javax.mail.internet

Class HeaderTokenizer.Token

java.lang.Object

javax.mail.internet.HeaderTokenizer.Token

Enclosing class:

HeaderTokenizer

public static class HeaderTokenizer.Token
extends Object

The Token class represents tokens returned by the HeaderTokenizer.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ATOM Token type indicating an ATOM.
static int	COMMENT Token type indicating a comment.
static int	EOF Token type indicating end of input.
static int	QUOTEDSTRING Token type indicating a quoted string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Token(int type, String value) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getType() Return the type of the token.
String	getValue() Returns the value of the token just read.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ATOM

public static final int ATOM

Token type indicating an ATOM.

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Constant Field Values

QUOTEDSTRING

public static final int QUOTEDSTRING

Token type indicating a quoted string. The value field contains the string without the quotes.

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Constant Field Values

COMMENT

public static final int COMMENT

Token type indicating a comment. The value field contains the comment string without the comment start and end symbols.

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EOF

public static final int EOF

Token type indicating end of input.

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Constructor Detail

Token

public Token(int type,
             String value)

Constructor.

Parameters:

type - Token type

value - Token value

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Return the type of the token. If the token represents a delimiter or a control character, the type is that character itself, converted to an integer. Otherwise, it's value is one of the following:

• ATOM A sequence of ASCII characters delimited by either SPACE, CTL, "(", <"> or the specified SPECIALS
• QUOTEDSTRING A sequence of ASCII characters within quotes
• COMMENT A sequence of ASCII characters within "(" and ")".
• EOF End of header

Returns:

the token type

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns the value of the token just read. When the current token is a quoted string, this field contains the body of the string, without the quotes. When the current token is a comment, this field contains the body of the comment.

Returns:

token value