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# If there are common formats left, the server picks the one the client marked with the highest priority. | # If there are common formats left, the server picks the one the client marked with the highest priority. | ||
# The server then returns the content that matches the negotiated format. | # The server then returns the content that matches the negotiated format. | ||
== Wildcards == | |||
Sometimes clients want to specify general classes that they accept. This can be done by using a <code>*</code>. This allows clients to request things like imge types: (<code>image/*</code>), or anything at all: (<code>*/*</code>) | |||
== Content-Language Negotiation == | == Content-Language Negotiation == | ||
Aside from negotiating the [[Content-Type Header | Content-Type]] of the response, HTTP also allows clients to negotiate the language of the returned data. This is done in the same way as above but then with the [[Accept-Language Header]]. | Aside from negotiating the [[Content-Type Header | Content-Type]] of the response, HTTP also allows clients to negotiate the language of the returned data. This is done in the same way as above but then with the [[Accept-Language Header]]. | ||