Java

Check if a MIME Part is Text

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.IsText method, which returns whether the Content-Type begins with text/. It takes no arguments and applies to the current part.

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: IsText is the broad check for any textual part — text/plain, text/html, text/xml, and so on — which is what decides whether it is safe to decode the body to a string. For binary parts, decode to bytes instead. Use the narrower predicates when you need the exact text subtype.

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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.IsText method, which returns whether the Content-Type begins with text/.  It takes no arguments and applies to the current
        // part.  This example iterates the parts of a multipart message and reports which ones match.

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

        int n = mime.getNumParts();
        Mime part = new Mime();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            try {
                mime.partAt(i, part);
            } catch (ChilkatException e) {
                System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
                return;
            }

            if (part.isText()) {
                System.out.println("Part " + i + " (" + part.getContentType() + ") is text.");
            }
        }
    }
}