javax.mail.event

Class MessageCountEvent


public class MessageCountEvent
extends MailEvent

This class notifies changes in the number of messages in a folder.

Note that some folder types may only deliver MessageCountEvents at certain times or after certain operations. IMAP in particular will only notify the client of MessageCountEvents when a client issues a new command. Refer to RFC 2060 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2060.txt for details. A client may want "poll" the folder by occasionally calling the getMessageCount or isConnected methods to solicit any such notifications.

Field Summary

static int
ADDED
The messages were added to their folder
static int
REMOVED
The messages were removed from their folder
protected Message[]
msgs
The messages.
protected boolean
removed
If true, this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, and the messages in this folder have been renumbered to account for this.
protected int
type
The event type.

Constructor Summary

MessageCountEvent(Folder source, int type, boolean removed, Message[] msgs)
Constructor.

Method Summary

void
dispatch(Object listener)
Invokes the appropriate MessageCountListener method.
Message[]
getMessages()
Return the array of messages added or removed.
int
getType()
Return the type of this event.
boolean
isRemoved()
Indicates whether this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, or due to an expunge from external sources.

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.event.MailEvent

dispatch

Field Details

ADDED

public static final int ADDED
The messages were added to their folder

Field Value:
1


REMOVED

public static final int REMOVED
The messages were removed from their folder

Field Value:
2


msgs

protected Message[] msgs
The messages.


removed

protected boolean removed
If true, this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, and the messages in this folder have been renumbered to account for this. If false, this event is the result of an expunge by external sources.


type

protected int type
The event type.

Constructor Details

MessageCountEvent

public MessageCountEvent(Folder source,
                         int type,
                         boolean removed,
                         Message[] msgs)
Constructor.

Parameters:
source - The containing folder
type - The event type
removed - If true, this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, and the messages in this folder have been renumbered to account for this. If false, this event is the result of an expunge by external sources.
msgs - The messages added/removed

Method Details

dispatch

public void dispatch(Object listener)
Invokes the appropriate MessageCountListener method.
Overrides:
dispatch in interface MailEvent


getMessages

public Message[] getMessages()
Return the array of messages added or removed.


getType

public int getType()
Return the type of this event.


isRemoved

public boolean isRemoved()
Indicates whether this event is the result of an explicit expunge by this client, or due to an expunge from external sources. If true, this event is due to an explicit expunge and hence all remaining messages in this folder have been renumbered. If false, this event is due to an external expunge.

Note that this method is valid only if the type of this event is REMOVED