BodyPart (Jakarta Mail API documentation)

java.lang.Object
- jakarta.mail.BodyPart

All Implemented Interfaces:

Part

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimeBodyPart
```
public abstract class BodyPart
extends java.lang.Object
implements Part
```
This class models a Part that is contained within a Multipart. This is an abstract class. Subclasses provide actual implementations.
BodyPart implements the Part interface. Thus, it contains a set of attributes and a "content".

Author:

John Mani, Bill Shannon

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Multipart parent
The Multipart object containing this BodyPart, if known.
- Fields inherited from interface jakarta.mail.Part
  ATTACHMENT, INLINE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BodyPart()
Creates a default BodyPart.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Multipart`	`getParent()`	Return the containing `Multipart` object, or `null` if not known.
`StreamProvider`	`getStreamProvider()`	Obtains the `StreamProvider`.

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

Methods inherited from interface jakarta.mail.Part
addHeader, getAllHeaders, getContent, getContentType, getDataHandler, getDescription, getDisposition, getFileName, getHeader, getInputStream, getLineCount, getMatchingHeaders, getNonMatchingHeaders, getSize, isMimeType, removeHeader, setContent, setContent, setDataHandler, setDescription, setDisposition, setFileName, setHeader, setText, writeTo

- Field Detail
  - parent
```
protected Multipart parent
```
    The Multipart object containing this BodyPart, if known.
- Constructor Detail
  - BodyPart
```
public BodyPart()
```
    Creates a default BodyPart.
- Method Detail
  - getParent
```
public Multipart getParent()
```
    Return the containing Multipart object, or null if not known.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent Multipart
  - getStreamProvider
```
public StreamProvider getStreamProvider()
                                 throws MessagingException
```
    Description copied from interface: Part
    
    Obtains the StreamProvider. It defaults to Session.getDefaultInstance(java.util.Properties, Authenticator).
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStreamProvider in interface Part
    
    Returns:
    
    the StreamProvider.
    
    Throws:
    
    MessagingException - if errors.