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package javax.mail.internet;

import javax.mail.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

This class represents a MIME Content-Type value. It provides methods to parse a Content-Type string into individual components and to generate a MIME style Content-Type string.
Author: John Mani
/** * This class represents a MIME Content-Type value. It provides * methods to parse a Content-Type string into individual components * and to generate a MIME style Content-Type string. * * @author John Mani */
public class ContentType { private String primaryType; // primary type private String subType; // subtype private ParameterList list; // parameter list
No-arg Constructor.
/** * No-arg Constructor. */
public ContentType() { }
Constructor.
Params:
  • primaryType – primary type
  • subType – subType
  • list – ParameterList
/** * Constructor. * * @param primaryType primary type * @param subType subType * @param list ParameterList */
public ContentType(String primaryType, String subType, ParameterList list) { this.primaryType = primaryType; this.subType = subType; this.list = list; }
Constructor that takes a Content-Type string. The String is parsed into its constituents: primaryType, subType and parameters. A ParseException is thrown if the parse fails.
Params:
  • s – the Content-Type string.
Throws:
/** * Constructor that takes a Content-Type string. The String * is parsed into its constituents: primaryType, subType * and parameters. A ParseException is thrown if the parse fails. * * @param s the Content-Type string. * @exception ParseException if the parse fails. */
public ContentType(String s) throws ParseException { HeaderTokenizer h = new HeaderTokenizer(s, HeaderTokenizer.MIME); HeaderTokenizer.Token tk; // First "type" .. tk = h.next(); if (tk.getType() != HeaderTokenizer.Token.ATOM) throw new ParseException("In Content-Type string <" + s + ">" + ", expected MIME type, got " + tk.getValue()); primaryType = tk.getValue(); // The '/' separator .. tk = h.next(); if ((char)tk.getType() != '/') throw new ParseException("In Content-Type string <" + s + ">" + ", expected '/', got " + tk.getValue()); // Then "subType" .. tk = h.next(); if (tk.getType() != HeaderTokenizer.Token.ATOM) throw new ParseException("In Content-Type string <" + s + ">" + ", expected MIME subtype, got " + tk.getValue()); subType = tk.getValue(); // Finally parameters .. String rem = h.getRemainder(); if (rem != null) list = new ParameterList(rem); }
Return the primary type.
Returns:the primary type
/** * Return the primary type. * @return the primary type */
public String getPrimaryType() { return primaryType; }
Return the subType.
Returns:the subType
/** * Return the subType. * @return the subType */
public String getSubType() { return subType; }
Return the MIME type string, without the parameters. The returned value is basically the concatenation of the primaryType, the '/' character and the secondaryType.
Returns:the type
/** * Return the MIME type string, without the parameters. * The returned value is basically the concatenation of * the primaryType, the '/' character and the secondaryType. * * @return the type */
public String getBaseType() { if (primaryType == null || subType == null) return ""; return primaryType + '/' + subType; }
Return the specified parameter value. Returns null if this parameter is absent.
Params:
  • name – the parameter name
Returns: parameter value
/** * Return the specified parameter value. Returns <code>null</code> * if this parameter is absent. * * @param name the parameter name * @return parameter value */
public String getParameter(String name) { if (list == null) return null; return list.get(name); }
Return a ParameterList object that holds all the available parameters. Returns null if no parameters are available.
Returns: ParameterList
/** * Return a ParameterList object that holds all the available * parameters. Returns null if no parameters are available. * * @return ParameterList */
public ParameterList getParameterList() { return list; }
Set the primary type. Overrides existing primary type.
Params:
  • primaryType – primary type
/** * Set the primary type. Overrides existing primary type. * @param primaryType primary type */
public void setPrimaryType(String primaryType) { this.primaryType = primaryType; }
Set the subType. Replaces the existing subType.
Params:
  • subType – the subType
/** * Set the subType. Replaces the existing subType. * @param subType the subType */
public void setSubType(String subType) { this.subType = subType; }
Set the specified parameter. If this parameter already exists, it is replaced by this new value.
Params:
  • name – parameter name
  • value – parameter value
/** * Set the specified parameter. If this parameter already exists, * it is replaced by this new value. * * @param name parameter name * @param value parameter value */
public void setParameter(String name, String value) { if (list == null) list = new ParameterList(); list.set(name, value); }
Set a new ParameterList.
Params:
  • list – ParameterList
/** * Set a new ParameterList. * @param list ParameterList */
public void setParameterList(ParameterList list) { this.list = list; }
Retrieve a RFC2045 style string representation of this Content-Type. Returns an empty string if the conversion failed.
Returns: RFC2045 style string
/** * Retrieve a RFC2045 style string representation of * this Content-Type. Returns an empty string if * the conversion failed. * * @return RFC2045 style string */
@Override public String toString() { if (primaryType == null || subType == null) // need both return ""; StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append(primaryType).append('/').append(subType); if (list != null) // append the parameter list // use the length of the string buffer + the length of // the header name formatted as follows "Content-Type: " sb.append(list.toString(sb.length() + 14)); return sb.toString(); }
Match with the specified ContentType object. This method compares only the primaryType and subType . The parameters of both operands are ignored.

