## javax.mail.internet
Class NewsAddress

    java.lang.Object
      javax.mail.Address
          javax.mail.internet.NewsAddress

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

    public class NewsAddress

extends Address

This class models an RFC1036 newsgroup address.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`protected java.lang.String` `host`
`protected java.lang.String` `newsgroup`

Constructor Summary
`NewsAddress()` Default constructor.
`NewsAddress(java.lang.String newsgroup)` Construct a NewsAddress with the given newsgroup.
`NewsAddress(java.lang.String newsgroup, java.lang.String host)` Construct a NewsAddress with the given newsgroup and host.

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object a)` The equality operator.
`java.lang.String` `getHost()` Get the host.
`java.lang.String` `getNewsgroup()` Get the newsgroup.
`java.lang.String` `getType()` Return the type of this address.
`int` `hashCode()` Compute a hash code for the address.
`static NewsAddress[]` `parse(java.lang.String newsgroups)` Parse the given comma separated sequence of newsgroup into NewsAddress objects.
`void` `setHost(java.lang.String host)` Set the host.
`void` `setNewsgroup(java.lang.String newsgroup)` Set the newsgroup.
`java.lang.String` `toString()` Convert this address into a RFC 1036 address.
`static java.lang.String` `toString(Address[] addresses)` Convert the given array of NewsAddress objects into a comma separated sequence of address strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### newsgroup

    protected java.lang.String newsgroup

### host

    protected java.lang.String host

Constructor Detail

### NewsAddress

    public NewsAddress()

  Default constructor.

### NewsAddress

    public NewsAddress(java.lang.String newsgroup)

  Construct a NewsAddress with the given newsgroup.

  Parameters:
    `newsgroup` - the newsgroup

### NewsAddress

    public NewsAddress(java.lang.String newsgroup,
                       java.lang.String host)

  Construct a NewsAddress with the given newsgroup and host.

  Parameters:
    `newsgroup` - the newsgroup
    `host` - the host

Method Detail

### getType

    public java.lang.String getType()

  Return the type of this address. The type of a NewsAddress is "news".

  Specified by:
    `getType` in class `Address`
  Returns:
    address type
  See Also:
    `InternetAddress`

### setNewsgroup

    public void setNewsgroup(java.lang.String newsgroup)

  Set the newsgroup.

  Parameters:
    `newsgroup` - the newsgroup

### getNewsgroup

    public java.lang.String getNewsgroup()

  Get the newsgroup.

  Returns:
    newsgroup

### setHost

    public void setHost(java.lang.String host)

  Set the host.

  Parameters:
    `host` - the host

### getHost

    public java.lang.String getHost()

  Get the host.

  Returns:
    host

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Convert this address into a RFC 1036 address.

  Specified by:
    `toString` in class `Address`
  Returns:
    newsgroup

### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object a)

  The equality operator.

  Specified by:
    `equals` in class `Address`
  Parameters:
    `a` - Address object

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Compute a hash code for the address.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

### toString

    public static java.lang.String toString(Address[] addresses)

  Convert the given array of NewsAddress objects into a comma separated sequence of address strings. The resulting string contains only US-ASCII characters, and hence is mail-safe.

  Parameters:
    `addresses` - array of NewsAddress objects
  Returns:
    comma separated address strings
  Throws:
    `ClassCastException,` - if any address object in the given array is not a NewsAddress objects. Note that this is a RuntimeException.

### parse

    public static NewsAddress[] parse(java.lang.String newsgroups)
                               throws AddressException

  Parse the given comma separated sequence of newsgroup into NewsAddress objects.

  Parameters:
    `newsgroups` - comma separated newsgroup string
  Returns:
    array of NewsAddress objects
  Throws:
    `AddressException` - if the parse failed