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Get and Set the Email Date (UTC/GMT)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.EmailDateStr property, which is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone in RFC822 string form (for example, Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT). Setting this property updates the email's Date header. This example sets the date and reads it back.

Background: Every email carries a Date header whose format is defined by the internet message standards (RFC 822 / RFC 5322), looking like Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 +0000. This same instant in time can be written relative to GMT/UTC or relative to a local timezone offset. EmailDateStr gives you the GMT/UTC view, while LocalDateStr gives the local-timezone view of the very same header.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // Demonstrates the Email.EmailDateStr property.
    // This is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone,
    // in RFC822 string form.  Setting it updates the email's Date header.

    const email = try chilkat.Email.init();
    defer email.deinit();

    email.setEmailDateStr("Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT");

    std.debug.print("EmailDateStr = {s}\n", .{try email.getEmailDateStr(alloc)});
}