javax.mail.search
Class SearchTerm

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

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

public abstract class SearchTerm

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Base class for Terms in a parse tree used to represent a search condition. This class is Serializable to allow for the short term persistence of searches between Sessions; this is not intended for long-term persistence.

Version:

$Rev: 125583 $ $Date: 2005-01-19 04:44:27 +0100 (Wed, 19 Jan 2005) $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SearchTerm()

Method Summary

abstract boolean

match(Message message) Checks a matching criteria defined by the concrete subclass of this Term.

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 message)

Checks a matching criteria defined by the concrete subclass of this Term.

Parameters:

message - the message to apply the matching criteria to

Returns:

true if the matching criteria is met