (transferObject instanceof byte[]) {
+            stream = new ByteArrayInputStream((byte[])transferObject);
+        }
+
+        if (stream == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("transfer data is not Reader, String, CharBuffer, char array, InputStream, ByteBuffer, or byte array");
+        }
+
+        String encoding = getParameter("charset");
+        return (encoding == null)
+            ? new InputStreamReader(stream)
+            : new InputStreamReader(stream, encoding);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MIME type string for this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     * @return the MIME type string for this flavor
+     */
+    public String getMimeType() {
+        return (mimeType != null) ? mimeType.toString() : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the <code>Class</code> which objects supporting this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> will return when this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * is requested.
+     * @return the <code>Class</code> which objects supporting this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> will return when this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * is requested
+     */
+    public Class<?> getRepresentationClass() {
+        return representationClass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the human presentable name for the data format that this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> represents.  This name would be localized
+     * for different countries.
+     * @return the human presentable name for the data format that this
+     *    <code>DataFlavor</code> represents
+     */
+    public String getHumanPresentableName() {
+        return humanPresentableName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the primary MIME type for this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     * @return the primary MIME type of this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     */
+    public String getPrimaryType() {
+        return (mimeType != null) ? mimeType.getPrimaryType() : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the sub MIME type of this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     * @return the Sub MIME type of this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     */
+    public String getSubType() {
+        return (mimeType != null) ? mimeType.getSubType() : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the human presentable name for this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * if <code>paramName</code> equals "humanPresentableName".  Otherwise
+     * returns the MIME type value associated with <code>paramName</code>.
+     *
+     * @param paramName the parameter name requested
+     * @return the value of the name parameter, or <code>null</code>
+     *  if there is no associated value
+     */
+    public String getParameter(String paramName) {
+        if (paramName.equals("humanPresentableName")) {
+            return humanPresentableName;
+        } else {
+            return (mimeType != null)
+                ? mimeType.getParameter(paramName) : null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the human presentable name for the data format that this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> represents. This name would be localized
+     * for different countries.
+     * @param humanPresentableName the new human presentable name
+     */
+    public void setHumanPresentableName(String humanPresentableName) {
+        this.humanPresentableName = humanPresentableName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * <p>
+     * The equals comparison for the {@code DataFlavor} class is implemented
+     * as follows: Two <code>DataFlavor</code>s are considered equal if and
+     * only if their MIME primary type and subtype and representation class are
+     * equal. Additionally, if the primary type is "text", the subtype denotes
+     * a text flavor which supports the charset parameter, and the
+     * representation class is not <code>java.io.Reader</code>,
+     * <code>java.lang.String</code>, <code>java.nio.CharBuffer</code>, or
+     * <code>[C</code>, the <code>charset</code> parameter must also be equal.
+     * If a charset is not explicitly specified for one or both
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code>s, the platform default encoding is assumed. See
+     * <code>selectBestTextFlavor</code> for a list of text flavors which
+     * support the charset parameter.
+     *
+     * @param o the <code>Object</code> to compare with <code>this</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if <code>that</code> is equivalent to this
+     *         <code>DataFlavor</code>; <code>false</code> otherwise
+     * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+     */
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        return ((o instanceof DataFlavor) && equals((DataFlavor)o));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method has the same behavior as {@link #equals(Object)}.
+     * The only difference being that it takes a {@code DataFlavor} instance
+     * as a parameter.
+     *
+     * @param that the <code>DataFlavor</code> to compare with
+     *        <code>this</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if <code>that</code> is equivalent to this
+     *         <code>DataFlavor</code>; <code>false</code> otherwise
+     * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+     */
+    public boolean equals(DataFlavor that) {
+        if (that == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (this == that) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(this.getRepresentationClass(), that.getRepresentationClass())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            if (that.mimeType != null) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (!mimeType.match(that.mimeType)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if ("text".equals(getPrimaryType())) {
+                if (DataTransferer.doesSubtypeSupportCharset(this)
+                        && representationClass != null
+                        && !isStandardTextRepresentationClass()) {
+                    String thisCharset =
+                            DataTransferer.canonicalName(this.getParameter("charset"));
+                    String thatCharset =
+                            DataTransferer.canonicalName(that.getParameter("charset"));
+                    if (!Objects.equals(thisCharset, thatCharset)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if ("html".equals(getSubType())) {
+                    String thisDocument = this.getParameter("document");
+                    String thatDocument = that.getParameter("document");
+                    if (!Objects.equals(thisDocument, thatDocument)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compares only the <code>mimeType</code> against the passed in
+     * <code>String</code> and <code>representationClass</code> is
+     * not considered in the comparison.
