javax.mail.internet

Class ParameterList


public class ParameterList
extends java.lang.Object

This class holds MIME parameters(attribute-value pairs).

Constructor Summary

ParameterList()
No-arg Constructor.
ParameterList(String s)
Constructor that takes a parameter-list string.

Method Summary

String
get(String name)
Returns the value of the specified parameter.
Enumeration
getNames()
Return an enumeration of the names of all parameters in this list.
void
remove(String name)
Removes the specified parameter from this ParameterList.
void
set(String name, String value)
Set a parameter.
int
size()
Return the number of parameters in this list.
String
toString()
Convert this ParameterList into a MIME String.
String
toString(int used)
Convert this ParameterList into a MIME String.

Constructor Details

ParameterList

public ParameterList()
No-arg Constructor.


ParameterList

public ParameterList(String s)
            throws ParseException
Constructor that takes a parameter-list string. The String is parsed and the parameters are collected and stored internally. A ParseException is thrown if the parse fails. Note that an empty parameter-list string is valid and will be parsed into an empty ParameterList.

Parameters:
s - the parameter-list string.

Throws:
ParseException - if the parse fails.

Method Details

get

public String get(String name)
Returns the value of the specified parameter. Note that parameter names are case-insensitive.

Parameters:
name - parameter name.

Returns:
Value of the parameter. Returns null if the parameter is not present.


getNames

public Enumeration getNames()
Return an enumeration of the names of all parameters in this list.


remove

public void remove(String name)
Removes the specified parameter from this ParameterList. This method does nothing if the parameter is not present.

Parameters:
name - name of the parameter.


set

public void set(String name,
                String value)
Set a parameter. If this parameter already exists, it is replaced by this new value.

Parameters:
name - name of the parameter.
value - value of the parameter.


size

public int size()
Return the number of parameters in this list.


toString

public String toString()
Convert this ParameterList into a MIME String. If this is an empty list, an empty string is returned.


toString

public String toString(int used)
Convert this ParameterList into a MIME String. If this is an empty list, an empty string is returned. The 'used' parameter specifies the number of character positions already taken up in the field into which the resulting parameter list is to be inserted. It's used to determine where to fold the resulting parameter list.

Parameters:
used - number of character positions already used, in the field into which the parameter list is to be inserted.