javax.mail
Class Multipart

java.lang.Object
  javax.mail.Multipart

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimeMultipart

public abstract class Multipart
extends Object

A container for multiple BodyParts.

Version:

$Rev: 421852 $ $Date: 2006-07-14 03:02:19 -0700 (Fri, 14 Jul 2006) $

Field Summary

protected String	contentType The content type of this multipart object; defaults to "multipart/mixed"
protected Part	parent The Part that contains this multipart.
protected Vector	parts Vector of sub-parts.

Constructor Summary

protected

Multipart()

Method Summary

void	addBodyPart(BodyPart part) Add a part to the end of the list.
void	addBodyPart(BodyPart part, int pos) Insert a part into the list at a designated point; all subsequent parts move down
BodyPart	getBodyPart(int index) Get the specified part; numbering starts at zero.
String	getContentType() Return the content type.
int	getCount() Return the number of enclosed parts
Part	getParent() Return the Part containing this Multipart object or null if unknown.
boolean	removeBodyPart(BodyPart part) Remove the supplied part from the list.
void	removeBodyPart(int index) Remove the specified part; all others move down one
protected void	setMultipartDataSource(MultipartDataSource mds) Initialize this multipart object from the supplied data source.
void	setParent(Part part) Set the parent of this Multipart object
abstract void	writeTo(OutputStream out) Encode and write this multipart to the supplied OutputStream; the encoding used is determined by the implementation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

parts

protected Vector parts

Vector of sub-parts.

contentType

protected String contentType

The content type of this multipart object; defaults to "multipart/mixed"

parent

protected Part parent

The Part that contains this multipart.

Constructor Detail

Multipart

protected Multipart()

Method Detail

setMultipartDataSource

protected void setMultipartDataSource(MultipartDataSource mds)
                               throws MessagingException

Initialize this multipart object from the supplied data source. This adds any BodyParts into this object and initializes the content type.

Parameters:

mds - the data source

Throws:

MessagingException

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Return the content type.

Returns:

the content type

getCount

public int getCount()
             throws MessagingException

Return the number of enclosed parts

Returns:

the number of parts

Throws:

MessagingException

getBodyPart

public BodyPart getBodyPart(int index)
                     throws MessagingException

Get the specified part; numbering starts at zero.

Parameters:

index - the part to get

Returns:

the part

Throws:

MessagingException

removeBodyPart

public boolean removeBodyPart(BodyPart part)
                       throws MessagingException

Remove the supplied part from the list.

Parameters:

part - the part to remove

Returns:

true if the part was removed

Throws:

MessagingException

removeBodyPart

public void removeBodyPart(int index)
                    throws MessagingException

Remove the specified part; all others move down one

Parameters:

index - the part to remove

Throws:

MessagingException

addBodyPart

public void addBodyPart(BodyPart part)
                 throws MessagingException

Add a part to the end of the list.

Parameters:

part - the part to add

Throws:

MessagingException

addBodyPart

public void addBodyPart(BodyPart part,
                        int pos)
                 throws MessagingException

Insert a part into the list at a designated point; all subsequent parts move down

Parameters:

part - the part to add

pos - the index of the new part

Throws:

MessagingException

writeTo

public abstract void writeTo(OutputStream out)
                      throws IOException,
                             MessagingException

Encode and write this multipart to the supplied OutputStream; the encoding used is determined by the implementation.

Parameters:

out - the stream to write to

Throws:

IOException

MessagingException

getParent

public Part getParent()

Return the Part containing this Multipart object or null if unknown.

Returns:

this Multipart's parent

setParent

public void setParent(Part part)

Set the parent of this Multipart object

Parameters:

part - this object's parent