com.sun.mail.imap

## Class IMAPFolder

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.mail.Folder
  - - com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPFolder

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ResponseHandler, UIDFolder
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    GmailFolder

      public class IMAPFolder
      extends Folder
      implements UIDFolder, ResponseHandler

  This class implements an IMAP folder.

  A closed IMAPFolder object shares a protocol connection with its IMAPStore object. When the folder is opened, it gets its own protocol connection.

  Applications that need to make use of IMAP-specific features may cast a `Folder` object to an `IMAPFolder` object and use the methods on this class. The `getQuota` and `setQuota` methods support the IMAP QUOTA extension. Refer to RFC 2087 for more information.

  The `getACL`, `addACL`, `removeACL`, `addRights`, `removeRights`, `listRights`, and `myRights` methods support the IMAP ACL extension. Refer to RFC 2086 for more information.

  The `getSortedMessages` methods support the IMAP SORT extension. Refer to RFC 5256 for more information.

  The `doCommand` method and `IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand` interface support use of arbitrary IMAP protocol commands.

  See the com.sun.mail.imap package documentation for further information on the IMAP protocol provider.

  WARNING: The APIs unique to this class should be considered EXPERIMENTAL. They may be changed in the future in ways that are incompatible with applications using the current APIs.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `IMAPFolder.FetchProfileItem` A fetch profile item for fetching headers.
    `static interface` | `IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand` A simple interface for user-defined IMAP protocol commands.

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected String[]` | `attributes`
    `protected Flags` | `availableFlags`
    `protected boolean` | `exists`
    `protected String` | `fullName`
    `protected boolean` | `isNamespace`
    `protected MailLogger` | `logger`
    `protected MessageCache` | `messageCache`
    `protected Object` | `messageCacheLock`
    `protected String` | `name`
    `protected Flags` | `permanentFlags`
    `protected IMAPProtocol` | `protocol`
    `protected char` | `separator`
    `protected int` | `type`
    `protected Hashtable` | `uidTable`
    `protected static char` | `UNKNOWN_SEPARATOR`

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.mail.Folder

      `HOLDS_FOLDERS, HOLDS_MESSAGES, mode, READ_ONLY, READ_WRITE, store`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.mail.UIDFolder

