## javax.mail
Class Flags

    java.lang.Object
      javax.mail.Flags

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable

    public class Flags

extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable

The Flags class represents the set of flags on a Message. Flags are composed of predefined system flags, and user defined flags.

A System flag is represented by the `Flags.Flag` inner class. A User defined flag is represented as a String. User flags are case-independent.

A set of standard system flags are predefined. Most folder implementations are expected to support these flags. Some implementations may also support arbitrary user-defined flags. The `getPermanentFlags` method on a Folder returns a Flags object that holds all the flags that are supported by that folder implementation.

A Flags object is serializable so that (for example) the use of Flags objects in search terms can be serialized along with the search terms.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class may not be compatible with future JavaMail API releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage.

The below code sample illustrates how to set, examine and get the flags for a message.

     Message m = folder.getMessage(1);
     m.setFlag(Flags.Flag.DELETED, true); // set the DELETED flag

     // Check if DELETED flag is set of this message
     if (m.isSet(Flags.Flag.DELETED))
            System.out.println("DELETED message");

     // Examine ALL system flags for this message
     Flags flags = m.getFlags();
     Flags.Flag[] sf = flags.getSystemFlags();
     for (int i = 0; i < sf.length; i++) {
            if (sf[i] == Flags.Flag.DELETED)
                System.out.println("DELETED message");
            else if (sf[i] == Flags.Flag.SEEN)
                System.out.println("SEEN message");
          ......
          ......
     }

See Also:
  `Folder.getPermanentFlags()`, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `Flags.Flag` This inner class represents an individual system flag.

Constructor Summary
`Flags()` Construct an empty Flags object.
`Flags(Flags.Flag flag)` Construct a Flags object initialized with the given system flag.
`Flags(Flags flags)` Construct a Flags object initialized with the given flags.
`Flags(String flag)` Construct a Flags object initialized with the given user flag.

Method Summary
`void` `add(Flags.Flag flag)` Add the specified system flag to this Flags object.
`void` `add(Flags f)` Add all the flags in the given Flags object to this Flags object.
`void` `add(String flag)` Add the specified user flag to this Flags object.
`Object` `clone()` Returns a clone of this Flags object.
`boolean` `contains(Flags.Flag flag)` Check whether the specified system flag is present in this Flags object.
`boolean` `contains(Flags f)` Check whether all the flags in the specified Flags object are present in this Flags object.
`boolean` `contains(String flag)` Check whether the specified user flag is present in this Flags object.
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)` Check whether the two Flags objects are equal.
`Flags.Flag[]` `getSystemFlags()` Return all the system flags in this Flags object.
`String[]` `getUserFlags()` Return all the user flags in this Flags object.
`int` `hashCode()` Compute a hash code for this Flags object.
`void` `remove(Flags.Flag flag)` Remove the specified system flag from this Flags object.
`void` `remove(Flags f)` Remove all flags in the given Flags object from this Flags object.
`void` `remove(String flag)` Remove the specified user flag from this Flags object.

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

Constructor Detail

### Flags

    public Flags()

  Construct an empty Flags object.

### Flags

    public Flags(Flags flags)

  Construct a Flags object initialized with the given flags.

  Parameters:
    `flags` - the flags for initialization

### Flags

    public Flags(Flags.Flag flag)

  Construct a Flags object initialized with the given system flag.

  Parameters:
    `flag` - the flag for initialization

### Flags

    public Flags(String flag)

  Construct a Flags object initialized with the given user flag.

  Parameters:
    `flag` - the flag for initialization

Method Detail

### add

    public void add(Flags.Flag flag)

  Add the specified system flag to this Flags object.

  Parameters:
    `flag` - the flag to add

### add

    public void add(String flag)

  Add the specified user flag to this Flags object.

  Parameters:
    `flag` - the flag to add

### add

    public void add(Flags f)

  Add all the flags in the given Flags object to this Flags object.

  Parameters:
    `f` - Flags object

### remove

    public void remove(Flags.Flag flag)

  Remove the specified system flag from this Flags object.

  Parameters:
    `flag` - the flag to be removed

### remove

    public void remove(String flag)

  Remove the specified user flag from this Flags object.

  Parameters:
    `flag` - the flag to be removed

### remove

    public void remove(Flags f)

  Remove all flags in the given Flags object from this Flags object.

  Parameters:
    `f` - the flag to be removed

### contains

    public boolean contains(Flags.Flag flag)

  Check whether the specified system flag is present in this Flags object.

  Returns:
    true of the given flag is present, otherwise false.

### contains

    public boolean contains(String flag)

  Check whether the specified user flag is present in this Flags object.

  Returns:
    true of the given flag is present, otherwise false.

### contains

    public boolean contains(Flags f)

  Check whether all the flags in the specified Flags object are present in this Flags object.

  Returns:
    true if all flags in the given Flags object are present, otherwise false.

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Check whether the two Flags objects are equal.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    true if they're equal

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Compute a hash code for this Flags object.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    the hash code

### getSystemFlags

    public Flags.Flag[] getSystemFlags()

  Return all the system flags in this Flags object. Returns an array of size zero if no flags are set.

  Returns:
    array of Flags.Flag objects representing system flags

### getUserFlags

    public String[] getUserFlags()

  Return all the user flags in this Flags object. Returns an array of size zero if no flags are set.

  Returns:
    array of Strings, each String represents a flag.

### clone

    public Object clone()

  Returns a clone of this Flags object.

  Overrides:
    `clone` in class `Object`

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