+     *
+     * If <code>representationClass</code> needs to be compared, then
+     * <code>equals(new DataFlavor(s))</code> may be used.
+     * @deprecated As inconsistent with <code>hashCode()</code> contract,
+     *             use <code>isMimeTypeEqual(String)</code> instead.
+     * @param s the {@code mimeType} to compare.
+     * @return true if the String (MimeType) is equal; false otherwise or if
+     *         {@code s} is {@code null}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public boolean equals(String s) {
+        if (s == null || mimeType == null)
+            return false;
+        return isMimeTypeEqual(s);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns hash code for this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     * For two equal <code>DataFlavor</code>s, hash codes are equal.
+     * For the <code>String</code>
+     * that matches <code>DataFlavor.equals(String)</code>, it is not
+     * guaranteed that <code>DataFlavor</code>'s hash code is equal
+     * to the hash code of the <code>String</code>.
+     *
+     * @return a hash code for this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     */
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int total = 0;
+
+        if (representationClass != null) {
+            total += representationClass.hashCode();
+        }
+
+        if (mimeType != null) {
+            String primaryType = mimeType.getPrimaryType();
+            if (primaryType != null) {
+                total += primaryType.hashCode();
+            }
+
+            // Do not add subType.hashCode() to the total. equals uses
+            // MimeType.match which reports a match if one or both of the
+            // subTypes is '*', regardless of the other subType.
+
+            if ("text".equals(primaryType)) {
+                if (DataTransferer.doesSubtypeSupportCharset(this)
+                        && representationClass != null
+                        && !isStandardTextRepresentationClass()) {
+                    String charset = DataTransferer.canonicalName(getParameter("charset"));
+                    if (charset != null) {
+                        total += charset.hashCode();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if ("html".equals(getSubType())) {
+                    String document = this.getParameter("document");
+                    if (document != null) {
+                        total += document.hashCode();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return total;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Identical to {@link #equals(DataFlavor)}.
+     *
+     * @param that the <code>DataFlavor</code> to compare with
+     *        <code>this</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if <code>that</code> is equivalent to this
+     *         <code>DataFlavor</code>; <code>false</code> otherwise
+     * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public boolean match(DataFlavor that) {
+        return equals(that);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the string representation of the MIME type passed in
+     * is equivalent to the MIME type of this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+     * Parameters are not included in the comparison.
+     *
+     * @param mimeType the string representation of the MIME type
+     * @return true if the string representation of the MIME type passed in is
+     *         equivalent to the MIME type of this <code>DataFlavor</code>;
+     *         false otherwise
+     * @throws NullPointerException if mimeType is <code>null</code>
+     */
+    public boolean isMimeTypeEqual(String mimeType) {
+        // JCK Test DataFlavor0117: if 'mimeType' is null, throw NPE
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("mimeType");
+        }
+        if (this.mimeType == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try {
+            return this.mimeType.match(new MimeType(mimeType));
+        } catch (MimeTypeParseException mtpe) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compares the <code>mimeType</code> of two <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * objects. No parameters are considered.
+     *
+     * @param dataFlavor the <code>DataFlavor</code> to be compared
+     * @return true if the <code>MimeType</code>s are equal,
+     *  otherwise false
+     */
+
+    public final boolean isMimeTypeEqual(DataFlavor dataFlavor) {
+        return isMimeTypeEqual(dataFlavor.mimeType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compares the <code>mimeType</code> of two <code>DataFlavor</code>
+     * objects.  No parameters are considered.
+     *
+     * @return true if the <code>MimeType</code>s are equal,
+     *  otherwise false
+     */
+
+    private boolean isMimeTypeEqual(MimeType mtype) {
+        if (this.mimeType == null) {
+            return (mtype == null);
+        }
+        return mimeType.match(mtype);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the representation class is one of the standard text
+     * representation classes.
+     *
+     * @return true if the representation class is one of the standard text
+     *              representation classes, otherwise false
+     */
+    private boolean isStandardTextRepresentationClass() {
+        return isRepresentationClassReader()
+                || String.class.equals(representationClass)
+                || isRepresentationClassCharBuffer()
+                || char[].class.equals(representationClass);
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Does the <code>DataFlavor</code> represent a serialized object?