      `LASTUID`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `IMAPFolder(ListInfo li, IMAPStore store)` Constructor used to create an existing folder.
    `protected` | `IMAPFolder(String fullName, char separator, IMAPStore store, Boolean isNamespace)` Constructor used to create a possibly non-existent folder.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addACL(ACL acl)` Add an access control list entry to the access control list for this folder.
    `void` | `addMessageCountListener(MessageCountListener l)` Add a listener for MessageCount events on this Folder.
    `Message[]` | `addMessages(Message[] msgs)` Append the given messages into this folder.
    `void` | `addRights(ACL acl)` Add the rights specified in the ACL to the entry for the identifier specified in the ACL.
    `void` | `appendMessages(Message[] msgs)` Append the given messages into this folder.
    `AppendUID[]` | `appendUIDMessages(Message[] msgs)` Append the given messages into this folder.
    `protected void` | `checkClosed()`
    `protected void` | `checkExists()`
    `protected void` | `checkOpened()`
    `protected void` | `checkRange(int msgno)`
    `void` | `close(boolean expunge)` Close this folder.
    `void` | `copyMessages(Message[] msgs, Folder folder)` Copy the specified messages from this folder, to the specified destination.
    `boolean` | `create(int type)` Create this folder, with the specified type.
    `boolean` | `delete(boolean recurse)` Delete this folder.
    `Object` | `doCommand(IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)` Execute a user-supplied IMAP command.
    `Object` | `doCommandIgnoreFailure(IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)`
    `Object` | `doOptionalCommand(String err, IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)`
    `protected Object` | `doProtocolCommand(IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)`
    `boolean` | `exists()` Check whether this folder really exists on the server.
    `Message[]` | `expunge()` Expunge all messages marked as DELETED.
    `Message[]` | `expunge(Message[] msgs)` Expunge the indicated messages, which must have been marked as DELETED.
    `void` | `fetch(Message[] msgs, FetchProfile fp)` Prefetch attributes, based on the given FetchProfile.
    `void` | `forceClose()` Close this folder without waiting for the server.
    `ACL[]` | `getACL()` Get the access control list entries for this folder.
    `String[]` | `getAttributes()` Get the attributes that the IMAP server returns with the LIST response.
    `int` | `getDeletedMessageCount()` Get the deleted message count.
    `protected String` | `getEnvelopeCommand()` Return the IMAP FETCH items to request in order to load all the "envelope" data.
    `Folder` | `getFolder(String name)` Get the named subfolder.
    `String` | `getFullName()` Get the fullname of this folder.
    `Message` | `getMessage(int msgnum)` Get the specified message.
    `protected IMAPMessage` | `getMessageBySeqNumber(int seqnum)` Get the message object for the given sequence number.
    `Message` | `getMessageByUID(long uid)` Get the Message corresponding to the given UID.
    `int` | `getMessageCount()` Get the total message count.
    `Message[]` | `getMessagesByUID(long[] uids)` Get the Messages specified by the given array.
    `Message[]` | `getMessagesByUID(long start, long end)` Get the Messages specified by the given range.
    `String` | `getName()` Get the name of this folder.
    `int` | `getNewMessageCount()` Get the new message count.
    `Folder` | `getParent()` Get this folder's parent.
    `Flags` | `getPermanentFlags()` Return the permanent flags supported by the server.
    `protected IMAPProtocol` | `getProtocol()` Return the IMAPProtocol object for this folder.
    `Quota[]` | `getQuota()` Get the quotas for the quotaroot associated with this folder.
    `char` | `getSeparator()` Get the separator character.
    `Message[]` | `getSortedMessages(SortTerm[] term)` Sort the messages in the folder according to the sort criteria.
    `Message[]` | `getSortedMessages(SortTerm[] term, SearchTerm sterm)` Sort the messages in the folder according to the sort criteria.
    `protected IMAPProtocol` | `getStoreProtocol()` Get this folder's Store's protocol connection.
    `int` | `getType()` Get the type of this folder.
    `long` | `getUID(Message message)` Get the UID for the specified message.
    `long` | `getUIDNext()` Returns the predicted UID that will be assigned to the next message that is appended to this folder.
    `long` | `getUIDValidity()` Returns the UIDValidity for this folder.
    `int` | `getUnreadMessageCount()` Get the unread message count.
    `void` | `handleResponse(Response r)` The response handler.
    `boolean` | `hasNewMessages()` Check whether this folder has new messages.
    `void` | `idle()` Use the IMAP IDLE command (see RFC 2177), if supported by the server, to enter idle mode so that the server can send unsolicited notifications of new messages arriving, etc.
    `void` | `idle(boolean once)` Like `idle()`, but if `once` is true, abort the IDLE command after the first notification, to allow the caller to process any notification synchronously.
    `boolean` | `isOpen()` Check whether this connection is really open.
    `boolean` | `isSubscribed()` Check whether this folder is subscribed.
    `protected void` | `keepConnectionAlive(boolean keepStoreAlive)` Issue a noop command for the connection if the connection has not been used in more than a second.
    `Folder[]` | `list(String pattern)` List all subfolders matching the specified pattern.
    `Rights[]` | `listRights(String name)` Get all the rights that may be allowed to the given identifier.
    `Folder[]` | `listSubscribed(String pattern)` List all subscribed subfolders matching the specified pattern.
    `Rights` | `myRights()` Get the rights allowed to the currently authenticated user.
    `protected IMAPMessage` | `newIMAPMessage(int msgnum)` Create a new IMAPMessage object to represent the given message number.
    `void` | `open(int mode)` Open this folder in the given mode.
    `protected void` | `releaseProtocol(boolean returnToPool)` Release the protocol object.
    `protected void` | `releaseStoreProtocol(IMAPProtocol p)` Release the store protocol object.
    `void` | `removeACL(String name)` Remove any access control list entry for the given identifier from the access control list for this folder.
    `void` | `removeRights(ACL acl)` Remove the rights specified in the ACL from the entry for the identifier specified in the ACL.
    `boolean` | `renameTo(Folder f)` Rename this folder.
    `Message[]` | `search(SearchTerm term)` Search whole folder for messages matching the given term.
    `Message[]` | `search(SearchTerm term, Message[] msgs)` Search the folder for messages matching the given term.
    `void` | `setFlags(int[] msgnums, Flags flag, boolean value)` Set the specified flags for the given array of message numbers.
    `void` | `setFlags(int start, int end, Flags flag, boolean value)` Set the specified flags for the given range of message numbers.
    `void` | `setFlags(Message[] msgs, Flags flag, boolean value)` Set the specified flags for the given array of messages.
    `void` | `setQuota(Quota quota)` Set the quotas for the quotaroot specified in the quota argument.
    `void` | `setSubscribed(boolean subscribe)` Subscribe/Unsubscribe this folder.
    `protected void` | `throwClosedException(ConnectionException cex)` Throw the appropriate 'closed' exception.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.mail.Folder

