B4X
B4X
Get the Plain-Text Body of an Email
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.GetPlainTextBody method, which returns the email body having the text/plain content type. It reads the plain-text representation already present in the email object rather than generating one from HTML. This example sets a plain-text body and reads it back.
Background: The plain-text body is the fallback representation of a message — the version shown when HTML can't or shouldn't be rendered, and the form usually preferred for search, indexing, and accessibility.
GetPlainTextBody targets it specifically; if the message contains only HTML, this returns empty (check with HasPlainTextBody), so a robust extractor falls back to GetHtmlBody when needed.Chilkat B4X Downloads
' Demonstrates the GetPlainTextBody method, which returns the email body having the
' text/plain content type. It reads the plain-text representation already present in the
' email object.
Dim email As ChilkatEmail
email.Initialize
email.Subject = "GetPlainTextBody example"
email.SetTextBody("Hello, this is the plain-text body.", "text/plain")
' Retrieve the text/plain body.
Dim plain As String = email.GetPlainTextBody
Log(plain)