Xbase++

Get the Plain-Text Body of an Email

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.GetPlainTextBody method, which returns the email body having the text/plain content type. It reads the plain-text representation already present in the email object rather than generating one from HTML. This example sets a plain-text body and reads it back.

Background: The plain-text body is the fallback representation of a message — the version shown when HTML can't or shouldn't be rendered, and the form usually preferred for search, indexing, and accessibility. GetPlainTextBody targets it specifically; if the message contains only HTML, this returns empty (check with HasPlainTextBody), so a robust extractor falls back to GetHtmlBody when needed.

Chilkat Xbase++ Downloads

Download Chilkat for Xbase++

Xbase++

LOCAL oEmail
LOCAL cPlain

//  Demonstrates the GetPlainTextBody method, which returns the email body having the
//  text/plain content type.  It reads the plain-text representation already present in the
//  email object.

oEmail := CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")
oEmail:Subject := "GetPlainTextBody example"

oEmail:SetTextBody("Hello, this is the plain-text body.", "text/plain")

//  Retrieve the text/plain body.
cPlain := oEmail:GetPlainTextBody()
? cPlain

oEmail:destroy()