API java : MessageCountEvent

javax.mail.event
Class MessageCountEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      javax.mail.event.MailEvent
          javax.mail.event.MessageCountEvent

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Serializable

public class MessageCountEvent
extends MailEvent

This class notifies changes in the number of messages in a folder.

Note that some folder types may only deliver MessageCountEvents at certain times or after certain operations. IMAP in particular will only notify the client of MessageCountEvents when a client issues a new command. Refer to RFC 2060 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2060.txt for details. A client may want "poll" the folder by occasionally calling the getMessageCount or isConnected methods to solicit any such notifications.

Author:

John Mani

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Serialized Form

Field Summary
static int	ADDED           The messages were added to their folder
protected  Message[]	msgs           The messages.
protected  boolean	removed           If true, this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, and the messages in this folder have been renumbered to account for this.
static int	REMOVED           The messages were removed from their folder
protected  int	type           The event type.

 

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject
source

 

Constructor Summary
MessageCountEvent(Folder folder, int type, boolean removed, Message[] msgs)           Constructor.

 

Method Summary
void	dispatch(Object listener)           Invokes the appropriate MessageCountListener method.
Message[]	getMessages()           Return the array of messages added or removed.
int	getType()           Return the type of this event.
boolean	isRemoved()           Indicates whether this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, or due to an expunge from external sources.

 

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject
getSource, toString

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

 

Field Detail

ADDED

public static final int ADDED

The messages were added to their folder

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Constant Field Values

REMOVED

public static final int REMOVED

The messages were removed from their folder

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Constant Field Values

type

protected int type

The event type.

removed

protected boolean removed

If true, this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, and the messages in this folder have been renumbered to account for this. If false, this event is the result of an expunge by external sources.

msgs

protected transient Message[] msgs

The messages.

MessageCountEvent

public MessageCountEvent(Folder folder,
                         int type,
                         boolean removed,
                         Message[] msgs)

Constructor.

Parameters:

folder - The containing folder

type - The event type

removed - If true, this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, and the messages in this folder have been renumbered to account for this. If false, this event is the result of an expunge by external sources.

msgs - The messages added/removed

getType

public int getType()

Return the type of this event.

Returns:

type

isRemoved

public boolean isRemoved()

Indicates whether this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, or due to an expunge from external sources. If true, this event is due to an explicit expunge and hence all remaining messages in this folder have been renumbered. If false, this event is due to an external expunge.

Note that this method is valid only if the type of this event is REMOVED

getMessages

public Message[] getMessages()

Return the array of messages added or removed.

Returns:

array of messages

dispatch

public void dispatch(Object listener)

Invokes the appropriate MessageCountListener method.

Specified by:

dispatch in class MailEvent