Java

Add a Plain-Text Alternative Body to an Email

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody method, which adds a plain-text alternative body. Combined with an HTML body, it produces a multipart/alternative email that carries both representations. This example sets an HTML body, adds a plain-text alternative, and prints the alternative count.

Background: This is the companion to AddHtmlAlternativeBody. A polished email provides both an HTML body (for rich display) and a plain-text fallback, and the receiving client picks whichever it prefers. Including a real plain-text alternative — rather than letting the HTML stand alone — improves accessibility, helps with spam scoring, and guarantees the message is readable in text-only environments.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Email;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Demonstrates the AddPlainTextAlternativeBody method, which adds a plain-text alternative
        // body.  Combined with an HTML body, this produces a multipart/alternative email offering
        // both representations of the same content.

        Email email = new Email();
        email.setSubject("HTML with a plain-text alternative");

        // Set an HTML body.
        email.setHtmlBody("<html><body><b>This is the HTML version.</b></body></html>");

        // Add a plain-text alternative.
        email.addPlainTextAlternativeBody("This is the plain-text version.");

        System.out.println("NumAlternatives = " + email.getNumAlternatives());
    }
}