Class MultiPartEmail

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.mail.Email
org.apache.commons.mail.MultiPartEmail
Direct Known Subclasses:
HtmlEmail

public class MultiPartEmail extends Email
A multipart email.

This class is used to send multi-part internet email like messages with attachments.

To create a multi-part email, call the default constructor and then you can call setMsg() to set the message and call the different attach() methods.

Since:
1.0
  • Constructor Details

    • MultiPartEmail

      public MultiPartEmail()
  • Method Details

    • setSubType

      public void setSubType(String aSubType)
      Set the MIME subtype of the email.
      Parameters:
      aSubType - MIME subtype of the email
      Since:
      1.0
    • getSubType

      public String getSubType()
      Get the MIME subtype of the email.
      Returns:
      MIME subtype of the email
      Since:
      1.0
    • addPart

      public Email addPart(String partContent, String partContentType) throws EmailException
      Add a new part to the email.
      Parameters:
      partContent - The content.
      partContentType - The content type.
      Returns:
      An Email.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • addPart

      public Email addPart(MimeMultipart multipart) throws EmailException
      Add a new part to the email.
      Parameters:
      multipart - The MimeMultipart.
      Returns:
      An Email.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • addPart

      public Email addPart(MimeMultipart multipart, int index) throws EmailException
      Add a new part to the email.
      Parameters:
      multipart - The part to add.
      index - The index to add at.
      Returns:
      The email.
      Throws:
      EmailException - An error occurred while adding the part.
      Since:
      1.0
    • setMsg

      public Email setMsg(String msg) throws EmailException
      Set the message of the email.
      Specified by:
      setMsg in class Email
      Parameters:
      msg - A String.
      Returns:
      An Email.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • buildMimeMessage

      public void buildMimeMessage() throws EmailException
      Does the work of actually building the MimeMessage. Please note that a user rarely calls this method directly and only if he/she is interested in the sending the underlying MimeMessage without commons-email.
      Overrides:
      buildMimeMessage in class Email
      Throws:
      EmailException - if there was an error.
      Since:
      1.0
    • attach

      public MultiPartEmail attach(File file) throws EmailException
      Attach a file.
      Parameters:
      file - A file attachment
      Returns:
      A MultiPartEmail.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.3
    • attach

      public MultiPartEmail attach(EmailAttachment attachment) throws EmailException
      Attach an EmailAttachment.
      Parameters:
      attachment - An EmailAttachment.
      Returns:
      A MultiPartEmail.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • attach

      public MultiPartEmail attach(URL url, String name, String description) throws EmailException
      Attach a file located by its URL. The disposition of the file is set to mixed.
      Parameters:
      url - The URL of the file (may be any valid URL).
      name - The name field for the attachment.
      description - A description for the attachment.
      Returns:
      A MultiPartEmail.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • attach

      public MultiPartEmail attach(URL url, String name, String description, String disposition) throws EmailException
      Attach a file located by its URL.
      Parameters:
      url - The URL of the file (may be any valid URL).
      name - The name field for the attachment.
      description - A description for the attachment.
      disposition - Either mixed or inline.
      Returns:
      A MultiPartEmail.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • attach

      public MultiPartEmail attach(javax.activation.DataSource ds, String name, String description) throws EmailException
      Attach a file specified as a DataSource interface.
      Parameters:
      ds - A DataSource interface for the file.
      name - The name field for the attachment.
      description - A description for the attachment.
      Returns:
      A MultiPartEmail.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • attach

      public MultiPartEmail attach(javax.activation.DataSource ds, String name, String description, String disposition) throws EmailException
      Attach a file specified as a DataSource interface.
      Parameters:
      ds - A DataSource interface for the file.
      name - The name field for the attachment.
      description - A description for the attachment.
      disposition - Either mixed or inline.
      Returns:
      A MultiPartEmail.
      Throws:
      EmailException - see javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart for definitions
      Since:
      1.0
    • isBoolHasAttachments

      public boolean isBoolHasAttachments()
      Checks whether there are attachments.
      Returns:
      true if there are attachments
      Since:
      1.0
    • setBoolHasAttachments

      public void setBoolHasAttachments(boolean b)
      Sets whether there are attachments.
      Parameters:
      b - the attachments flag
      Since:
      1.0