Message (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2018-07-10

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email

## Class Message

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.Message

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.Cloneable

      public class Message
      extends ProjectComponent

  Class representing an email message.
  Since:
    Ant 1.5

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

      `description, location, project`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Message()` Creates a new empty message
    `Message(java.io.File file)` Creates a new message using the contents of the given file.
    `Message(java.lang.String text)` Creates a new message based on the given string

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addText(java.lang.String text)` Adds a textual part of the message
    `java.lang.String` | `getCharset()` Returns the charset of mail message.
    `java.lang.String` | `getMimeType()` Returns the content type
    `boolean` | `isMimeTypeSpecified()` Returns true if the mimeType has been set.
    `void` | `print(java.io.PrintStream ps)` Prints the message onto an output stream
    `void` | `setCharset(java.lang.String charset)` Sets the character set of mail message.
    `void` | `setInputEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)` Sets the encoding to expect when reading the message from a file.
    `void` | `setMimeType(java.lang.String mimeType)` Sets the content type for the message
    `void` | `setSrc(java.io.File src)` Sets the source file of the message

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

      `clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Message

          public Message()

      Creates a new empty message

    - #### Message

          public Message(java.lang.String text)

      Creates a new message based on the given string
      Parameters:
        `text` - the message

    - #### Message

          public Message(java.io.File file)

      Creates a new message using the contents of the given file.
      Parameters:
        `file` - the source of the message

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### addText

          public void addText(java.lang.String text)

      Adds a textual part of the message
      Parameters:
        `text` - some text to add

    - #### setSrc

          public void setSrc(java.io.File src)

      Sets the source file of the message
      Parameters:
        `src` - the source of the message

    - #### setMimeType

          public void setMimeType(java.lang.String mimeType)

      Sets the content type for the message
      Parameters:
        `mimeType` - a mime type e.g. "text/plain"

    - #### getMimeType

          public java.lang.String getMimeType()

      Returns the content type
      Returns:
        the mime type

    - #### print

          public void print(java.io.PrintStream ps)
                     throws java.io.IOException

      Prints the message onto an output stream
      Parameters:
        `ps` - The print stream to write to
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - if an error occurs

    - #### isMimeTypeSpecified

          public boolean isMimeTypeSpecified()

      Returns true if the mimeType has been set.
      Returns:
        false if the default value is in use

    - #### setCharset

          public void setCharset(java.lang.String charset)

      Sets the character set of mail message. Will be ignored if mimeType contains ....; Charset=... substring.
      Parameters:
        `charset` - the character set name.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6

    - #### getCharset

          public java.lang.String getCharset()

      Returns the charset of mail message.
      Returns:
        Charset of mail message.
      Since:
        Ant 1.6

    - #### setInputEncoding

          public void setInputEncoding(java.lang.String encoding)

      Sets the encoding to expect when reading the message from a file.

      Will be ignored if the message has been specified inline.

      Parameters:
        `encoding` - the name of the charset used
      Since:
        Ant 1.9.4