Multipart

java.lang.Object
- javax.mail.Multipart

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimeMultipart
```
public abstract class Multipart
extends java.lang.Object
```
Multipart is a container that holds multiple body parts. Multipart provides methods to retrieve and set its subparts.
Multipart also acts as the base class for the content object returned by most Multipart DataContentHandlers. For example, invoking getContent() on a DataHandler whose source is a "multipart/signed" data source may return an appropriate subclass of Multipart.
Some messaging systems provide different subtypes of Multiparts. For example, MIME specifies a set of subtypes that include "alternative", "mixed", "related", "parallel", "signed", etc.
Multipart is an abstract class. Subclasses provide actual implementations.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected java.lang.String`	`contentType` This field specifies the content-type of this multipart object.
`protected Part`	`parent` The `Part` containing this `Multipart`, if known.
`protected java.util.Vector<BodyPart>`	`parts` Vector of BodyPart objects.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected Multipart()
Default constructor.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Multipart()` Default constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addBodyPart(BodyPart part)` Adds a Part to the multipart.
`void`	`addBodyPart(BodyPart part, int index)` Adds a BodyPart at position `index`.
`BodyPart`	`getBodyPart(int index)` Get the specified Part.
`java.lang.String`	`getContentType()` Return the content-type of this Multipart.
`int`	`getCount()` Return the number of enclosed BodyPart objects.
`Part`	`getParent()` Return the `Part` that contains this `Multipart` object, or `null` if not known.
`boolean`	`removeBodyPart(BodyPart part)` Remove the specified part from the multipart message.
`void`	`removeBodyPart(int index)` Remove the part at specified location (starting from 0).
`protected void`	`setMultipartDataSource(MultipartDataSource mp)` Setup this Multipart object from the given MultipartDataSource.
`void`	`setParent(Part parent)` Set the parent of this `Multipart` to be the specified `Part`.
`abstract void`	`writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os)` Output an appropriately encoded bytestream to the given OutputStream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - parts
```
protected java.util.Vector<BodyPart> parts
```
    Vector of BodyPart objects.
  - contentType
```
protected java.lang.String contentType
```
    This field specifies the content-type of this multipart object. It defaults to "multipart/mixed".
  - parent
```
protected Part parent
```
    The Part containing this Multipart, if known.
    
    Since:
    
    JavaMail 1.1
- Constructor Detail
  - Multipart
```
protected Multipart()
```
    Default constructor. An empty Multipart object is created.
- Method Detail
  - setMultipartDataSource
```
protected void setMultipartDataSource(MultipartDataSource mp)
                               throws MessagingException
```
    Setup this Multipart object from the given MultipartDataSource.
    The method adds the MultipartDataSource's BodyPart objects into this Multipart. This Multipart's contentType is set to that of the MultipartDataSource.
    This method is typically used in those cases where one has a multipart data source that has already been pre-parsed into the individual body parts (for example, an IMAP datasource), but needs to create an appropriate Multipart subclass that represents a specific multipart subtype.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mp - Multipart datasource
    
    Throws:
    
    MessagingException - for failures
  - getContentType
```
public java.lang.String getContentType()
```
    Return the content-type of this Multipart.
    This implementation just returns the value of the contentType field.
    
    Returns:
    
    content-type
    
    See Also:
    
    contentType
  - getCount
```
public int getCount()
             throws MessagingException
```
    Return the number of enclosed BodyPart objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    number of parts
    
    Throws:
    
    MessagingException - for failures
    
    See Also:
    
    parts
  - getBodyPart
```
public BodyPart getBodyPart(int index)
                     throws MessagingException
```
    Get the specified Part. Parts are numbered starting at 0.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index of the desired Part
    
    Returns:
    
    the Part
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the given index is out of range.
    
    MessagingException - for other failures
  - removeBodyPart
```
public boolean removeBodyPart(BodyPart part)
                       throws MessagingException
```
    Remove the specified part from the multipart message. Shifts all the parts after the removed part down one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    part - The part to remove
    
    Returns:
    
    true if part removed, false otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    MessagingException - if no such Part exists
    
    IllegalWriteException - if the underlying implementation does not support modification of existing values
  - removeBodyPart
```
public void removeBodyPart(int index)
                    throws MessagingException
```
    Remove the part at specified location (starting from 0). Shifts all the parts after the removed part down one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - Index of the part to remove
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the given index is out of range.
    
    IllegalWriteException - if the underlying implementation does not support modification of existing values
    
    MessagingException - for other failures
  - addBodyPart
```
public void addBodyPart(BodyPart part)
                 throws MessagingException
```
    Adds a Part to the multipart. The BodyPart is appended to the list of existing Parts.
    
    Parameters:
    
    part - The Part to be appended
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalWriteException - if the underlying implementation does not support modification of existing values
    
    MessagingException - for other failures
  - addBodyPart
```
public void addBodyPart(BodyPart part,
                        int index)
                 throws MessagingException
```
    Adds a BodyPart at position index. If index is not the last one in the list, the subsequent parts are shifted up. If index is larger than the number of parts present, the BodyPart is appended to the end.
    
    Parameters:
    
    part - The BodyPart to be inserted
    
    index - Location where to insert the part
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalWriteException - if the underlying implementation does not support modification of existing values
    
    MessagingException - for other failures
  - writeTo
```
public abstract void writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os)
                      throws java.io.IOException,
                             MessagingException
```
    Output an appropriately encoded bytestream to the given OutputStream. The implementation subclass decides the appropriate encoding algorithm to be used. The bytestream is typically used for sending.
    
    Parameters:
    
    os - the stream to write to
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an IO related exception occurs
    
    MessagingException - for other failures
  - getParent
```
public Part getParent()
```
    Return the Part that contains this Multipart object, or null if not known.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent Part
    
    Since:
    
    JavaMail 1.1
  - setParent
```
public void setParent(Part parent)
```
    Set the parent of this Multipart to be the specified Part. Normally called by the Message or BodyPart setContent(Multipart) method. parent may be null if the Multipart is being removed from its containing Part.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent Part
    
    Since:
    
    JavaMail 1.1

Class Multipart

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

parts

contentType

parent

Constructor Detail

Multipart

Method Detail

setMultipartDataSource

getContentType

getCount

getBodyPart

removeBodyPart

removeBodyPart

addBodyPart

addBodyPart

writeTo

getParent

setParent