      `addConnectionListener, addFolderListener, addMessageChangedListener, finalize, getMessages, getMessages, getMessages, getMode, getStore, getURLName, list, listSubscribed, notifyConnectionListeners, notifyFolderListeners, notifyFolderRenamedListeners, notifyMessageAddedListeners, notifyMessageChangedListeners, notifyMessageRemovedListeners, removeConnectionListener, removeFolderListener, removeMessageChangedListener, removeMessageCountListener, toString`

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

      `clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### fullName

          protected String fullName

    - #### name

          protected String name

    - #### type

          protected int type

    - #### separator

          protected char separator

    - #### availableFlags

          protected Flags availableFlags

    - #### permanentFlags

          protected Flags permanentFlags

    - #### exists

          protected volatile boolean exists

    - #### isNamespace

          protected boolean isNamespace

    - #### attributes

          protected volatile String[] attributes

    - #### protocol

          protected volatile IMAPProtocol protocol

    - #### messageCache

          protected MessageCache messageCache

    - #### messageCacheLock

          protected final Object messageCacheLock

    - #### uidTable

          protected Hashtable uidTable

    - #### UNKNOWN_SEPARATOR

          protected static final char UNKNOWN_SEPARATOR

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### logger

          protected MailLogger logger

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### IMAPFolder

          protected IMAPFolder(String fullName,
                    char separator,
                    IMAPStore store,
                    Boolean isNamespace)

      Constructor used to create a possibly non-existent folder.
      Parameters:
        `fullName` - fullname of this folder
        `separator` - the default separator character for this folder's namespace
        `store` - the Store

    - #### IMAPFolder

          protected IMAPFolder(ListInfo li,
                    IMAPStore store)

      Constructor used to create an existing folder.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### checkExists

          protected void checkExists()
                              throws MessagingException

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### checkClosed

          protected void checkClosed()

    - #### checkOpened

          protected void checkOpened()
                              throws FolderClosedException

      Throws:
        `FolderClosedException`

    - #### checkRange

          protected void checkRange(int msgno)
                             throws MessagingException

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getName

          public String getName()

      Get the name of this folder.
      Specified by:
        `getName` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        name of the Folder

    - #### getFullName

          public String getFullName()

      Get the fullname of this folder.
      Specified by:
        `getFullName` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        full name of the Folder

    - #### getParent

          public Folder getParent()
                           throws MessagingException

      Get this folder's parent.
      Specified by:
        `getParent` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        Parent folder
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### exists

          public boolean exists()
                         throws MessagingException

      Check whether this folder really exists on the server.
      Specified by:
        `exists` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        true if the folder exists, otherwise false
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - typically if the connection to the server is lost.
      See Also:
        `Folder.create(int)`

    - #### list

          public Folder[] list(String pattern)
                        throws MessagingException

      List all subfolders matching the specified pattern.
      Specified by:
        `list` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `pattern` - the match pattern
      Returns:
        array of matching Folder objects. An empty array is returned if no matching Folders exist.
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.listSubscribed(java.lang.String)`

    - #### listSubscribed

          public Folder[] listSubscribed(String pattern)
                                  throws MessagingException

      List all subscribed subfolders matching the specified pattern.
      Overrides:
        `listSubscribed` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `pattern` - the match pattern
      Returns:
        array of matching subscribed Folder objects. An empty array is returned if no matching subscribed folders exist.
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.list(java.lang.String)`

    - #### getSeparator

          public char getSeparator()
                            throws MessagingException

      Get the separator character.
      Specified by:
        `getSeparator` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        Hierarchy separator character
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if the implementation requires the folder to exist, but it does not
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getType

          public int getType()
                      throws MessagingException

      Get the type of this folder.
      Specified by:
        `getType` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        integer with appropriate bits set
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.HOLDS_FOLDERS`, `Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES`

    - #### isSubscribed

          public boolean isSubscribed()

      Check whether this folder is subscribed.

