## javax.mail.search
Class FromStringTerm

    java.lang.Object
      javax.mail.search.SearchTerm
          javax.mail.search.StringTerm
              javax.mail.search.AddressStringTerm
                  javax.mail.search.FromStringTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public final class FromStringTerm

extends AddressStringTerm

This class implements string comparisons for the From Address header.

Note that this class differs from the `FromTerm` class in that this class does comparisons on address strings rather than Address objects. The string comparisons are case-insensitive.

Since:
  JavaMail 1.1
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.mail.search.StringTerm
`ignoreCase, pattern`

Constructor Summary
`FromStringTerm(String pattern)` Constructor.

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)` Equality comparison.
`boolean` `match(Message msg)` Check whether the address string specified in the constructor is a substring of the From address of this Message.

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.search.AddressStringTerm
`match`

Methods inherited from class javax.mail.search.StringTerm
`getIgnoreCase, getPattern, hashCode, match`

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

Constructor Detail

### FromStringTerm

    public FromStringTerm(String pattern)

  Constructor.

  Parameters:
    `pattern` - the address pattern to be compared.

Method Detail

### match

    public boolean match(Message msg)

  Check whether the address string specified in the constructor is a substring of the From address of this Message.

  Specified by:
    `match` in class `SearchTerm`
  Parameters:
    `msg` - The comparison is applied to this Message's From address.
  Returns:
    true if the match succeeds, otherwise false.

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Equality comparison.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `AddressStringTerm`

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