javax.mail
Class Flags.Flag
- Flags
public static final class Flags.Flag
extends java.lang.Object
This inner class represents an individual system flag.
A set of standard system flag objects are predefined here.
ANSWERED
public static final Flags.Flag ANSWERED
This message has been answered.
This flag is set by clients to indicate that this message
has been answered to.
DELETED
public static final Flags.Flag DELETED
This message is marked deleted.
Clients set this flag to mark a message as deleted.
The expunge operation on a folder removes all messages in that
folder that are marked for deletion.
DRAFT
public static final Flags.Flag DRAFT
This message is a draft.
This flag is set by clients to indicate that the message is
a draft message.
FLAGGED
public static final Flags.Flag FLAGGED
This message is flagged.
No semantic is defined for this flag. Clients alter this flag.
RECENT
public static final Flags.Flag RECENT
This message is recent.
Folder implementations set this flag to indicate that this message
is new to this folder, that is, it has arrived since the last time
this folder was opened.
Clients cannot alter this flag.
SEEN
public static final Flags.Flag SEEN
This message is seen.
This flag is implicitly set by the implementation when this
Message's content is returned to the client in some form. The
getInputStream and
getContent methods
on Message cause this flag to be set.
Clients can alter this flag.
USER
public static final Flags.Flag USER
A special flag that indicates that this folder supports
user defined flags.
The implementation sets this flag.
Clients cannot alter this flag but can use it to determine if
a folder supports user defined flags by using
folder.getPermanentFlags().contains(Flags.Flag.USER).