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*/
package javax.mail;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* This abstract class models the addresses in a message.
* Subclasses provide specific implementations. Subclasses
* will typically be serializable so that (for example) the
* use of Address objects in search terms can be serialized
* along with the search terms.
*
* @author John Mani
* @author Bill Shannon
*/
public abstract class Address implements Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = -5822459626751992278L;
/**
* Return a type string that identifies this address type.
*
* @return address type
* @see javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress
*/
public abstract String getType();
/**
* Return a String representation of this address object.
*
* @return string representation of this address
*/
@Override
public abstract String toString();
/**
* The equality operator. Subclasses should provide an
* implementation of this method that supports value equality
* (do the two Address objects represent the same destination?),
* not object reference equality. A subclass must also provide
* a corresponding implementation of the hashCode
* method that preserves the general contract of
* equals and hashCode - objects that
* compare as equal must have the same hashCode.
*
* @param address Address object
*/
@Override
public abstract boolean equals(Object address);
}