Package org.apache.commons.net.nntp

Class NewsgroupInfo

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.net.nntp.NewsgroupInfo

public final class NewsgroupInfo
extends Object

NewsgroupInfo stores information pertaining to a newsgroup returned by the NNTP GROUP, LIST, and NEWGROUPS commands, implemented by selectNewsgroup , listNewsgroups , and listNewNewsgroups respectively.

See Also:

• NNTPClient

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	MODERATED_POSTING_PERMISSION	A constant indicating that a newsgroup is moderated.
static final int	PERMITTED_POSTING_PERMISSION	A constant indicating that a newsgroup is public and unmoderated.
static final int	PROHIBITED_POSTING_PERMISSION	A constant indicating that a newsgroup is closed for general posting.
static final int	UNKNOWN_POSTING_PERMISSION	A constant indicating that the posting permission of a newsgroup is unknown.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NewsgroupInfo()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getArticleCount()	Deprecated.
long	getArticleCountLong()	Gets the estimated number of articles in the newsgroup.
int	getFirstArticle()	Deprecated.
long	getFirstArticleLong()	Gets the number of the first article in the newsgroup.
int	getLastArticle()	Deprecated.
long	getLastArticleLong()	Gets the number of the last article in the newsgroup.
String	getNewsgroup()	Gets the newsgroup name.
int	getPostingPermission()	Gets the posting permission of the newsgroup.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

UNKNOWN_POSTING_PERMISSION

public static final int UNKNOWN_POSTING_PERMISSION

A constant indicating that the posting permission of a newsgroup is unknown. For example, the NNTP GROUP command does not return posting information, so NewsgroupInfo instances obtained from that command will have an UNKNOWN_POSTING_PERMISSION.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

MODERATED_POSTING_PERMISSION

public static final int MODERATED_POSTING_PERMISSION

A constant indicating that a newsgroup is moderated.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

PERMITTED_POSTING_PERMISSION

public static final int PERMITTED_POSTING_PERMISSION

A constant indicating that a newsgroup is public and unmoderated.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

PROHIBITED_POSTING_PERMISSION

public static final int PROHIBITED_POSTING_PERMISSION

A constant indicating that a newsgroup is closed for general posting.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

NewsgroupInfo

public NewsgroupInfo()

Method Details

getArticleCount

@Deprecated
public int getArticleCount()

Deprecated.

getArticleCountLong

public long getArticleCountLong()

Gets the estimated number of articles in the newsgroup. The accuracy of this value will depend on the server implementation.

Returns:

The estimated number of articles in the newsgroup.

getFirstArticle

@Deprecated
public int getFirstArticle()

Deprecated.

getFirstArticleLong

public long getFirstArticleLong()

Gets the number of the first article in the newsgroup.

Returns:

The number of the first article in the newsgroup.

getLastArticle

@Deprecated
public int getLastArticle()

Deprecated.

getLastArticleLong

public long getLastArticleLong()

Gets the number of the last article in the newsgroup.

Returns:

The number of the last article in the newsgroup.

getNewsgroup

public String getNewsgroup()

Gets the newsgroup name.

Returns:

The name of the newsgroup.

getPostingPermission

public int getPostingPermission()

Gets the posting permission of the newsgroup. This will be one of the POSTING_PERMISSION constants.

Returns:

The posting permission status of the newsgroup.