Address.java

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package org.apache.james.mime4j.dom.address;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * The abstract base for classes that represent RFC2822 addresses. This includes
 * groups and mailboxes.
 */
public abstract class Address implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 634090661990433426L;

    /**
     * Adds any mailboxes represented by this address into the given List. Note
     * that this method has default (package) access, so a doAddMailboxesTo
     * method is needed to allow the behavior to be overridden by subclasses.
     */
    final void addMailboxesTo(List<Mailbox> results) {
        doAddMailboxesTo(results);
    }

    /**
     * Adds any mailboxes represented by this address into the given List. Must
     * be overridden by concrete subclasses.
     */
    protected abstract void doAddMailboxesTo(List<Mailbox> results);

}