javax.mail.internet
class MimePartDataSource

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataSource, MessageAware

Direct Known Subclasses:

IMAPMultipartDataSource

public class MimePartDataSource
extends Object
implements DataSource, MessageAware

A utility class that implements a DataSource out of a MimePart. This class is primarily meant for service providers.

See Also (auto-generated):

Session

Realm

Factory

part

protected MimePart part

The MimePart that provides the data for this DataSource.

MimePartDataSource

public MimePartDataSource(MimePart part)

Constructor, that constructs a DataSource from a MimePart.

Parameters:

part

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Returns the content-type of this DataSource.

This implementation just invokes the getContentType method on the MimePart.

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream()
                           throws IOException

Returns an input stream from this MimePart.

This method applies the appropriate transfer-decoding, based on the Content-Transfer-Encoding attribute of this MimePart. Thus the returned input stream is a decoded stream of bytes.

This implementation obtains the raw content from the Part using the getContentStream() method and decodes it using the MimeUtility.decode() method.

Returns:

decoded input stream

Throws:

IOException

getMessageContext

public synchronized MessageContext getMessageContext()

Return the MessageContext for the current part.

getName

public String getName()

DataSource method to return a name.

This implementation just returns an empty string.

getOutputStream

public OutputStream getOutputStream()
                             throws IOException

DataSource method to return an output stream.

This implementation throws the UnknownServiceException.

Throws:

IOException