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Figure 11 1 ImportAttribute.jsp when first accessed.

Figure 11 2 ImportAttribute.jsp when accessed in a subsequent visit.

11.2 The contentType Attribute

The 

contentType

 attribute sets the 

Content Type

 response header, indicat 

ing the MIME type of the document being sent to the client. For more infor 

mation on MIME types, see Table 7.1 (Common MIME Types) in Section

7.2 (HTTP 1.1 Response Headers and Their Meaning).

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