Java

Access a Part in a Multipart MIME Entity

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.PartAt method, which provides live access to the direct child at a zero-based index. The first argument is the index and the second is a Mime object that will reference the child. Modifying it modifies the child stored in the parent tree.

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Background: This is how you reach into a multipart message to inspect or edit an individual part — read a part's Content-Type, extract an attachment's body, or change a part in place. The key point is that the returned Mime is a live reference, not a copy, so edits to it flow back into the parent tree. Loop from 0 to NumParts - 1 to visit every direct child.

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

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Mime mime = new Mime();
        try {
            mime.loadMimeFile("qa_data/multipart_message.eml");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // PartAt provides LIVE access to a direct child part.  The 1st argument is the zero-based index
        // and the 2nd is a Mime object that will reference the child.  Modifying it modifies the child in
        // the parent tree.
        int n = mime.getNumParts();
        System.out.println("Number of parts: " + n);

        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;
            }

            System.out.println("Part " + i + " Content-Type: " + part.getContentType());
        }
    }
}