      Overrides:
        `isSubscribed` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        true if this Folder is subscribed

    - #### setSubscribed

          public void setSubscribed(boolean subscribe)
                             throws MessagingException

      Subscribe/Unsubscribe this folder.
      Overrides:
        `setSubscribed` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `subscribe` - true to subscribe, false to unsubscribe
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MethodNotSupportedException` - if this store does not support subscription
        `MessagingException`

    - #### create

          public boolean create(int type)
                         throws MessagingException

      Create this folder, with the specified type.
      Specified by:
        `create` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `type` - The type of this folder.
      Returns:
        true if the creation succeeds, else false.
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.HOLDS_FOLDERS`, `Folder.HOLDS_MESSAGES`, `FolderEvent`

    - #### hasNewMessages

          public boolean hasNewMessages()
                                 throws MessagingException

      Check whether this folder has new messages.
      Specified by:
        `hasNewMessages` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        true if the Store has new Messages
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getFolder

          public Folder getFolder(String name)
                           throws MessagingException

      Get the named subfolder.

      Specified by:
        `getFolder` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `name` - name of the Folder
      Returns:
        Folder object
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### delete

          public boolean delete(boolean recurse)
                         throws MessagingException

      Delete this folder.
      Specified by:
        `delete` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        true if the Folder is deleted successfully
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `FolderEvent`

    - #### renameTo

          public boolean renameTo(Folder f)
                           throws MessagingException

      Rename this folder.

      Specified by:
        `renameTo` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `f` - a folder representing the new name for this Folder
      Returns:
        true if the Folder is renamed successfully
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `FolderEvent`

    - #### open

          public void open(int mode)
                    throws MessagingException

      Open this folder in the given mode.
      Specified by:
        `open` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `mode` - open the Folder READ_ONLY or READ_WRITE
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.READ_ONLY`, `Folder.READ_WRITE`, `Folder.getType()`, `ConnectionEvent`

    - #### fetch

          public void fetch(Message[] msgs,
                   FetchProfile fp)
                     throws MessagingException

      Prefetch attributes, based on the given FetchProfile.
      Overrides:
        `fetch` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `msgs` - fetch items for these messages
        `fp` - the FetchProfile
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getEnvelopeCommand

          protected String getEnvelopeCommand()

      Return the IMAP FETCH items to request in order to load all the "envelope" data. Subclasses can override this method to fetch more data when FetchProfile.Item.ENVELOPE is requested.
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4.6

    - #### newIMAPMessage

          protected IMAPMessage newIMAPMessage(int msgnum)

      Create a new IMAPMessage object to represent the given message number. Subclasses of IMAPFolder may override this method to create a subclass of IMAPMessage.
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4.6

    - #### setFlags

          public void setFlags(Message[] msgs,
                      Flags flag,
                      boolean value)
                        throws MessagingException

      Set the specified flags for the given array of messages.
      Overrides:
        `setFlags` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `msgs` - the array of message objects
        `flag` - Flags object containing the flags to be set
        `value` - set the flags to this boolean value
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Message.setFlags(javax.mail.Flags, boolean)`, `MessageChangedEvent`

    - #### setFlags

          public void setFlags(int start,
                      int end,
                      Flags flag,
                      boolean value)
                        throws MessagingException

      Set the specified flags for the given range of message numbers.
      Overrides:
        `setFlags` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `start` - the number of the first message
        `end` - the number of the last message
        `flag` - Flags object containing the flags to be set
        `value` - set the flags to this boolean value
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Message.setFlags(javax.mail.Flags, boolean)`, `MessageChangedEvent`

    - #### setFlags

          public void setFlags(int[] msgnums,
                      Flags flag,
                      boolean value)
                        throws MessagingException

      Set the specified flags for the given array of message numbers.
      Overrides:
        `setFlags` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `msgnums` - the array of message numbers
        `flag` - Flags object containing the flags to be set
        `value` - set the flags to this boolean value
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Message.setFlags(javax.mail.Flags, boolean)`, `MessageChangedEvent`

    - #### close

          public void close(boolean expunge)
                     throws MessagingException

      Close this folder.
      Specified by:
        `close` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `expunge` - expunges all deleted messages if this flag is true
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `ConnectionEvent`

    - #### forceClose

          public void forceClose()
                          throws MessagingException

      Close this folder without waiting for the server.
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### isOpen

          public boolean isOpen()

      Check whether this connection is really open.
      Specified by:
        `isOpen` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        true if this Folder is in the 'open' state.

