Package javax.mail

Class Flags

java.lang.Object
javax.mail.Flags
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
public class Flags extends Object implements Cloneable, 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:

  • Nested Class Summary

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

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Flags()
    Construct an empty Flags object.
    Flags(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

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    add(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.
    Object
    clone()
    Returns a clone of this Flags object.
    boolean
    contains(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(Object obj)
    Check whether the two Flags objects are equal.
    Flags.Flag[]
    getSystemFlags()
    Return all the system flags in this Flags object.
    String[]
    getUserFlags()
    Return all the user flags in this Flags object.
    int
    hashCode()
    Compute a hash code for this Flags object.
    void
    remove(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.
    String
    toString()
    Return a string representation of this Flags object.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

  • Constructor Details

    • 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(String flag)
      Construct a Flags object initialized with the given user flag.
      Parameters:
      flag - the flag for initialization

  • Method Details

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

    • hashCode

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

    • toString

      public 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 Object