Java

Check if a MIME Part is an Attachment

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.IsAttachment method, which returns whether the current part's Content-Disposition is attachment (matched case-insensitively). It takes no arguments.

Note: The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the path to your own file.

Background: Whether a part is an attachment is about disposition, not content type — an image can be inline (Content-Disposition: inline) or an attachment. This predicate keys off that header, which is the right basis for deciding what to list as a downloadable attachment versus what to render within the message body.

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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.IsAttachment method, which returns whether the part's Content-Disposition is attachment.  It takes no arguments and applies to the current
    //  part.  This example iterates the parts of a multipart message and reports which ones match.

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

    int n = mime.get_NumParts();
    CkMime part = new CkMime();
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {
        success = mime.PartAt(i,part);
        if (success == false) {
            System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
            return;
            }

        if (part.IsAttachment()) {
            System.out.println("Part " + i + " (" + part.contentType() + ") is an attachment.");
            }

        }
  }
}