Swift

Convert MIME to XML

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.GetXml method, which converts the MIME tree to Chilkat's XML representation and returns it as a string. It takes no arguments. Header names become element names, structured header parameters become attributes, and duplicate headers become repeated elements.

Tip: Code to parse the returned XML can be generated at Chilkat Tools.

Background: Turning a MIME tree into XML exposes its structure in a form that ordinary XML tools can query and transform — useful for inspection, debugging, or feeding a message into an XML-based pipeline. It is the inverse of LoadXml, so a message can be round-tripped through XML. For a quick human-readable outline rather than a full representation, see GetStructure.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  Demonstrates the Mime.GetXml method, which converts the MIME tree to Chilkat's XML
    //  representation and returns it as a string.  It takes no arguments.

    let mime = CkoMime()!

    success = mime.loadFile(path: "qa_data/message.eml")
    if success == false {
        print("\(mime.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Header names become XML element names and structured header parameters become XML attributes.
    var xml: String? = mime.getXml()
    if mime.lastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(mime.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(xml!)")

}