List IMAP Mailboxes

List the mailboxes available within an IMAP account.

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// Needs #include <CkImap.h>
// Needs #include <CkMailboxes.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkImap imap;

    bool success;

    //  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
    success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Connect to an IMAP server.
    success = imap.Connect("mail.chilkatsoft.com");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Login
    success = imap.Login("admin@chilkatsoft.com","*myPassword5*");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  The ListMailboxes method returns a Mailboxes object
    //  that contains the collection of mailboxes.
    //  It accepts two arguments: a refName and a wildcardedMailbox.

    const char * refName;
    refName = "";
    //  refName is usually set to an empty string.
    //  A non-empty reference name argument is the name of a mailbox or a level of
    //  mailbox hierarchy, and indicates the context in which the mailbox
    //  name is interpreted.

    //  Select all mailboxes matching this pattern:
    const char * wildcardedMailbox;
    wildcardedMailbox = "*";

    CkMailboxes *mboxes = 0;
    mboxes = imap.ListMailboxes(refName,wildcardedMailbox);
    if (mboxes == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    long i;
    for (i = 0; i <= mboxes->get_Count() - 1; i++) {
        strOut.append(mboxes->getName(i));
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }

    //  Sample output looks like this:
    //  INBOX.vendors.shareit
    //  INBOX.oldSupport
    //  INBOX.vendors.paypal
    //  INBOX.sales
    //  INBOX.lists
    //  INBOX.Drafts
    //  INBOX.vendors.dell
    //  INBOX.Trash
    //  INBOX.invoiceRequests
    //  INBOX.purchases
    //  INBOX.vendors.inMotion
    //  INBOX.oldEmail
    //  INBOX.vendors
    //  INBOX.lists.python
    //  INBOX.vendors.myhosting
    //  INBOX.Templates
    //  INBOX.friends
    //  INBOX.bounceSamples
    //  INBOX.lists.ruby
    //  INBOX.vendors.peer1
    //  INBOX.Sent
    //  INBOX.Junk
    //  INBOX

    //  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    imap.Disconnect();

    delete mboxes;

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());