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Set the Reply-To Address of an Email

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.ReplyTo property, which sets the MIME Reply-To header. This header automatically defaults to the From address, so you only set it when replies should go to a different address. There is usually a single Reply-To address, but you can supply a comma-separated list for several. Setting this changes only the Reply-To header — it does not change the SMTP envelope sender or the visible From header.

Background: When you hit "Reply," most mail clients address the response to the message's Reply-To header if present, otherwise to From. This is useful when the sending address is not the right destination for responses — for example, a newsletter sent from noreply@ but with Reply-To pointing at a monitored support inbox, or a message sent on someone's behalf that should be answered to a different person.

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// 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.ReplyTo property, which sets the Reply-To header field.
    //  Reply-To defaults to the From address, so you only set this when replies should
    //  go somewhere different.

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
    email.put_From("sales@example.com");

    //  Replies should be directed to a different address than the From address.
    email.put_ReplyTo("support@example.com");

    Log.i(TAG, "ReplyTo = " + email.replyTo());

    //  For multiple reply addresses, use a comma-separated list.
    email.put_ReplyTo("support@example.com, help@example.com");
    Log.i(TAG, "ReplyTo = " + email.replyTo());

  }

  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."
  }
}