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javax.mail
Class Provider

java.lang.Object
 extended by javax.mail.Provider

public class Provider
extends java.lang.Object
extends java.lang.Object

The Provider is a class that describes a protocol implementation. The values typically come from the javamail.providers and javamail.default.providers resource files. An application may also create and register a Provider object to dynamically add support for a new provider.

Author:: Max Spivak, Bill Shannon

Nested Class Summary
`static class`	`Provider.Type` This inner class defines the Provider type.

Constructor Summary
`Provider(Provider.Type type, java.lang.String protocol, java.lang.String classname, java.lang.String vendor, java.lang.String version)` Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol.

Method Summary
`java.lang.String`	`getClassName()` Returns name of the class that implements the protocol
`java.lang.String`	`getProtocol()` Returns the protocol supported by this Provider
`Provider.Type`	`getType()` Returns the type of this Provider
`java.lang.String`	`getVendor()` Returns name of vendor associated with this implementation or null
`java.lang.String`	`getVersion()` Returns version of this implementation or null if no version
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Overrides Object.toString()

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

Constructor Detail

Provider

public Provider(Provider.Type type,
 java.lang.String protocol,
 java.lang.String classname,
 java.lang.String vendor,
 java.lang.String version)

Create a new provider of the specified type for the specified protocol. The specified class implements the provider.

Parameters:: type - Type.STORE or Type.TRANSPORT; protocol - valid protocol for the type; classname - class name that implements this protocol; vendor - optional string identifying the vendor (may be null); version - optional implementation version string (may be null)
Since:: JavaMail 1.4

Method Detail

getType

public Provider.Type getType()

Returns the type of this Provider

getProtocol

public java.lang.String getProtocol()

Returns the protocol supported by this Provider

getClassName

public java.lang.String getClassName()

Returns name of the class that implements the protocol

getVendor

public java.lang.String getVendor()

Returns name of vendor associated with this implementation or null

getVersion

public java.lang.String getVersion()

Returns version of this implementation or null if no version

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides Object.toString()

Overrides:: toString in class java.lang.Object