+    * @return whether or not a serialized object is represented
+    */
+    public boolean isMimeTypeSerializedObject() {
+        return isMimeTypeEqual(javaSerializedObjectMimeType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the default representation class.
+     * @return the default representation class
+     */
+    public final Class<?> getDefaultRepresentationClass() {
+        return ioInputStreamClass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the default representation class.
+     * @return the name of the default representation class
+     */
+    public final String getDefaultRepresentationClassAsString() {
+        return getDefaultRepresentationClass().getName();
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Does the <code>DataFlavor</code> represent a
+    * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>?
+    * @return whether or not this {@code DataFlavor} represent a
+    * {@code java.io.InputStream}
+    */
+    public boolean isRepresentationClassInputStream() {
+        return ioInputStreamClass.isAssignableFrom(representationClass);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the representation class for this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> is <code>java.io.Reader</code> or a subclass
+     * thereof.
+     * @return whether or not the representation class for this
+     * {@code DataFlavor} is {@code java.io.Reader} or a subclass
+     * thereof
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public boolean isRepresentationClassReader() {
+        return java.io.Reader.class.isAssignableFrom(representationClass);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the representation class for this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> is <code>java.nio.CharBuffer</code> or a
+     * subclass thereof.
+     * @return whether or not the representation class for this
+     * {@code DataFlavor} is {@code java.nio.CharBuffer} or a subclass
+     * thereof
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public boolean isRepresentationClassCharBuffer() {
+        return java.nio.CharBuffer.class.isAssignableFrom(representationClass);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the representation class for this
+     * <code>DataFlavor</code> is <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code> or a
+     * subclass thereof.
+     * @return whether or not the representation class for this
+     * {@code DataFlavor} is {@code java.nio.ByteBuffer} or a subclass
+     * thereof
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public boolean isRepresentationClassByteBuffer() {
+        return java.nio.ByteBuffer.class.isAssignableFrom(representationClass);
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Returns true if the representation class can be serialized.
+    * @return true if the representation class can be serialized
+    */
+
+    public boolean isRepresentationClassSerializable() {
+        return java.io.Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(representationClass);
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Returns true if the representation class is <code>Remote</code>.
+    * @return true if the representation class is <code>Remote</code>
+    */
+
+    public boolean isRepresentationClassRemote() {
+        return DataTransferer.isRemote(representationClass);
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Returns true if the <code>DataFlavor</code> specified represents
+    * a serialized object.
+    * @return true if the <code>DataFlavor</code> specified represents
+    *   a Serialized Object
+    */
+
+    public boolean isFlavorSerializedObjectType() {
+        return isRepresentationClassSerializable() && isMimeTypeEqual(javaSerializedObjectMimeType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the <code>DataFlavor</code> specified represents
+     * a remote object.
+     * @return true if the <code>DataFlavor</code> specified represents
+     *  a Remote Object
+     */
+
+    public boolean isFlavorRemoteObjectType() {
+        return isRepresentationClassRemote()
+            && isRepresentationClassSerializable()
+            && isMimeTypeEqual(javaRemoteObjectMimeType);
+    }
+
+
+   /**
+    * Returns true if the <code>DataFlavor</code> specified represents
+    * a list of file objects.
+    * @return true if the <code>DataFlavor</code> specified represents
+    *   a List of File objects
+    */
+
+   public boolean isFlavorJavaFileListType() {
+        if (mimeType == null || representationClass == null)
+            return false;
+        return java.util.List.class.isAssignableFrom(representationClass) &&
+               mimeType.match(javaFileListFlavor.mimeType);
+
+   }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether this <code>DataFlavor</code> is a valid text flavor for
+     * this implementation of the Java platform. Only flavors equivalent to
+     * <code>DataFlavor.stringFlavor</code> and <code>DataFlavor</code>s with
+     * a primary MIME type of "text" can be valid text flavors.
+     * <p>
+     * If this flavor supports the charset parameter, it must be equivalent to
+     * <code>DataFlavor.stringFlavor</code>, or its representation must be
+     * <code>java.io.Reader</code>, <code>java.lang.String</code>,
+     * <code>java.nio.CharBuffer</code>, <code>[C</code>,
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>, <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>, or
+     * <code>[B</code>. If the representation is
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>, <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>, or
+     * <code>[B</code>, then this flavor's <code>charset</code> parameter must
+     * be supported by this implementation of the Java platform. If a charset
+     * is not specified, then the platform default charset, which is always
+     * supported, is assumed.
