Java

Check if a MIME Entity is Multipart

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.IsMultipart method, which returns whether the Content-Type begins with multipart/. 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: The first question when processing a message is usually whether it is a single part or a container of parts, because that decides whether you read the body directly or iterate children. IsMultipart answers it for any of the multipart subtypes at once; use the more specific predicates when the exact subtype matters.

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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.IsMultipart method, which returns whether the Content-Type begins with multipart/.  It takes no arguments.

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

    if (mime.IsMultipart()) {
        System.out.println("This is a multipart entity.");
        }
    else {
        System.out.println("This is not a multipart entity.");
        }
  }
}