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package javax.mail;

This class models a Part that is contained within a Multipart.
This is an abstract class. Subclasses provide actual implementations.

BodyPart implements the Part interface. Thus, it contains a set of
attributes and a "content".
Author:
John Mani, Bill Shannon/**
 * This class models a Part that is contained within a Multipart.
 * This is an abstract class. Subclasses provide actual implementations.<p>
 *
 * BodyPart implements the Part interface. Thus, it contains a set of
 * attributes and a "content".
 *
 * @author John Mani
 * @author Bill Shannon
 */

public abstract class BodyPart implements Part {

    
The Multipart object containing this BodyPart,
if known.
Since:
	JavaMail 1.1/**
     * The <code>Multipart</code> object containing this <code>BodyPart</code>,
     * if known.
     * @since	JavaMail 1.1
     */
    protected Multipart parent;

    
Return the containing Multipart object,
or null if not known.
Returns:
	the parent Multipart/**
     * Return the containing <code>Multipart</code> object,
     * or <code>null</code> if not known.
     *
     * @return	the parent Multipart
     */
    public Multipart getParent() {
	return parent;
    }

    
Set the parent of this BodyPart to be the specified
Multipart.  Normally called by Multipart's
addBodyPart method.  parent may be
null if the BodyPart is being removed
from its containing Multipart.
Since:
	JavaMail 1.1/**
     * Set the parent of this <code>BodyPart</code> to be the specified
     * <code>Multipart</code>.  Normally called by <code>Multipart</code>'s
     * <code>addBodyPart</code> method.  <code>parent</code> may be
     * <code>null</code> if the <code>BodyPart</code> is being removed
     * from its containing <code>Multipart</code>.
     * @since	JavaMail 1.1
     */
    void setParent(Multipart parent) {
	this.parent = parent;
    }
}