javax.mail

Class MessageContext

java.lang.Object

javax.mail.MessageContext

public class MessageContext
extends java.lang.Object

The context in which a piece of Message content is contained. A MessageContext object is returned by the getMessageContext method of the MessageAware interface. MessageAware is typically implemented by DataSources to allow a DataContentHandler to pass on information about the context in which a data content object is operating.

Since:

JavaMail 1.1

See Also:

MessageAware, DataSource, DataContentHandler

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private Part	part

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MessageContext(Part part) Create a MessageContext object describing the context of the given Part.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Message	getMessage() Return the Message that contains the content.
private static Message	getMessage(Part p) Return the Message containing an arbitrary Part.
Part	getPart() Return the Part that contains the content.
Session	getSession() Return the Session we're operating in.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

part

private Part part

Constructor Detail

MessageContext

public MessageContext(Part part)

Create a MessageContext object describing the context of the given Part.

Parameters:

part - the Part

Method Detail

getPart

public Part getPart()

Return the Part that contains the content.

Returns:

the containing Part, or null if not known

getMessage

public Message getMessage()

Return the Message that contains the content. Follows the parent chain up through containing Multipart objects until it comes to a Message object, or null.

Returns:

the containing Message, or null if not known

getMessage

private static Message getMessage(Part p)
                           throws MessagingException

Return the Message containing an arbitrary Part. Follows the parent chain up through containing Multipart objects until it comes to a Message object, or null.

Returns:

the containing Message, or null if none

Throws:

MessagingException

See Also:

BodyPart.getParent(), Multipart.getParent()

getSession

public Session getSession()

Return the Session we're operating in.

Returns:

the Session, or null if not known