javax.mail.search
Class DateTerm

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.mail.search.SearchTerm
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        +--javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm
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              +--javax.mail.search.DateTerm

Direct Known Subclasses:

ReceivedDateTerm, SentDateTerm

public abstract class DateTerm

extends ComparisonTerm

This class implements comparisons for Dates

Field Summary

protected java.util.Date

date

Fields inherited from class javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm

comparison, EQ, GE, GT, LE, LT, NE

Constructor Summary

protected

DateTerm(int comparison, java.util.Date date) Constructor.

Method Summary

int	getComparison() Return the type of comparison.
java.util.Date	getDate() Return the Date to compare with.
protected boolean	match(java.util.Date d) The date comparison method.

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.search.SearchTerm

match

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

date

protected java.util.Date date

Constructor Detail

DateTerm

protected DateTerm(int comparison,
                   java.util.Date date)

Constructor.

Parameters:

comparison - the comparison type

Method Detail

getDate

public java.util.Date getDate()

Return the Date to compare with.

getComparison

public int getComparison()

Return the type of comparison.

match

protected boolean match(java.util.Date d)

The date comparison method.

Parameters:

d - the date in the constructor is compared with this date

Returns:

true if the dates match, otherwise false