    - #### getPermanentFlags

          public Flags getPermanentFlags()

      Return the permanent flags supported by the server.
      Specified by:
        `getPermanentFlags` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        permanent flags, or null if not known

    - #### getMessageCount

          public int getMessageCount()
                              throws MessagingException

      Get the total message count.
      Specified by:
        `getMessageCount` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        total number of messages. -1 may be returned by certain implementations if this method is invoked on a closed folder.
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getNewMessageCount

          public int getNewMessageCount()
                                 throws MessagingException

      Get the new message count.
      Overrides:
        `getNewMessageCount` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        number of new messages. -1 may be returned by certain implementations if this method is invoked on a closed folder.
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getUnreadMessageCount

          public int getUnreadMessageCount()
                                    throws MessagingException

      Get the unread message count.
      Overrides:
        `getUnreadMessageCount` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        total number of unread messages. -1 may be returned by certain implementations if this method is invoked on a closed folder.
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getDeletedMessageCount

          public int getDeletedMessageCount()
                                     throws MessagingException

      Get the deleted message count.
      Overrides:
        `getDeletedMessageCount` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        number of deleted messages. -1 may be returned by certain implementations if this method is invoked on a closed folder.
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getMessage

          public Message getMessage(int msgnum)
                             throws MessagingException

      Get the specified message.
      Specified by:
        `getMessage` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `msgnum` - the message number
      Returns:
        the Message object
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.getMessageCount()`, `Folder.fetch(javax.mail.Message[], javax.mail.FetchProfile)`

    - #### appendMessages

          public void appendMessages(Message[] msgs)
                              throws MessagingException

      Append the given messages into this folder.
      Specified by:
        `appendMessages` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `msgs` - array of Messages to be appended
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException` - if the append failed.

    - #### appendUIDMessages

          public AppendUID[] appendUIDMessages(Message[] msgs)
                                        throws MessagingException

      Append the given messages into this folder. Return array of AppendUID objects containing UIDs of these messages in the destination folder. Each element of the returned array corresponds to an element of the `msgs` array. A null element means the server didn't return UID information for the appended message.

      Depends on the APPENDUID response code defined by the UIDPLUS extension - RFC 2359.

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4

    - #### addMessages

          public Message[] addMessages(Message[] msgs)
                                throws MessagingException

      Append the given messages into this folder. Return array of Message objects representing the messages in the destination folder. Note that the folder must be open. Each element of the returned array corresponds to an element of the `msgs` array. A null element means the server didn't return UID information for the appended message.

      Depends on the APPENDUID response code defined by the UIDPLUS extension - RFC 2359.

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4

    - #### copyMessages

          public void copyMessages(Message[] msgs,
                          Folder folder)
                            throws MessagingException

      Copy the specified messages from this folder, to the specified destination.
      Overrides:
        `copyMessages` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `msgs` - the array of message objects
        `folder` - the folder to copy the messages to
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if the destination folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Folder.appendMessages(javax.mail.Message[])`

    - #### expunge

          public Message[] expunge()
                            throws MessagingException

      Expunge all messages marked as DELETED.
      Specified by:
        `expunge` in class `Folder`
      Returns:
        array of expunged Message objects
      Throws:
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `Message.isExpunged()`, `MessageCountEvent`

    - #### expunge

          public Message[] expunge(Message[] msgs)
                            throws MessagingException

      Expunge the indicated messages, which must have been marked as DELETED. Depends on the UIDPLUS extension - RFC 2359.
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### search

          public Message[] search(SearchTerm term)
                           throws MessagingException

      Search whole folder for messages matching the given term.
      Overrides:
        `search` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `term` - the search criterion
      Returns:
        array of matching messages
      Throws:
        `SearchException` - if the search term is too complex for the implementation to handle.
        `FolderNotFoundException` - if this folder does not exist.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `SearchTerm`

    - #### search

          public Message[] search(SearchTerm term,
                         Message[] msgs)
                           throws MessagingException

      Search the folder for messages matching the given term. Returns array of matching messages. Returns an empty array if no matching messages are found.
      Overrides:
        `search` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `term` - the search criterion
        `msgs` - the messages to be searched
      Returns:
        array of matching messages
      Throws:
        `SearchException` - if the search term is too complex for the implementation to handle.
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `SearchTerm`

    - #### getSortedMessages

          public Message[] getSortedMessages(SortTerm[] term)
                                      throws MessagingException

      Sort the messages in the folder according to the sort criteria. The messages are returned in the sorted order, but the order of the messages in the folder is not changed.

