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package javax.mail.search;

import javax.mail.Address;

/**
 * A Term that compares two Addresses as Strings.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public abstract class AddressStringTerm extends StringTerm {
	
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3086821234204980368L;
	
    /**
     * Constructor.
     * @param pattern the pattern to be compared
     */
    protected AddressStringTerm(final String pattern) {
        super(pattern);
    }

    /**
     * Tests if the patterm associated with this Term is a substring of
     * the address in the supplied object.
     *
     * @param address
     * @return
     */
    protected boolean match(final Address address) {
        return match(address.toString());
    }
}