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

Methods
`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` `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