Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Delete All IMAP Email

Demonstrates two ways to delete all email in a mailbox on an IMAP server. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Imap;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.MessageSet;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Imap imap = new Imap();

        // Turn on session logging:
        imap.setKeepSessionLog(true);

        // Connect to an IMAP server.
        // Use TLS
        imap.setSsl(true);
        imap.setPort(993);
        try {
            imap.connect("imap.example.com");

            // Login
            imap.login("myLogin", "myPassword");

            // Select an IMAP mailbox
            imap.selectMailbox("Inbox.RubyMail");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Get the complete set of Uids for email in the selected mailbox.
        MessageSet messageSet = new MessageSet();
        try {
            imap.queryMbx("ALL", true, messageSet);

            // Set the Deleted flag for each message.
            // (ExpungeAndClose must be called to finalize the delete.)
            imap.setFlags(messageSet, "Deleted", 1);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Alternatively, the Deleted flag may be set for each UID
        // individiually, but this is less efficient:
        int i = 0;
        int n = messageSet.getCount();
        while (i < n) {
            try {
                imap.setFlag(messageSet.getId(i), messageSet.getHasUids(), "Deleted", 1);
            } catch (ChilkatException e) {
                System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
                return;
            }

            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Expunge and close the mailbox.
        try {
            imap.expungeAndClose();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Display the session log.
        System.out.println(imap.getSessionLog());

        // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
        imap.disconnect();
    }
}