      Depends on the SORT extension - RFC 5256.

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4.4

    - #### getSortedMessages

          public Message[] getSortedMessages(SortTerm[] term,
                                    SearchTerm sterm)
                                      throws MessagingException

      Sort the messages in the folder according to the sort criteria. The messages are returned in the sorted order, but the order of the messages in the folder is not changed. Only messages matching the search criteria are considered.

      Depends on the SORT extension - RFC 5256.

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4.4

    - #### addMessageCountListener

          public void addMessageCountListener(MessageCountListener l)

      Description copied from class: `Folder`
      Add a listener for MessageCount events on this Folder.

      The implementation provided here adds this listener to an internal list of MessageCountListeners.

      Overrides:
        `addMessageCountListener` in class `Folder`
      Parameters:
        `l` - the Listener for MessageCount events
      See Also:
        `MessageCountEvent`

    - #### getUIDValidity

          public long getUIDValidity()
                              throws MessagingException

      Returns the UIDValidity for this folder.
      Specified by:
        `getUIDValidity` in interface `UIDFolder`
      Returns:
        UIDValidity
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getUIDNext

          public long getUIDNext()
                          throws MessagingException

      Returns the predicted UID that will be assigned to the next message that is appended to this folder. If the folder is closed, the STATUS command is used to retrieve this value. If the folder is open, the value returned from the SELECT or EXAMINE command is returned. Note that messages may have been appended to the folder while it was open and thus this value may be out of date.

      Servers implementing RFC2060 likely won't return this value when a folder is opened. Servers implementing RFC3501 should return this value when a folder is opened.

      Returns:
        the UIDNEXT value, or -1 if unknown
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.3.3

    - #### getMessageByUID

          public Message getMessageByUID(long uid)
                                  throws MessagingException

      Get the Message corresponding to the given UID. If no such message exists, `null` is returned.
      Specified by:
        `getMessageByUID` in interface `UIDFolder`
      Parameters:
        `uid` - UID for the desired message
      Returns:
        the Message object. `null` is returned if no message corresponding to this UID is obtained.
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getMessagesByUID

          public Message[] getMessagesByUID(long start,
                                   long end)
                                     throws MessagingException

      Get the Messages specified by the given range.

      Returns Message objects for all valid messages in this range. Returns an empty array if no messages are found.

      Specified by:
        `getMessagesByUID` in interface `UIDFolder`
      Parameters:
        `start` - start UID
        `end` - end UID
      Returns:
        array of Message objects
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      See Also:
        `UIDFolder.LASTUID`

    - #### getMessagesByUID

          public Message[] getMessagesByUID(long[] uids)
                                     throws MessagingException

      Get the Messages specified by the given array.

      `uids.length()` elements are returned. If any UID in the array is invalid, a `null` entry is returned for that element.

      Specified by:
        `getMessagesByUID` in interface `UIDFolder`
      Parameters:
        `uids` - array of UIDs
      Returns:
        array of Message objects
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getUID

          public long getUID(Message message)
                      throws MessagingException

      Get the UID for the specified message.
      Specified by:
        `getUID` in interface `UIDFolder`
      Parameters:
        `message` - Message from this folder
      Returns:
        UID for this message
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### getQuota

          public Quota[] getQuota()
                           throws MessagingException

      Get the quotas for the quotaroot associated with this folder. Note that many folders may have the same quotaroot. Quotas are controlled on the basis of a quotaroot, not (necessarily) a folder. The relationship between folders and quotaroots depends on the IMAP server. Some servers might implement a single quotaroot for all folders owned by a user. Other servers might implement a separate quotaroot for each folder. A single folder can even have multiple quotaroots, perhaps controlling quotas for different resources.
      Returns:
        array of Quota objects for the quotaroots associated with this folder
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the QUOTA extension

