javax.mail: public class: Provider

javax.mail
public class: Provider [javadoc | source]

java.lang.Object
   javax.mail.Provider

The Provider is a class that describes a protocol implementation. The values typically come from the javamail.providers and javamail.default.providers resource files. An application may also create and register a Provider object to dynamically add support for a new provider.

version: 1.11 - , 07/05/04

author: Max - Spivak

author: Bill - Shannon

Nested Class Summary:
public static class	Provider.Type	This inner class defines the Provider type. Currently, STORE and TRANSPORT are the only two provider types supported.

Constructor:

Constructor:
public Provider(Provider.Type type, String protocol, String classname, String vendor, String version) { this.type = type; this.protocol = protocol; this.className = classname; this.vendor = vendor; this.version = version; } Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol. The specified class implements the provider. Parameters: `type` - Type.STORE or Type.TRANSPORT `protocol` - valid protocol for the type `classname` - class name that implements this protocol `vendor` - optional string identifying the vendor (may be null) `version` - optional implementation version string (may be null) since: `JavaMail` - 1.4

 public Provider(Provider.Type type,
    String protocol,
    String classname,
    String vendor,
    String version) {
	this.type = type;
	this.protocol = protocol;
	this.className = classname;
	this.vendor = vendor;
	this.version = version;
}

Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol. The specified class implements the provider.

Parameters:

type - Type.STORE or Type.TRANSPORT

protocol - valid protocol for the type

classname - class name that implements this protocol

vendor - optional string identifying the vendor (may be null)

version - optional implementation version string (may be null)

since: JavaMail - 1.4

Method from javax.mail.Provider Summary:
getClassName, getProtocol, getType, getVendor, getVersion, toString

Methods from java.lang.Object:
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method from javax.mail.Provider Detail:
public String getClassName() { return className; } Returns name of the class that implements the protocol
public String getProtocol() { return protocol; } Returns the protocol supported by this Provider
public Provider.Type getType() { return type; } Returns the type of this Provider
public String getVendor() { return vendor; } Returns name of vendor associated with this implementation or null
public String getVersion() { return version; } Returns version of this implementation or null if no version
public String toString() { String s = "javax.mail.Provider[" + type + "," + protocol + "," + className; if (vendor != null) s += "," + vendor; if (version != null) s += "," + version; s += "]"; return s; } Overrides Object.toString()

Method from javax.mail.Provider Detail:

 public String getClassName() {
	return className;
}

Returns name of the class that implements the protocol

 public String getProtocol() {
	return protocol;
}

Returns the protocol supported by this Provider

 public Provider.Type getType() {
	return type;
}

Returns the type of this Provider

 public String getVendor() {
	return vendor;
}

Returns name of vendor associated with this implementation or null

 public String getVersion() {
	return version;
}

Returns version of this implementation or null if no version

 public String toString() {
	String s = "javax.mail.Provider[" + type + "," +
		    protocol + "," + className;
	if (vendor != null)
	    s += "," + vendor;
	if (version != null)
	    s += "," + version;
	s += "]";
	return s;
}

Overrides Object.toString()