Lua

Check Whether an Email Has an HTML Body

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.HasHtmlBody method, which returns true only when a text/html body is present in the current email object. This example sets an HTML body and confirms its presence.

Background: Because a message may contain a plain-text body, an HTML body, both, or neither, it is good practice to test before extracting. HasHtmlBody lets you decide whether to call GetHtmlBody or fall back to GetPlainTextBody — avoiding surprises when a sender provides only one representation.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- Demonstrates the HasHtmlBody method, which returns true only when a text/html body is
-- present in the current email object.

local email = chilkat.Email.new()
email.subject = "HasHtmlBody example"

email:set_html_body("<html><body><b>Hello in HTML.</b></body></html>")

if email:has_html_body() then
    print("The email has an HTML body.")
else
    print("The email does not have an HTML body.")
end