com.sun.mail.pop3
Class POP3Folder

java.lang.Object
  javax.mail.Folder
      com.sun.mail.pop3.POP3Folder

public class POP3Folder
extends Folder

A POP3 Folder (can only be "INBOX"). See the com.sun.mail.pop3 package documentation for further information on the POP3 protocol provider.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.mail.Folder

HOLDS_FOLDERS, HOLDS_MESSAGES, mode, READ_ONLY, READ_WRITE

Method Summary

void	appendMessages(Message[] msgs) Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't support appending messages.
void	close(boolean expunge) Close this Folder.
boolean	create(int type) Always returns false; the POP3 protocol doesn't support creating folders.
protected POP3Message	createMessage(Folder f, int msgno)
boolean	delete(boolean recurse) Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't allow the INBOX to be deleted.
boolean	exists() Always true for the folder "INBOX", always false for any other name.
Message[]	expunge() Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't support expunging messages without closing the folder; call the close method with the expunge argument set to true instead.
void	fetch(Message[] msgs, FetchProfile fp) Prefetch information about POP3 messages.
protected void	finalize() Close the folder when we're finalized.
Folder	getFolder(String name) Always throws MessagingException because no POP3 folders can contain subfolders.
String	getFullName() Returns the full name of this Folder.
Message	getMessage(int msgno) Get the Message object corresponding to the given message number.
int	getMessageCount() Will not change while the folder is open because the POP3 protocol doesn't support notification of new messages arriving in open folders.
String	getName() Returns the name of this Folder.
Folder	getParent() Returns the parent folder of this folder.
Flags	getPermanentFlags() Always returns an empty Flags object because the POP3 protocol doesn't support any permanent flags.
char	getSeparator() Always returns a NUL character because POP3 doesn't support a hierarchy.
int	getSize() Return the size of this folder, as was returned by the POP3 STAT command when this folder was opened.
int[]	getSizes() Return the sizes of all messages in this folder, as returned by the POP3 LIST command.
int	getType() Always returns Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES.
String	getUID(Message msg) Return the unique ID string for this message, or null if not available.
boolean	hasNewMessages() Always returns false; the POP3 protocol provides no way to determine when a new message arrives.
boolean	isOpen() Indicates whether this Folder is in the 'open' state.
Folder[]	list(String pattern) Always throws MessagingException because no POP3 folders can contain subfolders.
InputStream	listCommand() Return the raw results of the POP3 LIST command with no arguments.
protected void	notifyMessageChangedListeners(int type, Message m) Notify all MessageChangedListeners.
void	open(int mode) Throws FolderNotFoundException unless this folder is named "INBOX".
boolean	renameTo(Folder f) Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't support multiple folders.

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.Folder

addConnectionListener, addFolderListener, addMessageChangedListener, addMessageCountListener, copyMessages, getDeletedMessageCount, getMessages, getMessages, getMessages, getMode, getNewMessageCount, getStore, getUnreadMessageCount, getURLName, isSubscribed, list, listSubscribed, listSubscribed, notifyConnectionListeners, notifyFolderListeners, notifyFolderRenamedListeners, notifyMessageAddedListeners, notifyMessageRemovedListeners, removeConnectionListener, removeFolderListener, removeMessageChangedListener, removeMessageCountListener, search, search, setFlags, setFlags, setFlags, setSubscribed, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from class: Folder

Returns the name of this Folder.

This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.

Specified by:

getName in class Folder

Returns:

name of the Folder

getFullName

public String getFullName()

Description copied from class: Folder

Returns the full name of this Folder. If the folder resides under the root hierarchy of this Store, the returned name is relative to the root. Otherwise an absolute name, starting with the hierarchy delimiter, is returned.

This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.

Specified by:

getFullName in class Folder

Returns:

full name of the Folder

getParent

public Folder getParent()

Description copied from class: Folder

Returns the parent folder of this folder. This method can be invoked on a closed Folder. If this folder is the top of a folder hierarchy, this method returns null.

Note that since Folder objects are not cached, invoking this method returns a new distinct Folder object.

