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package jakarta.mail;
import jakarta.mail.util.StreamProvider;
/**
* This class models a Part that is contained within a Multipart.
* This is an abstract class. Subclasses provide actual implementations.
*
* BodyPart implements the Part interface. Thus, it contains a set of
* attributes and a "content".
*
* @author John Mani
* @author Bill Shannon
*/
public abstract class BodyPart implements Part {
/**
* The Multipart object containing this BodyPart,
* if known.
* @since JavaMail 1.1
*/
protected Multipart parent;
/**
* Instance of stream provider.
*
* @since JavaMail 2.1
*/
protected final StreamProvider streamProvider = StreamProvider.provider();
/**
* Creates a default {@code BodyPart}.
*/
public BodyPart() {
}
/**
* Return the containing Multipart object,
* or null if not known.
*
* @return the parent Multipart
*/
public Multipart getParent() {
return parent;
}
/**
* Set the parent of this BodyPart to be the specified
* Multipart. Normally called by Multipart's
* addBodyPart method. parent may be
* null if the BodyPart is being removed
* from its containing Multipart.
* @since JavaMail 1.1
*/
void setParent(Multipart parent) {
this.parent = parent;
}
}