ByteArrayFormatQ   

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ByteArrayFormatQ[ba,"fmt"]

gives True if the ByteArray object ba might be imported as format "fmt" and gives False otherwise.

ByteArrayFormatQ[ba,{"fmt₁","fmt₂",…}]

gives True if ba might be imported as one of "fmt_i".

Details

ByteArrayFormatQ attempts to identify whether a ByteArray object can be imported as a specific format.
ByteArrayFormatQ uses heuristic methods and may not give correct results, particularly for shorter arrays.
ByteArrayFormatQ does not verify that ImportByteArray would succeed if applied to ba.

Examples

Basic Examples (1)

Export an image to a GIF string:

Check if the byte array might be a GIF:

Check if the byte array might be a JPEG:

Check if the byte array might be in one of the image formats:

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