Module jakarta.mail
Package com.sun.mail.pop3

Class DefaultFolder

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.AutoCloseable
    public class DefaultFolder
extends Folder
    The POP3 DefaultFolder. Only contains the "INBOX" folder.
    Author:
    Christopher Cotton

    • Method Detail

      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Returns the name of this Folder.

        This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.

        Specified by:
        getName in class Folder
        Returns:
        name of the Folder

      • getFullName

        public java.lang.String getFullName()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Returns the full name of this Folder. If the folder resides under the root hierarchy of this Store, the returned name is relative to the root. Otherwise an absolute name, starting with the hierarchy delimiter, is returned.

        This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.

        Specified by:
        getFullName in class Folder
        Returns:
        full name of the Folder

      • getParent

        public Folder getParent()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Returns the parent folder of this folder. This method can be invoked on a closed Folder. If this folder is the top of a folder hierarchy, this method returns null.

        Note that since Folder objects are not cached, invoking this method returns a new distinct Folder object.

        Specified by:
        getParent in class Folder
        Returns:
        Parent folder

      • exists

        public boolean exists()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Tests if this folder physically exists on the Store. This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.
        Specified by:
        exists in class Folder
        Returns:
        true if the folder exists, otherwise false
        See Also:
        Folder.create(int)

      • list

        public Folder[] list​(java.lang.String pattern)
              throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Returns a list of Folders belonging to this Folder's namespace that match the specified pattern. Patterns may contain the wildcard characters "%", which matches any character except hierarchy delimiters, and "*", which matches any character.

        As an example, given the folder hierarchy: 

            Personal/
       Finance/
          Stocks
          Bonus
          StockOptions
       Jokes
        list("*") on "Personal" will return the whole hierarchy.
        list("%") on "Personal" will return "Finance" and "Jokes".
        list("Jokes") on "Personal" will return "Jokes".
        list("Stock*") on "Finance" will return "Stocks" and "StockOptions".

        Folder objects are not cached by the Store, so invoking this method on the same pattern multiple times will return that many distinct Folder objects.

        This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.

        Specified by:
        list in class Folder
        Parameters:
        pattern - the match pattern
        Returns:
        array of matching Folder objects. An empty array is returned if no matching Folders exist.
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        Folder.listSubscribed(java.lang.String)

      • getSeparator

        public char getSeparator()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Return the delimiter character that separates this Folder's pathname from the names of immediate subfolders. This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.
        Specified by:
        getSeparator in class Folder
        Returns:
        Hierarchy separator character

      • getType

        public int getType()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Returns the type of this Folder, that is, whether this folder can hold messages or subfolders or both. The returned value is an integer bitfield with the appropriate bits set. This method can be invoked on a closed folder.
        Specified by:
        getType in class Folder
        Returns:
        integer with appropriate bits set
        See Also:
        Folder.HOLDS_FOLDERS, Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES

      • create

        public boolean create​(int type)
               throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Create this folder on the Store. When this folder is created, any folders in its path that do not exist are also created.

        If the creation is successful, a CREATED FolderEvent is delivered to any FolderListeners registered on this Folder and this Store.

        Specified by:
        create in class Folder
        Parameters:
        type - The type of this folder.
        Returns:
        true if the creation succeeds, else false.
        Throws:
        MessagingException - for failures
        See Also:
        Folder.HOLDS_FOLDERS, Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES, FolderEvent

      • hasNewMessages

        public boolean hasNewMessages()
                       throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Returns true if this Folder has new messages since the last time this indication was reset. When this indication is set or reset depends on the Folder implementation (and in the case of IMAP, depends on the server). This method can be used to implement a lightweight "check for new mail" operation on a Folder without opening it. (For example, a thread that monitors a mailbox and flags when it has new mail.) This method should indicate whether any messages in the Folder have the RECENT flag set.

        Note that this is not an incremental check for new mail, i.e., it cannot be used to determine whether any new messages have arrived since the last time this method was invoked. To implement incremental checks, the Folder needs to be opened.

        This method can be invoked on a closed Folder that can contain Messages.

