Java

Get an Alternative Body by Content-Type

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.GetAlternativeBodyByContentType method, which returns an alternative body selected by its Content-Type — such as text/plain, text/html, or text/xml — instead of by numeric index. This example retrieves both the plain-text and HTML alternatives by content type.

Background: Selecting by Content-Type is often more convenient than by index, because you usually know which representation you want (the HTML, say) but not its position in the alternative list. This mirrors how a mail client works — it looks up the best matching type to display — and avoids assumptions about ordering, which can vary between messages.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Email;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Demonstrates the GetAlternativeBodyByContentType method, which returns an alternative
        // body selected by its Content-Type (such as text/plain, text/html, or text/xml) rather
        // than by index.

        Email email = new Email();

        // Create an email with plain-text and HTML alternatives.
        email.setTextBody("This is the plain-text alternative.", "text/plain");
        email.addHtmlAlternativeBody("<html><body>This is the HTML alternative.</body></html>");

        // Get the plain-text alternative by its content type.
        String plain = email.getAlternativeBodyByContentType("text/plain");
        System.out.println("text/plain body: " + plain);

        // Get the HTML alternative by its content type.
        String htmlBody = email.getAlternativeBodyByContentType("text/html");
        System.out.println("text/html body: " + htmlBody);
    }
}