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# File action_controller/request.rb, line 355
def content_type_from_legacy_post_data_format_header
  if x_post_format = @env['HTTP_X_POST_DATA_FORMAT']
    case x_post_format.to_s.downcase
      when 'yaml';  'application/x-yaml'
      when 'xml';   'application/xml'
    end
  end
end