An interface representing a text message. This is a subinterface of {@link Message Message} whichcontains methods to get and set the text payload. The {@link #setPayloadText(String) setPayloadText} method sets the valueof the payload in the data container without any checking whether the value is valid in any way. Methods for manipulating the address portion of the message are inherited from
Message
.
Object instances implementing this interface are just containers for the data that is passed in.
Character Encoding Considerations
Text messages using this interface deal with String
s encoded in Java. The underlying implementation will convert the String
s into a suitable encoding for the messaging protocol in question. Different protocols recognize different character sets. To ensure that characters are transmitted correctly across the network, an application should use the character set(s) recognized by the protocol. If an application is unaware of the protocol, or uses a character set that the protocol does not recognize, then some characters might be transmitted incorrectly.