## javax.mail.search
Class ComparisonTerm

    java.lang.Object
      javax.mail.search.SearchTerm
          javax.mail.search.ComparisonTerm

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  DateTerm, IntegerComparisonTerm

    public abstract class ComparisonTerm

extends SearchTerm

This class models the comparison operator. This is an abstract class; subclasses implement comparisons for different datatypes.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`protected int` `comparison` The comparison.
`static int` `EQ`
`static int` `GE`
`static int` `GT`
`static int` `LE`
`static int` `LT`
`static int` `NE`

Constructor Summary
`ComparisonTerm()`

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)` Equality comparison.
`int` `hashCode()` Compute a hashCode for this object.

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

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

Field Detail

### LE

    public static final int LE

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  Constant Field Values

### LT

    public static final int LT

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  Constant Field Values

### EQ

    public static final int EQ

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  Constant Field Values

### NE

    public static final int NE

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  Constant Field Values

### GT

    public static final int GT

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  Constant Field Values

### GE

    public static final int GE

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  Constant Field Values

### comparison

    protected int comparison

  The comparison.

Constructor Detail

### ComparisonTerm

    public ComparisonTerm()

Method Detail

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Equality comparison.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Compute a hashCode for this object.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`

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