removed file type

Author: fehguy

versions/3.0.md

@@ -145,13 +145,11 @@ By convention, the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) file is named `openapi.json` or `
 Primitive data types in the OAS are based on the types supported by the [JSON-Schema Draft 4](http://json-schema.org/latest/json-schema-core.html#anchor8).
 Models are described using the [Schema Object](#schemaObject) which is a subset of JSON Schema Draft 4.
 
-An additional primitive data type `"file"` is used by the [Parameter Object](#parameterObject) and the [Response Object](#responseObject) to set the parameter type or the response as being a file.
-
 <a name="dataTypeFormat"></a>Primitives have an optional modifier property `format`.
 OAS uses several known formats to more finely define the data type being used.
 However, the `format` property is an open `string`-valued property, and can have any value to support documentation needs.
 Formats such as `"email"`, `"uuid"`, etc., can be used even though they are not defined by this specification.
-Types that are not accompanied by a `format` property follow their definition from the JSON Schema (except for `file` type which is defined above).
+Types that are not accompanied by a `format` property follow their definition from the JSON Schema.
 The formats defined by the OAS are:
 
 
@@ -742,7 +740,7 @@ There are four possible parameter types.
 Field Name | Type | Description
 ---|:---:|---
 <a name="parameterName"></a>name | `string` | **Required.** The name of the parameter. Parameter names are *case sensitive*. <ul><li>If [`in`](#parameterIn) is `"path"`, the `name` field MUST correspond to the associated path segment from the [path](#pathsPath) field in the [Paths Object](#pathsObject). See [Path Templating](#pathTemplating) for further information.<li>For all other cases, the `name` corresponds to the parameter name used based on the [`in`](#parameterIn) property.</ul>
-<a name="parameterIn"></a>in | `string` | **Required.** The ___location of the parameter. Possible values are "query", "header", "path", "formData" or "cookie".
+<a name="parameterIn"></a>in | `string` | **Required.** The ___location of the parameter. Possible values are "query", "header", "path" or "cookie".
 <a name="parameterDescription"></a>description | `string` | A brief description of the parameter. This could contain examples of use.  [CommonMark syntax](http://spec.commonmark.org/) can be used for rich text representation.
 <a name="parameterRequired"></a>required | `boolean` | Determines whether this parameter is mandatory. If the parameter is [`in`](#parameterIn) "path", this property is **required** and its value MUST be `true`. Otherwise, the property MAY be included and its default value is `false`. 
 <a name="parameterDeprecated"></a> deprecated | `boolean` | Specifies that a parameter is deprecated and should be transitioned out of usage.
@@ -890,28 +888,6 @@ style: form
 explode: true
 ```
 
-A form data with file type for a file upload:
-```json
-{
-  "name": "avatar",
-  "in": "formData",
-  "description": "The avatar of the user",
-  "required": true,
-  "schema": {
-    "type": "file"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-```yaml
-name: avatar
-in: formData
-description: The avatar of the user
-required: true
-schema:
-  type: file
-```
-
 #### <a name="requestBodyObject"></a>Request Body Object
 
 Describes a single request body.