Chilkat2-Python
Chilkat2-Python
Get an Alternative Body by Content-Type
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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.Chilkat Chilkat2-Python Downloads
import chilkat2
# 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.
email = chilkat2.Email()
# Create an email with plain-text and HTML alternatives.
email.SetTextBody("This is the plain-text alternative.","text/plain")
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")
print("text/plain body: " + plain)
# Get the HTML alternative by its content type.
htmlBody = email.GetAlternativeBodyByContentType("text/html")
print("text/html body: " + htmlBody)