    - #### setQuota

          public void setQuota(Quota quota)
                        throws MessagingException

      Set the quotas for the quotaroot specified in the quota argument. Typically this will be one of the quotaroots associated with this folder, as obtained from the `getQuota` method, but it need not be.
      Parameters:
        `quota` - the quota to set
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the QUOTA extension

    - #### getACL

          public ACL[] getACL()
                       throws MessagingException

      Get the access control list entries for this folder.
      Returns:
        array of access control list entries
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### addACL

          public void addACL(ACL acl)
                      throws MessagingException

      Add an access control list entry to the access control list for this folder.
      Parameters:
        `acl` - the access control list entry to add
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### removeACL

          public void removeACL(String name)
                         throws MessagingException

      Remove any access control list entry for the given identifier from the access control list for this folder.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the identifier for which to remove all ACL entries
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### addRights

          public void addRights(ACL acl)
                         throws MessagingException

      Add the rights specified in the ACL to the entry for the identifier specified in the ACL. If an entry for the identifier doesn't already exist, add one.
      Parameters:
        `acl` - the identifer and rights to add
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### removeRights

          public void removeRights(ACL acl)
                            throws MessagingException

      Remove the rights specified in the ACL from the entry for the identifier specified in the ACL.
      Parameters:
        `acl` - the identifer and rights to remove
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### listRights

          public Rights[] listRights(String name)
                              throws MessagingException

      Get all the rights that may be allowed to the given identifier. Rights are grouped per RFC 2086 and each group is returned as an element of the array. The first element of the array is the set of rights that are always granted to the identifier. Later elements are rights that may be optionally granted to the identifier.

      Note that this method lists the rights that it is possible to assign to the given identifier, not the rights that are actually granted to the given identifier. For the latter, see the `getACL` method.

      Parameters:
        `name` - the identifier to list rights for
      Returns:
        array of Rights objects representing possible rights for the identifier
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### myRights

          public Rights myRights()
                          throws MessagingException

      Get the rights allowed to the currently authenticated user.
      Returns:
        the rights granted to the current user
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the ACL extension

    - #### getAttributes

          public String[] getAttributes()
                                 throws MessagingException

      Get the attributes that the IMAP server returns with the LIST response.
      Throws:
        `MessagingException`
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.3.3

    - #### idle

          public void idle()
                    throws MessagingException

      Use the IMAP IDLE command (see RFC 2177), if supported by the server, to enter idle mode so that the server can send unsolicited notifications of new messages arriving, etc. without the need for the client to constantly poll the server. Use an appropriate listener to be notified of new messages or other events. When another thread (e.g., the listener thread) needs to issue an IMAP comand for this folder, the idle mode will be terminated and this method will return. Typically the caller will invoke this method in a loop.

      The mail.imap.minidletime property enforces a minimum delay before returning from this method, to ensure that other threads have a chance to issue commands before the caller invokes this method again. The default delay is 10 milliseconds.

      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the IDLE extension
        `IllegalStateException` - if the folder isn't open
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4.1

    - #### idle

          public void idle(boolean once)
                    throws MessagingException

      Like `idle()`, but if `once` is true, abort the IDLE command after the first notification, to allow the caller to process any notification synchronously.
      Throws:
        `MessagingException` - if the server doesn't support the IDLE extension
        `IllegalStateException` - if the folder isn't open
      Since:
        JavaMail 1.4.3

    - #### handleResponse

          public void handleResponse(Response r)

      The response handler. This is the callback routine that is invoked by the protocol layer.
      Specified by:
        `handleResponse` in interface `ResponseHandler`

    - #### getStoreProtocol

          protected IMAPProtocol getStoreProtocol()
                                           throws ProtocolException

      Get this folder's Store's protocol connection. When acquiring a store protocol object, it is important to use the following steps: IMAPProtocol p = null; try { p = getStoreProtocol(); // perform the command } catch (WhateverException ex) { // handle it } finally { releaseStoreProtocol(p); }
      Throws:
        `ProtocolException`

    - #### throwClosedException

          protected void throwClosedException(ConnectionException cex)
                                       throws FolderClosedException,
                                              StoreClosedException

      Throw the appropriate 'closed' exception.
      Throws:
        `FolderClosedException`
        `StoreClosedException`

    - #### getProtocol

          protected IMAPProtocol getProtocol()
                                      throws ProtocolException

      Return the IMAPProtocol object for this folder.

