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package javax.mail.search;

import java.io.Serializable;

import javax.mail.Message;

/**
 * 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 * @author John Mani */ public abstract class SearchTerm implements Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = -6652358452205992789L; /** * This method applies a specific match criterion to the given * message and returns the result. * * @param msg The match criterion is applied on this message * @return true, it the match succeeds, false if the match fails */ public abstract boolean match(Message msg); }





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