javax.mail
Class Multipart
public abstract class Multipart
extends java.lang.Object
A multipart is a container for multiple body parts.
Some messaging systems provide different subtypes of multiparts.
For example, MIME specifies a set of subtypes that include
"alternative", "mixed", "related", "parallel", "signed", etc.
protected String | contentType - The content-type of this multipart object.
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protected Part | parent - The part containing this multipart, if known.
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protected Vector | parts - Vector of body parts.
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Multipart() - Constructor for an empty multipart of type "multipart/mixed".
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contentType
protected String contentType
The content-type of this multipart object.
It defaults to "multipart/mixed".
parent
protected Part parent
The part containing this multipart, if known.
parts
protected Vector parts
Vector of body parts.
Multipart
protected Multipart()
Constructor for an empty multipart of type "multipart/mixed".
addBodyPart
public void addBodyPart(BodyPart part)
throws MessagingException
Adds a body part to this multipart.
part
- the body part to be appended
addBodyPart
public void addBodyPart(BodyPart part,
int index)
throws MessagingException
Inserts a body part at the specified index.
The body parts in this container are numbered starting at 0.
part
- the body part to be insertedindex
- where to insert the part
getBodyPart
public BodyPart getBodyPart(int index)
throws MessagingException
Get the specified body part.
The body parts in this container are numbered starting at 0.
index
- the index of the desired body part
getContentType
public String getContentType()
Returns the content-type of this multipart.
getCount
public int getCount()
throws MessagingException
Returns the number of enclosed body parts.
getParent
public Part getParent()
Returns the part containing this multipart, or null
if
not known.
removeBodyPart
public void removeBodyPart(int index)
throws MessagingException
Removes the body part at the specified index.
The body parts in this container are numbered starting at 0.
index
- index of the part to remove
removeBodyPart
public boolean removeBodyPart(BodyPart part)
throws MessagingException
Removes the specified body part from this multipart.
part
- the body part to remove
- true if a body part was removed, false otherwise
setMultipartDataSource
protected void setMultipartDataSource(MultipartDataSource mp)
throws MessagingException
Configures this multipart from the given data source.
The method adds the body parts in the data source to this multipart,
and sets the content-type.
mp
- a multipart data source
setParent
public void setParent(Part part)
Sets the parent of this multipart.
writeTo
public abstract void writeTo(OutputStream os)
throws IOException,
MessagingException
Writes this multipart to the specified byte stream.
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