Java

Set a MIME Body from Transfer-Encoded Text

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.SetBodyFromEncoded method, which sets the body from already transfer-encoded text. The first argument is the encoding (base64 or quoted-printable) and the second is the encoded text.

Background: Sometimes you already hold content in its encoded form — a Base64 string from a database or another API — and re-decoding just to have Chilkat re-encode it is wasteful. This method stores the encoded text as-is and records the matching transfer encoding, so the body is correct without a needless round trip. Only the standard reversible encodings, Base64 and quoted-printable, are accepted.

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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.SetBodyFromEncoded method, which sets the body from already transfer-
    //  encoded text.  The 1st argument is the encoding ("base64" or "quoted-printable") and the 2nd is
    //  the encoded text.

    CkMime mime = new CkMime();

    mime.put_ContentType("text/plain");

    //  The body is provided already Base64-encoded; Chilkat stores it without re-encoding.
    String base64Body = "SGVsbG8sIHRoaXMgaXMgdGhlIGJvZHku";
    success = mime.SetBodyFromEncoded("base64",base64Body);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  The decoded body is the original text.
    String decoded = mime.getBodyDecoded();
    if (mime.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(mime.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(decoded);
  }
}