* The main mime type should be the canonical one, use aliases for any
     other widely used forms
   * Where there's a hierarchy in the types, list it via a parent
   * Highly specific magic matches get a high priority
   * General magic matches which could trigger a false-positive need
     a low one
   * The priority for containers normally need to be higher than for
     the things they contain, so they don't accidently get detected

</p>

<h4 id="Type_switches">Type switches</h4>

<p>
A type switch compares types rather than values. It is otherwise similar
to an expression switch. It is marked by a special switch expression that
has the form of a <a href="#Type_assertions">type assertion</a>
using the keyword <code>type</code> rather than an actual type:
</p>

<pre>
switch x.(type) {
// cases
}
</pre>

<p>