javax.mail.search
Class SearchTerm

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.mail.search.SearchTerm

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddressTerm, AndTerm, ComparisonTerm, FlagTerm, NotTerm, OrTerm, StringTerm

public abstract class SearchTerm

extends java.lang.Object

Search criteria are expressed as a tree of search-terms, forming a parse-tree for the search expression. Search-terms are represented by this class. This is an abstract class; subclasses implement specific match methods.

Constructor Summary

SearchTerm()

Method Summary

abstract boolean

match(Message msg) This method applies a specific match criterion to the given message and returns the result.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SearchTerm

public SearchTerm()

Method Detail

match

public abstract boolean match(Message msg)

This method applies a specific match criterion to the given message and returns the result.

Parameters:

msg - The match criterion is applied on this message

Returns:

true, it the match succeeds, false if the match fails