# http_negotiate_content_type

(PECL pecl_http:0.19.0-1.5.5)

http_negotiate_content_type — Negotiate clients preferred content type

### Description

string http_negotiate_content_type ( array `$supported` [, array `&$result` ] )

This function negotiates the clients preferred content type based on its Accept HTTP header. The qualifier is recognized and content types without qualifier are rated highest.

### Parameters

`supported`

  array containing the supported content types as values

`result`

  will be filled with an array containing the negotiation results

### Return Values

Returns the negotiated content type or the default content type (i.e. first array entry) if none match.

### Examples

Example#1 Using http_negotiate_content_type()

`<?php
$content_types = array('application/xhtml+xml', 'text/html');
http_send_content_type(http_negotiate_content_type($content_types));
?>`