Android™
Android™
Get and Set the Email Date (UTC/GMT)
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.EmailDateStr property, which is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone in RFC822 string form (for example, Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT). Setting this property updates the email's Date header. This example sets the date and reads it back.
Background: Every email carries a
Date header whose format is defined by the internet message standards (RFC 822 / RFC 5322), looking like Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 +0000. This same instant in time can be written relative to GMT/UTC or relative to a local timezone offset. EmailDateStr gives you the GMT/UTC view, while LocalDateStr gives the local-timezone view of the very same header.Chilkat Android™ Downloads
// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;
import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";
// Called when the activity is first created.
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Demonstrates the Email.EmailDateStr property.
// This is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone,
// in RFC822 string form. Setting it updates the email's Date header.
CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
email.put_EmailDateStr("Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT");
Log.i(TAG, "EmailDateStr = " + email.emailDateStr());
}
static {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
// Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
// then you will see the following error message at application startup:
//"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
}
}