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{{Infobox file format | name = | icon = | iconcaption = | icon_size = | screenshot = | screenshot_size = | caption = |_noextcode = | extension = <!-- or: | extensions = --> |_nomimecode = | mime = | type_code = | uniform_type = | conforms_to = | magic = | developer = | released = <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|mm|dd|df=yes/no}} --> | latest_release_version = | latest_release_date = <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|mm|dd|df=yes/no}} --> | type = | container_for = | contained_by = | extended_from = | extended_to = | standard = <!-- or: | standards = --> | free = | open = | url = }}
By default, extension and mime are displayed using <code>...</code>
; to disable this (in order to customize their formatting), assign _noextcode and/or _nomimecode a value ("on", "true", etc.).
Examples
File:APK format icon (2014-2019).png | |
Filename extension | <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">.apk</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">.apks</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">.aab</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">.xapk</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">.apkm</syntaxhighlight> |
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Internet media type |
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" id="" style="" inline="1">application/vnd.android.package-archive</syntaxhighlight> |
Type of format | Package format |
Container for |
|
Extended from | JAR |
Filename extensions | .svg, .svgz |
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Internet media type | image/svg+xml[1][2] |
Type code |
|
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | public.svg-image |
UTI conformation | public.image public.xml |
Developed by | W3C |
Initial release | 4 September 2001 |
Latest release | 1.1 (Second Edition) 16 August 2011 |
Type of format | Vector image format |
Extended from | XML |
Standard | W3C SVG |
Open format? | Yes |
Free format? | Yes |
Website | Script error: No such module "URL". |
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" style="margin-top:2.75em;overflow:auto;">
Filename extensions | .svg, .svgz |
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Internet media type | image/svg+xml[3][4] |
Type code |
|
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | public.svg-image |
UTI conformation | public.image public.xml |
Developed by | W3C |
Initial release | 4 September 2001 |
Latest release | 1.1 (Second Edition) 16 August 2011 |
Type of format | Vector image format |
Extended from | XML |
Standard | W3C SVG |
Open format? | Yes |
Free format? | Yes |
Website | Script error: No such module "URL". |
</syntaxhighlight>
ODF textdocument icon | |
Filename extension |
.odt |
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Internet media type |
application/vnd. oasis.opendocument. text |
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | org.oasis. [5] |
UTI conformation | org.oasis-open. public.composite- |
Developed by | |
Type of format | Document file format |
Extended from | XML |
Standard | ISO/IEC 26300:2006 |
Open format? | Yes |
Free format? | Yes |
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" style="margin-top:2.0em;overflow:auto;">
ODF textdocument icon | |
Filename extension |
.odt |
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Internet media type |
application/vnd. oasis.opendocument. text |
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | org.oasis. [6] |
UTI conformation | org.oasis-open. public.composite- |
Developed by | |
Type of format | Document file format |
Extended from | XML |
Standard | ISO/IEC 26300:2006 |
Open format? | Yes |
Free format? | Yes |
</syntaxhighlight>
Parameters
- name
- The name of the file format.
- icon
- A file icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon. Alias is
|logo=
. - iconcaption
- caption describing the icon.
- screenshot
- A screen shot of the file format in use.
- caption
- caption to the screen shot.
- extension (or extensions)
- The format's filename extension or extensions. Set
|_noextcode=
to disable the default monospace font. - mime
- The MIME type of the file. Set
|_nomimecode=
to disable the default monospace font. - type_code
- The type code of the file, used by Mac OS Classic.
- uniform type
- The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices.
- conforms to
- The immediate parents of the UTI. For example,
public.png
would conform topublic.image
- magic
- A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents.
- owner
- The owner of the format.
- released
- The date the format was publicly released.
- latest_release_version
- Latest version number of the format.
- latest_release_date
- Date the latest version was released.
- type
- The type of the file format.
- containerfor
- If the file is a container for another data type, list it here.
- containedby
- If the file type is typically housed in another file type, list it here. For example: Audio and video data are most often housed in a media container such as QuickTime et al.
- extendedfrom
- If the file format is based on another, list it here.
- extendedto
- If a new format is derived from this one, list it here.
- standard (or standards)
- If the format is part of a standard or standards, list it/them here.
- free
- Is it a free format?
- open
- Is it an open format?
- url
- URL of the file format's website, specification, etc.
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Consistently-formatted table for presenting information about file formats
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Child | child | Settings this to "yes" allows the infobox to be embedded into another infobox. It also causes name parameter to be ignored. | String | optional |
Name | name | The name of the file format.
| Line | suggested |
Icon | icon logo | An icon used by either the application that popularized the format or a common free icon. | String | suggested |
Icon size | icon_size logo_size | Size of the icon to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px').
| String | optional |
Icon caption | iconcaption logocaption | Caption describing the icon. | String | optional |
Screenshot | screenshot | A screenshot of the file format in use. | String | optional |
Screenshot size | screenshot_size | Size of the screenshot to show including a unit (most likely pixels - 'px').
| String | optional |
Caption | caption | Caption to the screenshot. | String | optional |
Extension | extension | The format's filename extension, if only one. | String | suggested |
Extensions | extensions | The format's filename extensions, if more than one. | String | optional |
No code style in extension | _noextcode | If set to 'true', then extensions won't be formatted using monospace font. | String | optional |
MIME type | mime | The MIME type of the file. | String | suggested |
No code style in MIME | _nomimecode | If set to 'true', then MIME won't be formatted using monospace font. | String | optional |
Type code | type_code type code typecode | The type code of the file used by Mac OS Classic. | String | optional |
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | uniform_type uniform type | The Uniform Type Identifier, used by contemporary macOS computers and iOS devices. | String | optional |
UTI conformation | conforms_to conforms to | The immediate parents of the UTI. For example, public.png would conform to public.image. | String | optional |
Magic number | magic | A number or other data structure usually near the beginning of a file used to identify the file contents. | String | optional |
Developed by | developer owner | The owner of the format. | String | suggested |
Type of format | type | The type of the file format, what does it store (e.g. Vector image format). | String | suggested |
Initial release | released | The date the format was publicly released. | String | optional |
Latest release version | latest_release_version latest release version | Latest version number of the format. | String | optional |
Latest release date | latest_release_date latest release date | Date the latest version was released. | String | optional |
Container for | container_for container for containerfor | Data type this file format is container for. For instance, audio and video data is often housed in a container like Quick Time or Matroska (MKV). | String | optional |
Contained by | contained_by contained by containedby | File type this type is usually housed in. For instance, audio and video data is often housed in a container like Quick Time or Matroska (MKV). | String | optional |
Extended from | extended_from extended from extendedfrom | The format that this one is based on, if any. | String | optional |
Extended to | extended_to extended to extendedto | The format that this one is base for, if any. | String | optional |
Standard | standard | Standard this format is part of, if only one. | String | optional |
Standards | standards | Standards this format is part of, if more than one. | String | optional |
Free format? | free | Is it a free format? | String | optional |
Open format? | open | Is it an open format? | String | optional |
Website | url | URL of the file format's website, specification, etc. | String | suggested |
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