Specified by:

getParent in class Folder

Returns:

Parent folder

exists

public boolean exists()

Always true for the folder "INBOX", always false for any other name.

Specified by:

exists in class Folder

Returns:

true for INBOX, false otherwise

See Also:

Folder.create(int)

list

public Folder[] list(String pattern)
              throws MessagingException

Always throws MessagingException because no POP3 folders can contain subfolders.

Specified by:

list in class Folder

Parameters:

pattern - the match pattern

Returns:

array of matching Folder objects. An empty array is returned if no matching Folders exist.

Throws:

MessagingException - always

See Also:

Folder.listSubscribed(java.lang.String)

getSeparator

public char getSeparator()

Always returns a NUL character because POP3 doesn't support a hierarchy.

Specified by:

getSeparator in class Folder

Returns:

NUL

getType

public int getType()

Always returns Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES.

Specified by:

getType in class Folder

Returns:

Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES

See Also:

Folder.HOLDS_FOLDERS, Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES

create

public boolean create(int type)
               throws MessagingException

Always returns false; the POP3 protocol doesn't support creating folders.

Specified by:

create in class Folder

Parameters:

type - The type of this folder.

Returns:

false

Throws:

MessagingException

See Also:

Folder.HOLDS_FOLDERS, Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES, FolderEvent

hasNewMessages

public boolean hasNewMessages()
                       throws MessagingException

Always returns false; the POP3 protocol provides no way to determine when a new message arrives.

Specified by:

hasNewMessages in class Folder

Returns:

false

Throws:

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.

MessagingException

getFolder

public Folder getFolder(String name)
                 throws MessagingException

Always throws MessagingException because no POP3 folders can contain subfolders.

Specified by:

getFolder in class Folder

Parameters:

name - name of the Folder

Returns:

Folder object

Throws:

MessagingException - always

delete

public boolean delete(boolean recurse)
               throws MessagingException

Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't allow the INBOX to be deleted.

Specified by:

delete in class Folder

Returns:

true if the Folder is deleted successfully

Throws:

MethodNotSupportedException - always

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist

MessagingException

See Also:

FolderEvent

renameTo

public boolean renameTo(Folder f)
                 throws MessagingException

Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't support multiple folders.

Specified by:

renameTo in class Folder

Parameters:

f - a folder representing the new name for this Folder

Returns:

true if the Folder is renamed successfully

Throws:

MethodNotSupportedException - always

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist

MessagingException

See Also:

FolderEvent

open

public void open(int mode)
          throws MessagingException

Throws FolderNotFoundException unless this folder is named "INBOX".

Specified by:

open in class Folder

Parameters:

mode - open the Folder READ_ONLY or READ_WRITE

Throws:

FolderNotFoundException - if not INBOX

AuthenticationException - authentication failures

MessagingException - other open failures

See Also:

Folder.READ_ONLY, Folder.READ_WRITE, Folder.getType(), ConnectionEvent

close

public void close(boolean expunge)
           throws MessagingException

Description copied from class: Folder

Close this Folder. This method is valid only on open Folders.

A CLOSED ConnectionEvent is delivered to any ConnectionListeners registered on this Folder. Note that the folder is closed even if this method terminates abnormally by throwing a MessagingException.

Specified by:

close in class Folder

Parameters:

expunge - expunges all deleted messages if this flag is true

Throws:

MessagingException

See Also:

ConnectionEvent

isOpen

public boolean isOpen()

Description copied from class: Folder

Indicates whether this Folder is in the 'open' state.

Specified by:

isOpen in class Folder

Returns:

true if this Folder is in the 'open' state.

getPermanentFlags

public Flags getPermanentFlags()

Always returns an empty Flags object because the POP3 protocol doesn't support any permanent flags.

Specified by:

getPermanentFlags in class Folder

Returns:

empty Flags object

getMessageCount

public int getMessageCount()
                    throws MessagingException

Will not change while the folder is open because the POP3 protocol doesn't support notification of new messages arriving in open folders.

Specified by:

getMessageCount in class Folder

Returns:

total number of messages. -1 may be returned by certain implementations if this method is invoked on a closed folder.

