Java

Convert MIME to XML

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.GetXml method, which converts the MIME tree to Chilkat's XML representation and returns it as a string. It takes no arguments. Header names become element names, structured header parameters become attributes, and duplicate headers become repeated elements.

Tip: Code to parse the returned XML can be generated at Chilkat Tools.

Background: Turning a MIME tree into XML exposes its structure in a form that ordinary XML tools can query and transform — useful for inspection, debugging, or feeding a message into an XML-based pipeline. It is the inverse of LoadXml, so a message can be round-tripped through XML. For a quick human-readable outline rather than a full representation, see GetStructure.

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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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Mime.GetXml method, which converts the MIME tree to Chilkat's XML
    //  representation and returns it as a string.  It takes no arguments.

    CkMime mime = new CkMime();

    success = mime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/message.eml");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Header names become XML element names and structured header parameters become XML attributes.
    String xml = mime.getXml();
    if (mime.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(xml);
  }
}