Package javax.mail

Class Flags

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    FLAGS
    public class Flags
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
    The Flags class represents the set of flags on a Message. Flags are composed of predefined system flags, and user defined flags.

    A System flag is represented by the Flags.Flag inner class. A User defined flag is represented as a String. User flags are case-independent.

    A set of standard system flags are predefined. Most folder implementations are expected to support these flags. Some implementations may also support arbitrary user-defined flags. The getPermanentFlags method on a Folder returns a Flags object that holds all the flags that are supported by that folder implementation.

    A Flags object is serializable so that (for example) the use of Flags objects in search terms can be serialized along with the search terms.

    Warning: Serialized objects of this class may not be compatible with future JavaMail API releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage.

    The below code sample illustrates how to set, examine, and get the flags for a message. 

    
 Message m = folder.getMessage(1);
 m.setFlag(Flags.Flag.DELETED, true); // set the DELETED flag

 // Check if DELETED flag is set on this message
 if (m.isSet(Flags.Flag.DELETED))
        System.out.println("DELETED message");

 // Examine ALL system flags for this message
 Flags flags = m.getFlags();
 Flags.Flag[] sf = flags.getSystemFlags();
 for (int i = 0; i < sf.length; i++) {
        if (sf[i] == Flags.Flag.DELETED)
            System.out.println("DELETED message");
        else if (sf[i] == Flags.Flag.SEEN)
            System.out.println("SEEN message");
      ......
      ......
 }

    See Also:
    Folder.getPermanentFlags(), Serialized Form

    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Class Description
      static class  Flags.Flag
      This inner class represents an individual system flag.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Flags()
      Construct an empty Flags object.
      Flags​(java.lang.String flag)
      Construct a Flags object initialized with the given user flag.
      Flags​(Flags flags)
      Construct a Flags object initialized with the given flags.
      Flags​(Flags.Flag flag)
      Construct a Flags object initialized with the given system flag.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void add​(java.lang.String flag)
      Add the specified user flag to this Flags object.
      void add​(Flags f)
      Add all the flags in the given Flags object to this Flags object.
      void add​(Flags.Flag flag)
      Add the specified system flag to this Flags object.
      void clearSystemFlags()
      Clear all of the system flags.
      void clearUserFlags()
      Clear all of the user flags.
      java.lang.Object clone()
      Returns a clone of this Flags object.
      boolean contains​(java.lang.String flag)
      Check whether the specified user flag is present in this Flags object.
      boolean contains​(Flags f)
      Check whether all the flags in the specified Flags object are present in this Flags object.
      boolean contains​(Flags.Flag flag)
      Check whether the specified system flag is present in this Flags object.
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
      Check whether the two Flags objects are equal.
      Flags.Flag[] getSystemFlags()
      Return all the system flags in this Flags object.
      java.lang.String[] getUserFlags()
      Return all the user flags in this Flags object.
      int hashCode()
      Compute a hash code for this Flags object.
      void remove​(java.lang.String flag)
      Remove the specified user flag from this Flags object.
      void remove​(Flags f)
      Remove all flags in the given Flags object from this Flags object.
      void remove​(Flags.Flag flag)
      Remove the specified system flag from this Flags object.
      boolean retainAll​(Flags f)
      Remove any flags not in the given Flags object.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Return a string representation of this Flags object.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

    • Constructor Detail

      • Flags

        public Flags()
        Construct an empty Flags object.

      • Flags

        public Flags​(Flags flags)
        Construct a Flags object initialized with the given flags.
        Parameters:
        flags - the flags for initialization

      • Flags

        public Flags​(Flags.Flag flag)
        Construct a Flags object initialized with the given system flag.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag for initialization

      • Flags

        public Flags​(java.lang.String flag)
        Construct a Flags object initialized with the given user flag.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag for initialization

    • Method Detail

      • add

        public void add​(Flags.Flag flag)
        Add the specified system flag to this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag to add

      • add

        public void add​(java.lang.String flag)
        Add the specified user flag to this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag to add

      • add

        public void add​(Flags f)
        Add all the flags in the given Flags object to this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        f - Flags object

      • remove

        public void remove​(Flags.Flag flag)
        Remove the specified system flag from this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag to be removed

      • remove

        public void remove​(java.lang.String flag)
        Remove the specified user flag from this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag to be removed

      • remove

        public void remove​(Flags f)
        Remove all flags in the given Flags object from this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        f - the flag to be removed

      • retainAll

        public boolean retainAll​(Flags f)
        Remove any flags not in the given Flags object. Useful for clearing flags not supported by a server. If the given Flags object includes the Flags.Flag.USER flag, all user flags in this Flags object are retained.
        Parameters:
        f - the flags to keep
        Returns:
        true if this Flags object changed
        Since:
        JavaMail 1.6

      • contains

        public boolean contains​(Flags.Flag flag)
        Check whether the specified system flag is present in this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag to test
        Returns:
        true of the given flag is present, otherwise false.

      • contains

        public boolean contains​(java.lang.String flag)
        Check whether the specified user flag is present in this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        flag - the flag to test
        Returns:
        true of the given flag is present, otherwise false.

      • contains

        public boolean contains​(Flags f)
        Check whether all the flags in the specified Flags object are present in this Flags object.
        Parameters:
        f - the flags to test
        Returns:
        true if all flags in the given Flags object are present, otherwise false.

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
        Check whether the two Flags objects are equal.
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        true if they're equal

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Compute a hash code for this Flags object.
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        the hash code

      • getSystemFlags

        public Flags.Flag[] getSystemFlags()
        Return all the system flags in this Flags object. Returns an array of size zero if no flags are set.
        Returns:
        array of Flags.Flag objects representing system flags

      • getUserFlags

        public java.lang.String[] getUserFlags()
        Return all the user flags in this Flags object. Returns an array of size zero if no flags are set.
        Returns:
        array of Strings, each String represents a flag.

      • clearSystemFlags

        public void clearSystemFlags()
        Clear all of the system flags.
        Since:
        JavaMail 1.6

      • clearUserFlags

        public void clearUserFlags()
        Clear all of the user flags.
        Since:
        JavaMail 1.6

      • clone

        public java.lang.Object clone()
        Returns a clone of this Flags object.

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Return a string representation of this Flags object. Note that the exact format of the string is subject to change.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object