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Address.java API Doc Glassfish v2 API 3484 Mon May 14 15:28:46 BST 2007 javax.mail

Address

java.lang.Object

public abstract class Address extends Object implements 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
author: Bill Shannon

Fields Summary
private static final long
serialVersionUID
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
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.
param
address Address object
public abstract java.lang.String getType()
Return a type string that identifies this address type.
return
address type
see
javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress
public abstract java.lang.String toString()
Return a String representation of this address object.
return
string representation of this address