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Package javax.activation

The JavaBeans(TM) Activation Framework is used by the JavaMail(TM) API to manage MIME data.

Interface Summary

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
public interface	CommandObject JavaBeans components that are Activation Framework aware implement this interface to find out which command verb they're being asked to perform, and to obtain the DataHandler representing the data they should operate on.
public interface	DataContentHandler The DataContentHandler interface is implemented by objects that can be used to extend the capabilities of the DataHandler's implementation of the Transferable interface.
public interface	DataContentHandlerFactory This interface defines a factory for `DataContentHandlers`.
public interface	DataSource The DataSource interface provides the JavaBeans Activation Framework with an abstraction of an arbitrary collection of data.

Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
public class	ActivationDataFlavor The ActivationDataFlavor class is a special subclass of `java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor`.
public class	CommandInfo The CommandInfo class is used by CommandMap implementations to describe the results of command requests.
public abstract class	CommandMap The CommandMap class provides an interface to a registry of command objects available in the system.
public class	DataHandler The DataHandler class provides a consistent interface to data available in many different sources and formats.
pack-priv class	DataHandlerDataSource The DataHanderDataSource class implements the DataSource interface when the DataHandler is constructed with an Object and a mimeType string.
pack-priv class	DataSourceDataContentHandler
public class	FileDataSource The FileDataSource class implements a simple DataSource object that encapsulates a file.
public abstract class	FileTypeMap The FileTypeMap is an abstract class that provides a data typing interface for files.
public class	MailcapCommandMap MailcapCommandMap extends the CommandMap abstract class.
public class	MimeType A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.
public class	MimeTypeParameterList A parameter list of a MimeType as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.
public class	MimeTypeParseException A class to encapsulate MimeType parsing related exceptions.
public class	MimetypesFileTypeMap This class extends FileTypeMap and provides data typing of files via their file extension.
pack-priv class	ObjectDataContentHandler
pack-priv class	SecuritySupport Security related methods that only work on J2SE 1.2 and newer.
public class	UnsupportedDataTypeException Signals that the requested operation does not support the requested data type.
public class	URLDataSource The URLDataSource class provides an object that wraps a `URL` object in a DataSource interface.