+     * <p>
+     * If this flavor does not support the charset parameter, its
+     * representation must be <code>java.io.InputStream</code>,
+     * <code>java.nio.ByteBuffer</code>, or <code>[B</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * See <code>selectBestTextFlavor</code> for a list of text flavors which
+     * support the charset parameter.
+     *
+     * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>DataFlavor</code> is a valid
+     *         text flavor as described above; <code>false</code> otherwise
+     * @see #selectBestTextFlavor
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    public boolean isFlavorTextType() {
+        return (DataTransferer.isFlavorCharsetTextType(this) ||
+                DataTransferer.isFlavorNoncharsetTextType(this));
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Serializes this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+    */
+
+   public synchronized void writeExternal(ObjectOutput os) throws IOException {
+       if (mimeType != null) {
+           mimeType.setParameter("humanPresentableName", humanPresentableName);
+           os.writeObject(mimeType);
+           mimeType.removeParameter("humanPresentableName");
+       } else {
+           os.writeObject(null);
+       }
+
+       os.writeObject(representationClass);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Restores this <code>DataFlavor</code> from a Serialized state.
+    */
+
+   public synchronized void readExternal(ObjectInput is) throws IOException , ClassNotFoundException {
+       String rcn = null;
+        mimeType = (MimeType)is.readObject();
+
+        if (mimeType != null) {
+            humanPresentableName =
+                mimeType.getParameter("humanPresentableName");
+            mimeType.removeParameter("humanPresentableName");
+            rcn = mimeType.getParameter("class");
+            if (rcn == null) {
+                throw new IOException("no class parameter specified in: " +
+                                      mimeType);
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            representationClass = (Class)is.readObject();
+        } catch (OptionalDataException ode) {
+            if (!ode.eof || ode.length != 0) {
+                throw ode;
+            }
+            // Ensure backward compatibility.
+            // Old versions didn't write the representation class to the stream.
+            if (rcn != null) {
+                representationClass =
+                    DataFlavor.tryToLoadClass(rcn, getClass().getClassLoader());
+            }
+        }
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Returns a clone of this <code>DataFlavor</code>.
+    * @return a clone of this <code>DataFlavor</code>
+    */
+
+    public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
+        Object newObj = super.clone();
+        if (mimeType != null) {
+            ((DataFlavor)newObj).mimeType = (MimeType)mimeType.clone();
+        }
+        return newObj;
+    } // clone()
+
+   /**
+    * Called on <code>DataFlavor</code> for every MIME Type parameter
+    * to allow <code>DataFlavor</code> subclasses to handle special
+    * parameters like the text/plain <code>charset</code>
+    * parameters, whose values are case insensitive.  (MIME type parameter
+    * values are supposed to be case sensitive.
+    * <p>
+    * This method is called for each parameter name/value pair and should
+    * return the normalized representation of the <code>parameterValue</code>.
+    *
+    * This method is never invoked by this implementation from 1.1 onwards.
+    *
+    * @param parameterName the parameter name
+    * @param parameterValue the parameter value
+    * @return the parameter value
+    * @deprecated
+    */
+    @Deprecated
+    protected String normalizeMimeTypeParameter(String parameterName, String parameterValue) {
+        return parameterValue;
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Called for each MIME type string to give <code>DataFlavor</code> subtypes
+    * the opportunity to change how the normalization of MIME types is
+    * accomplished.  One possible use would be to add default
+    * parameter/value pairs in cases where none are present in the MIME
+    * type string passed in.
+    *
+    * This method is never invoked by this implementation from 1.1 onwards.
+    *
+    * @param mimeType the mime type
+    * @return the mime type
+    * @deprecated
+    */
+    @Deprecated
+    protected String normalizeMimeType(String mimeType) {
+        return mimeType;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * fields
+     */
+
+    /* placeholder for caching any platform-specific data for flavor */
+
+    transient int       atom;
+
+    /* Mime Type of DataFlavor */
+
+    MimeType            mimeType;
+
+    private String      humanPresentableName;
+
+    /** Java class of objects this DataFlavor represents **/
+
+    private Class<?>       representationClass;
+
+} // class DataFlavor