Package javax.mail

Class Provider


  • public class Provider
extends java.lang.Object
    The Provider is a class that describes a protocol implementation. The values typically come from the javamail.providers and javamail.default.providers resource files. An application may also create and register a Provider object to dynamically add support for a new provider.

    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Class Description
      static class  Provider.Type
      This inner class defines the Provider type.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Provider​(Provider.Type type, java.lang.String protocol, java.lang.String classname, java.lang.String vendor, java.lang.String version)
      Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.String getClassName​()
      Returns the name of the class that implements the protocol.
      java.lang.String getProtocol​()
      Returns the protocol supported by this Provider.
      Provider.Type getType​()
      Returns the type of this Provider.
      java.lang.String getVendor​()
      Returns the name of the vendor associated with this implementation or null.
      java.lang.String getVersion​()
      Returns the version of this implementation or null if no version.
      java.lang.String toString​()
      Overrides Object.toString()

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • Provider

        public Provider​(Provider.Type type,
                java.lang.String protocol,
                java.lang.String classname,
                java.lang.String vendor,
                java.lang.String version)
        Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol. The specified class implements the provider.
        Parameters:
        type - Type.STORE or Type.TRANSPORT
        protocol - valid protocol for the type
        classname - class name that implements this protocol
        vendor - optional string identifying the vendor (may be null)
        version - optional implementation version string (may be null)
        Since:
        JavaMail 1.4

    • Method Detail

      • getType

        public Provider.Type getType​()
        Returns the type of this Provider.
        Returns:
        the provider type

      • getProtocol

        public java.lang.String getProtocol​()
        Returns the protocol supported by this Provider.
        Returns:
        the protocol

      • getClassName

        public java.lang.String getClassName​()
        Returns the name of the class that implements the protocol.
        Returns:
        the class name

      • getVendor

        public java.lang.String getVendor​()
        Returns the name of the vendor associated with this implementation or null.
        Returns:
        the vendor

      • getVersion

        public java.lang.String getVersion​()
        Returns the version of this implementation or null if no version.
        Returns:
        the version

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString​()
        Overrides Object.toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object