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

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object address)
The equality operator.
Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
address - Address object