        Specified by:
        hasNewMessages in class Folder
        Returns:
        true if the Store has new Messages
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.
        MessagingException - for other failures

      • getFolder

        public Folder getFolder​(java.lang.String name)
                 throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Return the Folder object corresponding to the given name. Note that this folder does not physically have to exist in the Store. The exists() method on a Folder indicates whether it really exists on the Store.

        In some Stores, name can be an absolute path if it starts with the hierarchy delimiter. Otherwise, it is interpreted relative to this Folder.

        Folder objects are not cached by the Store, so invoking this method on the same name multiple times will return that many distinct Folder objects.

        This method can be invoked on a closed Folder.

        Specified by:
        getFolder in class Folder
        Parameters:
        name - name of the Folder
        Returns:
        Folder object
        Throws:
        MessagingException - for failures

      • delete

        public boolean delete​(boolean recurse)
               throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Delete this Folder. This method will succeed only on a closed Folder.

        The recurse flag controls whether the deletion affects subfolders or not. If true, all subfolders are deleted, then this folder itself is deleted. If false, the behaviour is dependent on the folder type and is elaborated below:

        • The folder can contain only messages: (type == HOLDS_MESSAGES).
          All messages within the folder are removed. The folder itself is then removed. An appropriate FolderEvent is generated by the Store and this folder.
        • The folder can contain only subfolders: (type == HOLDS_FOLDERS).
          If this folder is empty (does not contain any subfolders at all), it is removed. An appropriate FolderEvent is generated by the Store and this folder.
          If this folder contains any subfolders, the delete fails and returns false.
        • The folder can contain subfolders as well as messages:
          If the folder is empty (no messages or subfolders), it is removed. If the folder contains no subfolders, but only messages, then all messages are removed. The folder itself is then removed. In both the above cases, an appropriate FolderEvent is generated by the Store and this folder.

          If the folder contains subfolders there are 3 possible choices an implementation is free to do:

          1. The operation fails, irrespective of whether this folder contains messages or not. Some implementations might elect to go with this simple approach. The delete() method returns false.
          2. Any messages within the folder are removed. Subfolders are not removed. The folder itself is not removed or affected in any manner. The delete() method returns true. And the exists() method on this folder will return true indicating that this folder still exists.
            An appropriate FolderEvent is generated by the Store and this folder.
          3. Any messages within the folder are removed. Subfolders are not removed. The folder itself changes its type from HOLDS_FOLDERS | HOLDS_MESSAGES to HOLDS_FOLDERS. Thus new messages cannot be added to this folder, but new subfolders can be created underneath. The delete() method returns true indicating success. The exists() method on this folder will return true indicating that this folder still exists.
            An appropriate FolderEvent is generated by the Store and this folder.
        Specified by:
        delete in class Folder
        Parameters:
        recurse - also delete subfolders?
        Returns:
        true if the Folder is deleted successfully
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        FolderEvent

      • renameTo

        public boolean renameTo​(Folder f)
                 throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Rename this Folder. This method will succeed only on a closed Folder.

        If the rename is successful, a RENAMED FolderEvent is delivered to FolderListeners registered on this folder and its containing Store.

        Specified by:
        renameTo in class Folder
        Parameters:
        f - a folder representing the new name for this Folder
        Returns:
        true if the Folder is renamed successfully
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        FolderEvent

      • open

        public void open​(int mode)
          throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Open this Folder. This method is valid only on Folders that can contain Messages and that are closed.

        If this folder is opened successfully, an OPENED ConnectionEvent is delivered to any ConnectionListeners registered on this Folder.

        The effect of opening multiple connections to the same folder on a specifc Store is implementation dependent. Some implementations allow multiple readers, but only one writer. Others allow multiple writers as well as readers.

        Specified by:
        open in class Folder
        Parameters:
        mode - open the Folder READ_ONLY or READ_WRITE
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        Folder.READ_ONLY, Folder.READ_WRITE, Folder.getType(), ConnectionEvent

      • close

        public void close​(boolean expunge)
           throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Close this Folder. This method is valid only on open Folders.

