javax.mail
Class Address

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.mail.Address

Direct Known Subclasses:

InternetAddress, NewsAddress

public abstract class Address

extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class models the addresses in a message. Subclasses provide specific implementations.

Constructor Summary

Address()

Method Summary

abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object address) The equality operator.
abstract java.lang.String	getType() Return a type string that identifies this address type.
abstract java.lang.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 java.lang.String getType()

Return a type string that identifies this address type.

Returns:

address type

See Also:

InternetAddress

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Return a String representation of this address object.

Returns:

string representation of this address

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object address)

The equality operator.

Parameters:

address - Address object

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object