JavaScript

Remove a Part from a Multipart MIME Entity

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.RemovePart method, which removes the direct child at a zero-based index. The only argument is the index; valid values are 0 through NumParts - 1. An out-of-range index returns false and changes nothing.

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

Background: Removing a part is how you strip an attachment or drop an unwanted alternative when reprocessing a message. Because parts are addressed by position, be mindful that removing one shifts the indexes of those after it — when deleting several, iterate from the last index downward so earlier removals do not renumber the parts you still intend to remove.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

JavaScript

var success = false;

var mime = new CkMime();
success = mime.LoadMimeFile("qa_data/multipart_message.eml");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(mime.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Remove the direct child part at a zero-based index.  Valid indexes are 0 through NumParts - 1.
//  Here the last part is removed.
var lastIndex = mime.NumParts - 1;
success = mime.RemovePart(lastIndex);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(mime.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Parts remaining: " + mime.NumParts);