Java

Add a Plain-Text Alternative Body to an Email

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody method, which adds a plain-text alternative body. Combined with an HTML body, it produces a multipart/alternative email that carries both representations. This example sets an HTML body, adds a plain-text alternative, and prints the alternative count.

Background: This is the companion to AddHtmlAlternativeBody. A polished email provides both an HTML body (for rich display) and a plain-text fallback, and the receiving client picks whichever it prefers. Including a real plain-text alternative — rather than letting the HTML stand alone — improves accessibility, helps with spam scoring, and guarantees the message is readable in text-only environments.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    //  Demonstrates the AddPlainTextAlternativeBody method, which adds a plain-text alternative
    //  body.  Combined with an HTML body, this produces a multipart/alternative email offering
    //  both representations of the same content.

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
    email.put_Subject("HTML with a plain-text alternative");

    //  Set an HTML body.
    email.SetHtmlBody("<html><body><b>This is the HTML version.</b></body></html>");

    //  Add a plain-text alternative.
    email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody("This is the plain-text version.");

    System.out.println("NumAlternatives = " + email.get_NumAlternatives());
  }
}