public abstract Class BodyPart

Class Inheritance

extends Object
implements Part

java.lang.Object
jakarta.mail.BodyPart

All Implemented Interfaces

jakarta.mail.Part

Known Direct Subclasses

jakarta.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart

Imports

jakarta.mail.util.StreamProvider

This class models a Part that is contained within a Multipart. This is an abstract class. Subclasses provide actual implementations.

BodyPart implements the Part interface. Thus, it contains a set of attributes and a "content".

Authors: John Mani, Bill Shannon

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Multipart	parent The `Multipart` object containing this `BodyPart`, if known.
protected final StreamProvider	streamProvider Instance of stream provider.

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	BodyPart() Creates a default `BodyPart`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Multipart	Returns: the parent Multipart getParent() Return the containing `Multipart` object, or `null` if not known.
pack-priv void	setParent(Multipart parent) Set the parent of this `BodyPart` to be the specified `Multipart`.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:: clone equals finalize getClass hashCode notify notifyAll toString wait wait wait

Field Detail

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parent	back to summary
protected Multipart parent The `Multipart` object containing this `BodyPart`, if known. Since JavaMail 1.1

protected Multipart parent

The Multipart object containing this BodyPart, if known.

Since: JavaMail 1.1

streamProvider	back to summary
protected final StreamProvider streamProvider Instance of stream provider. Since JavaMail 2.1

streamProvider

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protected final StreamProvider streamProvider

Instance of stream provider.

Since: JavaMail 2.1

Constructor Detail

BodyPart	back to summary
public BodyPart() Creates a default `BodyPart`.

Method Detail

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getParent	back to summary
public Multipart getParent() Return the containing `Multipart` object, or `null` if not known. Returns:Multipart the parent Multipart

public Multipart getParent()

Return the containing Multipart object, or null if not known.

Returns:Multipart: the parent Multipart

setParent back to summary

setParent	back to summary
pack-priv void setParent(Multipart parent) Set the parent of this `BodyPart` to be the specified `Multipart`. Normally called by `Multipart`'s `addBodyPart` method. `parent` may be `null` if the `BodyPart` is being removed from its containing `Multipart`. Since JavaMail 1.1

pack-priv void setParent(Multipart parent)

Set the parent of this BodyPart to be the specified Multipart. Normally called by Multipart's addBodyPart method. parent may be null if the BodyPart is being removed from its containing Multipart.

Since: JavaMail 1.1