Package javax.mail

Class MessageContext

java.lang.Object

javax.mail.MessageContext

public class MessageContext
extends 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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Message	getMessage()	Return the Message that contains the content.
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

Constructor Details

MessageContext

public MessageContext(Part part)

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

Method Details

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

getSession

public Session getSession()

Return the Session we're operating in.

Returns:

the Session, or null if not known