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VB.NET
Add a Plain-Text Alternative Body to an Email
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Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody method, which adds a plain-text alternative body. Combined with an HTML body, it produces a multipart/alternative email that carries both representations. This example sets an HTML body, adds a plain-text alternative, and prints the alternative count.
Background: This is the companion to
AddHtmlAlternativeBody. A polished email provides both an HTML body (for rich display) and a plain-text fallback, and the receiving client picks whichever it prefers. Including a real plain-text alternative — rather than letting the HTML stand alone — improves accessibility, helps with spam scoring, and guarantees the message is readable in text-only environments.Chilkat VB.NET Downloads
' Demonstrates the AddPlainTextAlternativeBody method, which adds a plain-text alternative
' body. Combined with an HTML body, this produces a multipart/alternative email offering
' both representations of the same content.
Dim email As New Chilkat.Email
email.Subject = "HTML with a plain-text alternative"
' Set an HTML body.
email.SetHtmlBody("<html><body><b>This is the HTML version.</b></body></html>")
' Add a plain-text alternative.
email.AddPlainTextAlternativeBody("This is the plain-text version.")
Debug.WriteLine("NumAlternatives = " & email.NumAlternatives)