        A CLOSED ConnectionEvent is delivered to any ConnectionListeners registered on this Folder. Note that the folder is closed even if this method terminates abnormally by throwing a MessagingException.

        Specified by:
        close in class Folder
        Parameters:
        expunge - expunges all deleted messages if this flag is true
        Throws:
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        ConnectionEvent

      • isOpen

        public boolean isOpen()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Indicates whether this Folder is in the 'open' state.
        Specified by:
        isOpen in class Folder
        Returns:
        true if this Folder is in the 'open' state.

      • getPermanentFlags

        public Flags getPermanentFlags()
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Get the permanent flags supported by this Folder. Returns a Flags object that contains all the flags supported.

        The special flag Flags.Flag.USER indicates that this Folder supports arbitrary user-defined flags.

        The supported permanent flags for a folder may not be available until the folder is opened.

        Specified by:
        getPermanentFlags in class Folder
        Returns:
        permanent flags, or null if not known

      • getMessageCount

        public int getMessageCount()
                    throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Get total number of messages in this Folder.

        This method can be invoked on a closed folder. However, note that for some folder implementations, getting the total message count can be an expensive operation involving actually opening the folder. In such cases, a provider can choose not to support this functionality in the closed state, in which case this method must return -1.

        Clients invoking this method on a closed folder must be aware that this is a potentially expensive operation. Clients must also be prepared to handle a return value of -1 in this case.

        Specified by:
        getMessageCount in class Folder
        Returns:
        total number of messages. -1 may be returned by certain implementations if this method is invoked on a closed folder.
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.
        MessagingException - for other failures

      • getMessage

        public Message getMessage​(int msgno)
                   throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Get the Message object corresponding to the given message number. A Message object's message number is the relative position of this Message in its Folder. Messages are numbered starting at 1 through the total number of message in the folder. Note that the message number for a particular Message can change during a session if other messages in the Folder are deleted and the Folder is expunged.

        Message objects are light-weight references to the actual message that get filled up on demand. Hence Folder implementations are expected to provide light-weight Message objects.

        Unlike Folder objects, repeated calls to getMessage with the same message number will return the same Message object, as long as no messages in this folder have been expunged.

        Since message numbers can change within a session if the folder is expunged , clients are advised not to use message numbers as references to messages. Use Message objects instead.

        Specified by:
        getMessage in class Folder
        Parameters:
        msgno - the message number
        Returns:
        the Message object
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        Folder.getMessageCount(), Folder.fetch(javax.mail.Message[], javax.mail.FetchProfile)

      • appendMessages

        public void appendMessages​(Message[] msgs)
                    throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Append given Messages to this folder. This method can be invoked on a closed Folder. An appropriate MessageCountEvent is delivered to any MessageCountListener registered on this folder when the messages arrive in the folder.

        Folder implementations must not abort this operation if a Message in the given message array turns out to be an expunged Message.

        Specified by:
        appendMessages in class Folder
        Parameters:
        msgs - array of Messages to be appended
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist.
        MessagingException - if the append failed.

      • expunge

        public Message[] expunge()
                  throws MessagingException
        Description copied from class: Folder
        Expunge (permanently remove) messages marked DELETED. Returns an array containing the expunged message objects. The getMessageNumber method on each of these message objects returns that Message's original (that is, prior to the expunge) sequence number. A MessageCountEvent containing the expunged messages is delivered to any MessageCountListeners registered on the folder.

        Expunge causes the renumbering of Message objects subsequent to the expunged messages. Clients that use message numbers as references to messages should be aware of this and should be prepared to deal with the situation (probably by flushing out existing message number caches and reloading them). Because of this complexity, it is better for clients to use Message objects as references to messages, rather than message numbers. Any expunged Messages objects still have to be pruned, but other Messages in that folder are not affected by the expunge.

        After a message is expunged, only the isExpunged and getMessageNumber methods are still valid on the corresponding Message object; other methods may throw MessageRemovedException

        Specified by:
        expunge in class Folder
        Returns:
        array of expunged Message objects
        Throws:
        FolderNotFoundException - if this folder does not exist
        MessagingException - for other failures
        See Also:
        Message.isExpunged(), MessageCountEvent