javax.mail.search

Class HeaderTerm

java.lang.Object

javax.mail.search.SearchTerm

javax.mail.search.StringTerm

javax.mail.search.HeaderTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class HeaderTerm
extends StringTerm

This class implements comparisons for Message headers. The comparison is case-insensitive.

Author:

Bill Shannon, John Mani

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.lang.String	headerName The name of the header.

Fields inherited from class javax.mail.search.StringTerm

ignoreCase, pattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HeaderTerm(java.lang.String headerName, java.lang.String pattern) Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Equality comparison.
java.lang.String	getHeaderName() Return the name of the header to compare with.
int	hashCode() Compute a hashCode for this object.
boolean	match(Message msg) The header match method.

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.search.StringTerm

getIgnoreCase, getPattern, match

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

headerName

protected java.lang.String headerName

The name of the header.

Constructor Detail

HeaderTerm

public HeaderTerm(java.lang.String headerName,
          java.lang.String pattern)

Constructor.

Parameters:

headerName - The name of the header

pattern - The pattern to search for

Method Detail

getHeaderName

public java.lang.String getHeaderName()

Return the name of the header to compare with.

match

public boolean match(Message msg)

The header match method.

Specified by:

match in class SearchTerm

Parameters:

msg - The match is applied to this Message's header

Returns:

true if the match succeeds, otherwise false

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Equality comparison.

Overrides:

equals in class StringTerm

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Compute a hashCode for this object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class StringTerm