javax.mail.search

Class DateTerm

java.lang.Object

javax.mail.search.SearchTerm

javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm

javax.mail.search.DateTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ReceivedDateTerm, SentDateTerm

public abstract class DateTerm
extends ComparisonTerm

This class implements comparisons for Dates

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Date	date The date.

Fields inherited from class javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	DateTerm(int comparison, Date date) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Equality comparison.
int	getComparison() Return the type of comparison.
Date	getDate() Return the Date to compare with.
int	hashCode() Compute a hashCode for this object.
protected boolean	match(Date d) The date comparison method.

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.search.SearchTerm

match

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

date

protected Date date

The date.

Constructor Detail

DateTerm

protected DateTerm(int comparison,
                   Date date)

Constructor.

Parameters:

comparison - the comparison type

date - The Date to be compared against

Method Detail

getDate

public Date getDate()

Return the Date to compare with.

Returns:

the date

getComparison

public int getComparison()

Return the type of comparison.

Returns:

the comparison type

match

protected boolean match(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

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Equality comparison.

Overrides:

equals in class ComparisonTerm

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Compute a hashCode for this object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class ComparisonTerm