      This method will block if necessary to wait for an IDLE command to finish.

      Returns:
        the IMAPProtocol object used when the folder is open
      Throws:
        `ProtocolException`

    - #### doCommand

          public Object doCommand(IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)
                           throws MessagingException

      Execute a user-supplied IMAP command. The command is executed in the appropriate context with the necessary locks held and using the appropriate `IMAPProtocol` object.

      This method returns whatever the `ProtocolCommand` object's `doCommand` method returns. If the `doCommand` method throws a `ConnectionException` it is translated into a `StoreClosedException` or `FolderClosedException` as appropriate. If the `doCommand` method throws a `ProtocolException` it is translated into a `MessagingException`.

      The following example shows how to execute the IMAP NOOP command. Executing more complex IMAP commands requires intimate knowledge of the `com.sun.mail.iap` and `com.sun.mail.imap.protocol` packages, best acquired by reading the source code.

      >      import com.sun.mail.iap.*;
      >      import com.sun.mail.imap.*;
      >      import com.sun.mail.imap.protocol.*;

      >      ...

      >      IMAPFolder f = (IMAPFolder)folder;
      >      Object val = f.doCommand(new IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand() {
      >             public Object doCommand(IMAPProtocol p)
      >                             throws ProtocolException {
      >                 p.simpleCommand("NOOP", null);
      >                 return null;
      >             }
      >      });

      Here's a more complex example showing how to use the proposed IMAP SORT extension:

           import com.sun.mail.iap.*;
           import com.sun.mail.imap.*;
           import com.sun.mail.imap.protocol.*;

           ...

           IMAPFolder f = (IMAPFolder)folder;
           Object val = f.doCommand(new IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand() {
                  public Object doCommand(IMAPProtocol p)
                                  throws ProtocolException {
                      // Issue command
                      Argument args = new Argument();
                      Argument list = new Argument();
                      list.writeString("SUBJECT");
                      args.writeArgument(list);
                      args.writeString("UTF-8");
                      args.writeString("ALL");
                      Response[] r = p.command("SORT", args);
                      Response response = r[r.length-1];

                      // Grab response
                      Vector v = new Vector();
                      if (response.isOK()) { // command succesful
                          for (int i = 0, len = r.length; i < len; i++) {
                              if (!(r[i] instanceof IMAPResponse))
                                  continue;

                              IMAPResponse ir = (IMAPResponse)r[i];
                              if (ir.keyEquals("SORT")) {
                                  String num;
                                  while ((num = ir.readAtomString()) != null)
                                      System.out.println(num);
                                  r[i] = null;
                              }
                          }
                      }

                      // dispatch remaining untagged responses
                      p.notifyResponseHandlers(r);
                      p.handleResult(response);

                      return null;
                  }
           });

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### doOptionalCommand

          public Object doOptionalCommand(String err,
                                 IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)
                                   throws MessagingException

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### doCommandIgnoreFailure

          public Object doCommandIgnoreFailure(IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)
                                        throws MessagingException

      Throws:
        `MessagingException`

    - #### doProtocolCommand

          protected Object doProtocolCommand(IMAPFolder.ProtocolCommand cmd)
                                      throws ProtocolException

      Throws:
        `ProtocolException`

    - #### releaseStoreProtocol

          protected void releaseStoreProtocol(IMAPProtocol p)

      Release the store protocol object. If we borrowed a protocol object from the connection pool, give it back. If we used our own protocol object, nothing to do.

    - #### releaseProtocol

          protected void releaseProtocol(boolean returnToPool)

      Release the protocol object. ASSERT: This method must be called only when holding the messageCacheLock

    - #### keepConnectionAlive

          protected void keepConnectionAlive(boolean keepStoreAlive)
                                      throws ProtocolException

      Issue a noop command for the connection if the connection has not been used in more than a second. If `keepStoreAlive` is true, also issue a noop over the store's connection. ASSERT: This method must be called only when holding the messageCacheLock
      Throws:
        `ProtocolException`

    - #### getMessageBySeqNumber

          protected IMAPMessage getMessageBySeqNumber(int seqnum)

      Get the message object for the given sequence number. If none found, null is returned. ASSERT: This method must be called only when holding the messageCacheLock

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