Module jakarta.mail
Package javax.mail

Class Address

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    InternetAddress, NewsAddress
    public abstract class Address
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
    This abstract class models the addresses in a message. Subclasses provide specific implementations. Subclasses will typically be serializable so that (for example) the use of Address objects in search terms can be serialized along with the search terms.
    Author:
    John Mani, Bill Shannon
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Address()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      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. Subclasses should provide an implementation of this method that supports value equality (do the two Address objects represent the same destination?), not object reference equality. A subclass must also provide a corresponding implementation of the hashCode method that preserves the general contract of equals and hashCode - objects that compare as equal must have the same hashCode.
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
        Parameters:
        address - Address object