## javax.mail.search
Class NotTerm

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public final class NotTerm

extends SearchTerm

This class implements the logical NEGATION operator.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`protected SearchTerm` `term` The search term to negate.

Constructor Summary
`NotTerm(SearchTerm t)`

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)` Equality comparison.
`SearchTerm` `getTerm()` Return the term to negate.
`int` `hashCode()` Compute a hashCode for this object.
`boolean` `match(Message msg)` This method applies a specific match criterion to the given message and returns the result.

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

Field Detail

### term

    protected SearchTerm term

  The search term to negate.

Constructor Detail

### NotTerm

    public NotTerm(SearchTerm t)

Method Detail

### getTerm

    public SearchTerm getTerm()

  Return the term to negate.

### match

    public boolean match(Message msg)

  Description copied from class: `SearchTerm`
  This method applies a specific match criterion to the given message and returns the result.

  Specified by:
    `match` in class `SearchTerm`
  Parameters:
    `msg` - The match criterion is applied on this message
  Returns:
    true, it the match succeeds, false if the match fails

### 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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