javax.mail
Class Provider

java.lang.Object
  javax.mail.Provider

public class Provider
extends Object

The Provider is a class that describes a protocol implementation. The values typically come from the javamail.providers and javamail.default.providers resource files. An application may also create and register a Provider object to dynamically add support for a new provider.

Version:

1.11, 07/05/04

Author:

Max Spivak, Bill Shannon

Nested Class Summary

static class

Provider.Type This inner class defines the Provider type.

Constructor Summary

Provider(Provider.Type type, String protocol, String classname, String vendor, String version)
Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol.

Method Summary

String	getClassName() Returns name of the class that implements the protocol
String	getProtocol() Returns the protocol supported by this Provider
Provider.Type	getType() Returns the type of this Provider
String	getVendor() Returns name of vendor associated with this implementation or null
String	getVersion() Returns version of this implementation or null if no version
String	toString() Overrides Object.toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Provider

public Provider(Provider.Type type,
                String protocol,
                String classname,
                String vendor,
                String version)

Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol. The specified class implements the provider.

Parameters:

type - Type.STORE or Type.TRANSPORT

protocol - valid protocol for the type

classname - class name that implements this protocol

vendor - optional string identifying the vendor (may be null)

version - optional implementation version string (may be null)

Since:

JavaMail 1.4

Method Detail

getType

public Provider.Type getType()

Returns the type of this Provider

getProtocol

public String getProtocol()

Returns the protocol supported by this Provider

getClassName

public String getClassName()

Returns name of the class that implements the protocol

getVendor

public String getVendor()

Returns name of vendor associated with this implementation or null

getVersion

public String getVersion()

Returns version of this implementation or null if no version

toString

public String toString()

Overrides Object.toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object