javax.mail
Class Address

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.mail.Address
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
InternetAddress, NewsAddress

public abstract class Address
extends Object
implements Serializable

This abstract class models the addresses in a message. Subclasses provide specific implementations. Subclasses will typically be serializable so that (for example) the use of Address objects in search terms can be serialized along with the search terms.

Author:
John Mani, Bill Shannon
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
Address()
           
 
Method Summary
abstract  boolean equals(Object address)
          The equality operator.
abstract  String getType()
          Return a type string that identifies this address type.
abstract  String toString()
          Return a String representation of this address object.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Address

public Address()
Method Detail

getType

public abstract String getType()
Return a type string that identifies this address type.

Returns:
address type
See Also:
InternetAddress

toString

public abstract String toString()
Return a String representation of this address object.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
string representation of this address

equals

public abstract boolean equals(Object address)
The equality operator. Subclasses should provide an implementation of this method that supports value equality (do the two Address objects represent the same destination?), not object reference equality. A subclass must also provide a corresponding implementation of the hashCode method that preserves the general contract of equals and hashCode - objects that compare as equal must have the same hashCode.

Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
address - Address object


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