Java

Access a Part in a Multipart MIME Entity

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.PartAt method, which provides live access to the direct child at a zero-based index. The first argument is the index and the second is a Mime object that will reference the child. Modifying it modifies the child stored in the parent tree.

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Background: This is how you reach into a multipart message to inspect or edit an individual part — read a part's Content-Type, extract an attachment's body, or change a part in place. The key point is that the returned Mime is a live reference, not a copy, so edits to it flow back into the parent tree. Loop from 0 to NumParts - 1 to visit every direct child.

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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;

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

    //  PartAt provides LIVE access to a direct child part.  The 1st argument is the zero-based index
    //  and the 2nd is a Mime object that will reference the child.  Modifying it modifies the child in
    //  the parent tree.
    int n = mime.get_NumParts();
    System.out.println("Number of parts: " + n);

    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;
            }

        System.out.println("Part " + i + " Content-Type: " + part.contentType());
        }
  }
}