SearchTerm (Jakarta EE Platform API)

java.lang.Object
- jakarta.mail.search.SearchTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddressTerm, AndTerm, ComparisonTerm, FlagTerm, NotTerm, OrTerm, StringTerm
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public abstract class SearchTerm
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Search criteria are expressed as a tree of search-terms, forming a parse-tree for the search expression.
Search-terms are represented by this class. This is an abstract class; subclasses implement specific match methods.
Search terms are serializable, which allows storing a search term between sessions. Warning: Serialized objects of this class may not be compatible with future Jakarta Mail API releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage.

Author:

Bill Shannon, John Mani

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SearchTerm()
Creates a default SearchTerm.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`match(Message msg)`	This method applies a specific match criterion to the given message and returns the result.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - SearchTerm
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public SearchTerm()
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    Creates a default SearchTerm.
- Method Detail
  - match
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public abstract boolean match(Message msg)
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    This method applies a specific match criterion to the given message and returns the result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    msg - The match criterion is applied on this message
    
    Returns:
    
    true, it the match succeeds, false if the match fails