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## javax.mail
Class Address

    java.lang.Object
      javax.mail.Address

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  InternetAddress, NewsAddress

public abstract class Address
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This abstract class models the addresses in a message. Subclasses provide specific implementations. Subclasses will typically be serializable so that (for example) the use of Address objects in search terms can be serialized along with the search terms.

Author:
  John Mani, Bill Shannon
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`Address()`

Method Summary
`abstract boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object address)` The equality operator.
`abstract java.lang.String` | `getType()` Return a type string that identifies this address type.
`abstract java.lang.String` | `toString()` Return a String representation of this address object.

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

Constructor Detail

### Address

    public Address()

Method Detail

### getType

    public abstract java.lang.String getType()

  Return a type string that identifies this address type.

  Returns:
    address type
  See Also:
    `InternetAddress`

### toString

    public abstract java.lang.String toString()

  Return a String representation of this address object.

  Returns:
    string representation of this address

### equals

    public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object address)

  The equality operator.

  Parameters:
    `address` - Address object

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