PHP ActiveX

Check Whether an Email Has a Plain-Text Body

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

Background: The plain-text body is the fallback representation used when HTML is unavailable or unwanted — and the form usually preferred for search, indexing, and accessibility. HasPlainTextBody is the counterpart to HasHtmlBody; testing both lets a program handle every combination (text-only, HTML-only, both, or neither) gracefully.

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<?php

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

$email = new COM("Chilkat.Email");
$email->Subject = 'HasPlainTextBody example';

$email->SetTextBody('Hello, this is the plain-text body.','text/plain');

if ($email->HasPlainTextBody() == 1) {
    print 'The email has a plain-text body.' . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'The email does not have a plain-text body.' . "\n";
}


?>