javax.activation

Class CommandMap

public abstract class CommandMap extends Object

Registry of command objects available to the system.

Method Summary
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.

Method Detail

createDataContentHandler

public abstract DataContentHandler createDataContentHandler(String mimeType)

Returns a DataContentHandler corresponding to the 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

getDefaultCommandMap

public static CommandMap getDefaultCommandMap()

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

getPreferredCommands

public abstract CommandInfo[] getPreferredCommands(String mimeType)

Returns the list of preferred commands for a MIME type.

Parameters: mimeType the MIME type

setDefaultCommandMap

public static void setDefaultCommandMap(CommandMap commandMap)

Sets the default command map.

Parameters: commandMap the new default command map