For example, this method will return true when comparing the ContentTypes for "text/plain" and "text/plain; charset=foobar". If the subType of either operand is the special character '*', then the subtype is ignored during the match. For example, this method will return true when comparing the ContentTypes for "text/plain" and "text/*"

Params:
  • cType – ContentType to compare this against
Returns: true if it matches
/** * Match with the specified ContentType object. This method * compares <strong>only the <code>primaryType</code> and * <code>subType</code> </strong>. The parameters of both operands * are ignored. <p> * * For example, this method will return <code>true</code> when * comparing the ContentTypes for <strong>"text/plain"</strong> * and <strong>"text/plain; charset=foobar"</strong>. * * If the <code>subType</code> of either operand is the special * character '*', then the subtype is ignored during the match. * For example, this method will return <code>true</code> when * comparing the ContentTypes for <strong>"text/plain"</strong> * and <strong>"text/*" </strong> * * @param cType ContentType to compare this against * @return true if it matches */
public boolean match(ContentType cType) { // Match primaryType if (!((primaryType == null && cType.getPrimaryType() == null) || (primaryType != null && primaryType.equalsIgnoreCase(cType.getPrimaryType())))) return false; String sType = cType.getSubType(); // If either one of the subTypes is wildcarded, return true if ((subType != null && subType.startsWith("*")) || (sType != null && sType.startsWith("*"))) return true; // Match subType return (subType == null && sType == null) || (subType != null && subType.equalsIgnoreCase(sType)); }
Match with the specified content-type string. This method compares only the primaryType and subType . The parameters of both operands are ignored.

For example, this method will return true when comparing the ContentType for "text/plain" with "text/plain; charset=foobar". If the subType of either operand is the special character '*', then the subtype is ignored during the match. For example, this method will return true when comparing the ContentType for "text/plain" with "text/*"

Params:
  • s – the content-type string to match
Returns: true if it matches
/** * Match with the specified content-type string. This method * compares <strong>only the <code>primaryType</code> and * <code>subType</code> </strong>. * The parameters of both operands are ignored. <p> * * For example, this method will return <code>true</code> when * comparing the ContentType for <strong>"text/plain"</strong> * with <strong>"text/plain; charset=foobar"</strong>. * * If the <code>subType</code> of either operand is the special * character '*', then the subtype is ignored during the match. * For example, this method will return <code>true</code> when * comparing the ContentType for <strong>"text/plain"</strong> * with <strong>"text/*" </strong> * * @param s the content-type string to match * @return true if it matches */
public boolean match(String s) { try { return match(new ContentType(s)); } catch (ParseException pex) { return false; } } }