(Go) Transition from Imap.Sort to Imap.QueryMbx

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated Sort method calls with QueryMbx.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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    imap := Imap_Ref.html">chilkat.NewImap()

    // ...
    // ...

    searchCriteria := "FROM bob@example.com"
    bUid := true
    sortCriteria := "DATE SUBJECT"

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The Sort method is deprecated:

    msgSetObj := imap.Sort(sortCriteria,"utf-8",searchCriteria,bUid)
    if imap.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        imap.DisposeImap()
        return
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    msgSetObj.DisposeMessageSet()

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using QueryMbx.
    // Your application creates a new, empty MessageSet_Ref.html">MessageSet object which is passed 
    // in the last argument and filled upon success.

    // The following properties are used instead of function arguments.
    imap.SetSortCriteria("DATE SUBJECT")
    imap.SetSearchCharset("utf-8")

    mset := MessageSet_Ref.html">chilkat.NewMessageSet()
    success := imap.QueryMbx(searchCriteria,bUid,mset)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(imap.LastErrorText())
        imap.DisposeImap()
        mset.DisposeMessageSet()
        return
    }


    imap.DisposeImap()
    mset.DisposeMessageSet()