javax.mail
Class Address

java.lang.Object
  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. Addresses are Serializable so that they may be serialized along with other search terms.

Version:

$Rev: 125583 $ $Date: 2005-01-18 19:44:27 -0800 (Tue, 18 Jan 2005) $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Address()

Method Summary

abstract boolean	equals(Object object) Subclasses must provide a suitable implementation of equals().
abstract String	getType() Return a String that identifies this address type.
abstract String	toString() Subclasses must provide a suitable representation of their address.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Address

public Address()

Method Detail

equals

public abstract boolean equals(Object object)

Subclasses must provide a suitable implementation of equals().

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - the object to compare t

Returns:

true if the subclass determines the other object is equal to this Address

getType

public abstract String getType()

Return a String that identifies this address type.

Returns:

the type of this address

toString

public abstract String toString()

Subclasses must provide a suitable representation of their address.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a representation of an Address as a String