Throws:

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.

MessagingException

getMessage

public Message getMessage(int msgno)
                   throws MessagingException

Description copied from class: Folder

Get the Message object corresponding to the given message number. A Message object's message number is the relative position of this Message in its Folder. Messages are numbered starting at 1 through the total number of message in the folder. Note that the message number for a particular Message can change during a session if other messages in the Folder are deleted and the Folder is expunged.

Message objects are light-weight references to the actual message that get filled up on demand. Hence Folder implementations are expected to provide light-weight Message objects.

Unlike Folder objects, repeated calls to getMessage with the same message number will return the same Message object, as long as no messages in this folder have been expunged.

Since message numbers can change within a session if the folder is expunged , clients are advised not to use message numbers as references to messages. Use Message objects instead.

Specified by:

getMessage in class Folder

Parameters:

msgno - the message number

Returns:

the Message object

Throws:

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.

MessagingException

See Also:

Folder.getMessageCount(), Folder.fetch(javax.mail.Message[], javax.mail.FetchProfile)

createMessage

protected POP3Message createMessage(Folder f,
                                    int msgno)
                             throws MessagingException

Throws:

MessagingException

appendMessages

public void appendMessages(Message[] msgs)
                    throws MessagingException

Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't support appending messages.

Specified by:

appendMessages in class Folder

Parameters:

msgs - array of Messages to be appended

Throws:

MethodNotSupportedException - always

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.

MessagingException - if the append failed.

expunge

public Message[] expunge()
                  throws MessagingException

Always throws MethodNotSupportedException because the POP3 protocol doesn't support expunging messages without closing the folder; call the close method with the expunge argument set to true instead.

Specified by:

expunge in class Folder

Returns:

array of expunged Message objects

Throws:

MethodNotSupportedException - always

FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist

MessagingException

See Also:

Message.isExpunged(), MessageCountEvent

fetch

public void fetch(Message[] msgs,
                  FetchProfile fp)
           throws MessagingException

Prefetch information about POP3 messages. If the FetchProfile contains UIDFolder.FetchProfileItem.UID, POP3 UIDs for all messages in the folder are fetched using the POP3 UIDL command. If the FetchProfile contains FetchProfile.Item.ENVELOPE, the headers and size of all messages are fetched using the POP3 TOP and LIST commands.

Overrides:

fetch in class Folder

Parameters:

msgs - fetch items for these messages

fp - the FetchProfile

Throws:

MessagingException

getUID

public String getUID(Message msg)
              throws MessagingException

Return the unique ID string for this message, or null if not available. Uses the POP3 UIDL command.

Returns:

unique ID string

Throws:

MessagingException

getSize

public int getSize()
            throws MessagingException

Return the size of this folder, as was returned by the POP3 STAT command when this folder was opened.

Returns:

folder size

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the folder isn't open

MessagingException

getSizes

public int[] getSizes()
               throws MessagingException

Return the sizes of all messages in this folder, as returned by the POP3 LIST command. Each entry in the array corresponds to a message; entry i corresponds to message number i+1.

Returns:

array of message sizes

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the folder isn't open

MessagingException

Since:

JavaMail 1.3.3

listCommand

public InputStream listCommand()
                        throws MessagingException,
                               IOException

Return the raw results of the POP3 LIST command with no arguments.

Returns:

InputStream containing results

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the folder isn't open

MessagingException

IOException

Since:

JavaMail 1.3.3

finalize

protected void finalize()
                 throws Throwable

Close the folder when we're finalized.

Overrides:

finalize in class Folder

Throws:

Throwable

notifyMessageChangedListeners

protected void notifyMessageChangedListeners(int type,
                                             Message m)

Description copied from class: Folder

Notify all MessageChangedListeners. Folder implementations are expected to use this method to broadcast MessageChanged events.

The provided implementation queues the event into an internal event queue. An event dispatcher thread dequeues events from the queue and dispatches them to registered MessageChangedListeners. Note that the event dispatching occurs in a separate thread, thus avoiding potential deadlock problems.

Overrides:

notifyMessageChangedListeners in class Folder