javax.activation

Class CommandMap

java.lang.Object

javax.activation.CommandMap

Direct Known Subclasses:

MailcapCommandMap

public abstract class CommandMap
extends Object

Registry of command objects available to the system.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CommandMap()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract DataContentHandler	createDataContentHandler(String mimeType) Returns a DataContentHandler corresponding to the MIME type.
abstract CommandInfo[]	getAllCommands(String mimeType) Returns the complete list of commands for a MIME type.
abstract CommandInfo	getCommand(String mimeType, String cmdName) Returns the command corresponding to the specified MIME type and command name.
static CommandMap	getDefaultCommandMap() Returns the default command map.
abstract CommandInfo[]	getPreferredCommands(String mimeType) Returns the list of preferred commands for a MIME type.
static void	setDefaultCommandMap(CommandMap commandMap) Sets the default command map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CommandMap

public CommandMap()

Method Detail

getDefaultCommandMap

public static CommandMap getDefaultCommandMap()

Returns the default command map. This returns a MailcapCommandMap if no value has been set using setDefaultCommandMap.

setDefaultCommandMap

public static void setDefaultCommandMap(CommandMap commandMap)

Sets the default command map.

Parameters:

commandMap - the new default command map

getPreferredCommands

public abstract CommandInfo[] getPreferredCommands(String mimeType)

Returns the list of preferred commands for a MIME type.

Parameters:

mimeType - the MIME type

getAllCommands

public abstract CommandInfo[] getAllCommands(String mimeType)

Returns the complete list of commands for a MIME type.

Parameters:

mimeType - the MIME type

getCommand

public abstract CommandInfo getCommand(String mimeType,
                     String cmdName)

Returns the command corresponding to the specified MIME type and command name.

Parameters:

mimeType - the MIME type

cmdName - the command name

createDataContentHandler

public abstract DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType)

Returns a DataContentHandler corresponding to the MIME type.

Parameters:

mimeType - the MIME type