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## Package javax.activation

Interface Summary
CommandObject | JavaBeans components that are Activation Framework aware implement this interface to find out which command verb they're being asked to perform, and to obtain the DataHandler representing the data they should operate on.
DataContentHandler | The DataContentHandler interface is implemented by objects that can be used to extend the capabilities of the DataHandler's implementation of the Transferable interface.
DataContentHandlerFactory | This interface defines a factory for `DataContentHandlers`.
DataSource | The DataSource interface provides the JavaBeans Activation Framework with an abstraction of an arbitrary collection of data.

Class Summary
ActivationDataFlavor | The ActivationDataFlavor class is a special subclass of `java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor`.
CommandInfo | The CommandInfo class is used by CommandMap implementations to describe the results of command requests.
CommandMap | The CommandMap class provides an interface to a registry of command objects available in the system.
DataHandler | The DataHandler class provides a consistent interface to data available in many different sources and formats.
FileDataSource | The FileDataSource class implements a simple DataSource object that encapsulates a file.
FileTypeMap | The FileTypeMap is an abstract class that provides a data typing interface for files.
MailcapCommandMap | MailcapCommandMap extends the CommandMap abstract class.
MimeType | A Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.
MimeTypeParameterList | A parameter list of a MimeType as defined in RFC 2045 and 2046.
MimetypesFileTypeMap | This class extends FileTypeMap and provides data typing of files via their file extension.
URLDataSource | The URLDataSource class provides an object that wraps a `URL` object in a DataSource interface.

Exception Summary
MimeTypeParseException | A class to encapsulate MimeType parsing related exceptions.
UnsupportedDataTypeException | Signals that the requested operation does not support the requested data type.

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