Java

Check if a MIME Entity is multipart/alternative

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.IsMultipartAlternative method, which returns whether the Content-Type is exactly multipart/alternative. It takes no arguments.

Note: The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the path to your own file.

Background: Recognizing multipart/alternative matters because its children are the same content in different formats — you display one (usually the last renderable), not all of them. That is the opposite of multipart/mixed, where every child is shown.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Mime;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Demonstrates the Mime.IsMultipartAlternative method, which returns whether the Content-Type is multipart/alternative.  It takes no arguments.

        Mime mime = new Mime();
        try {
            mime.loadMimeFile("qa_data/multipart_message.eml");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        if (mime.isMultipartAlternative()) {
            System.out.println("This is a multipart/alternative entity.");
        } else {
            System.out.println("This is not multipart/alternative.");
        }
    }
}