WTVP/Headers/Data Types
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| WTVP |
|---|
| Overview • List of WTVP Services • WTVP-specific Content-Types • Status Codes |
| Concepts |
| Tokens • Tickets • Capability Flags |
| Headers |
| Header List • Data Types • Common Request Headers |
| Processes |
| First-Time Registration • Headwaiter (Login) • Messenger Services • Favorites • Checking for new mail • Retrieving settings • Obtaining new wtv-tickets • Smart Card • Miscellaneous |
| URLs for WTVP Services |
| wtv-1800 • wtv-aroundtown • wtv-author • wtv-center • wtv-chat • wtv-content • wtv-cookie • wtv-customscript • wtv-disk • wtv-epguide • wtv-favorite • wtv-flashrom • wtv-guide • wtv-head-waiter • wtv-home • wtv-intro • wtv-log • wtv-mail • wtv-news • wtv-notices • wtv-partner • wtv-passport • wtv-register • wtv-setup • wtv-smartcard • wtv-spot • wtv-star • wtv-tricks • wtv-tutorial |
List of known data types used to classify data in WTVP headers.
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | An nth-length sequence of ASCII characters |
| integer | An nth-length sequence of base 10 digits (0-9) |
| boolean | A string that has a value of either true or false
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| BLOB | Variable-length binary data. In WTVP headers, this is usually transported with Base64 encoding |
| URL | A string representing either a WebTV/MSN TV service URL ("wtv-XXX:/") or a standard URI ("http", "https", "ftp", etc.) |
| timestamp | Human readable representation of a date, usually in GMT (e.g., "Tue, 15 Nov 1994 08:12:31 GMT") |