javax.activation

Interface Summary

Interface

Description

CommandObject

JavaBeans components that are Activation Framework aware implement this interface to find out which command verb they're being asked to perform, and to obtain the DataHandler representing the data they should operate on.

DataContentHandler

The DataContentHandler interface is implemented by objects that can be used to extend the capabilities of the DataHandler's implementation of the Transferable interface.

DataContentHandlerFactory

This interface defines a factory for DataContentHandlers.

DataSource

The DataSource interface provides the JavaBeans Activation Framework with an abstraction of an arbitrary collection of data.
Class Summary

Class

Description

ActivationDataFlavor

The ActivationDataFlavor class is a special subclass of java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.

CommandInfo

The CommandInfo class is used by CommandMap implementations to describe the results of command requests.

CommandMap

The CommandMap class provides an interface to a registry of command objects available in the system.

DataHandler

The DataHandler class provides a consistent interface to data available in many different sources and formats.

FileDataSource

The FileDataSource class implements a simple DataSource object that encapsulates a file.

FileTypeMap

The FileTypeMap is an abstract class that provides a data typing interface for files.

MailcapCommandMap

MailcapCommandMap extends the CommandMap abstract class.

MimeType

A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.

MimeTypeParameterList

A parameter list of a MimeType as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.

MimetypesFileTypeMap

This class extends FileTypeMap and provides data typing of files via their file extension.

URLDataSource

The URLDataSource class provides an object that wraps a URL object in a DataSource interface.
Exception Summary

Exception

Description

MimeTypeParseException

A class to encapsulate MimeType parsing related exceptions.

UnsupportedDataTypeException

Signals that the requested operation does not support the requested data type.

Package javax.activation

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