Classic ASP

Get an Alternative Body by Content-Type

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.GetAlternativeBodyByContentType method, which returns an alternative body selected by its Content-Type — such as text/plain, text/html, or text/xml — instead of by numeric index. This example retrieves both the plain-text and HTML alternatives by content type.

Background: Selecting by Content-Type is often more convenient than by index, because you usually know which representation you want (the HTML, say) but not its position in the alternative list. This mirrors how a mail client works — it looks up the best matching type to display — and avoids assumptions about ordering, which can vary between messages.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
'  Demonstrates the GetAlternativeBodyByContentType method, which returns an alternative
'  body selected by its Content-Type (such as text/plain, text/html, or text/xml) rather
'  than by index.

set email = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")

'  Create an email with plain-text and HTML alternatives.
email.SetTextBody "This is the plain-text alternative.","text/plain"
success = email.AddHtmlAlternativeBody("<html><body>This is the HTML alternative.</body></html>")

'  Get the plain-text alternative by its content type.
plain = email.GetAlternativeBodyByContentType("text/plain")
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "text/plain body: " & plain) & "</pre>"

'  Get the HTML alternative by its content type.
htmlBody = email.GetAlternativeBodyByContentType("text/html")
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "text/html body: " & htmlBody) & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>