Java

Create a Multipart-Mixed MIME Message

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Creates a multipart-mixed MIME message with the 1st part containing plain-text, and the 2nd part containing a GIF image. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Mime;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Mime mime = new Mime();

        // Initialize a multipart-mixed MIME message:
        mime.newMultipartMixed();

        // Each sub-part will be prepared, then added to the
        // top-level multipart/mixed MIME object, and then written
        // to a file.

        // First the plain-text sub-part
        // Add a few header fields:
        Mime textPart = new Mime();
        textPart.addHeaderField("Description", "this is a test");
        textPart.addHeaderField("MyId", "123");
        textPart.setBodyFromPlainText("This is the plain-text body");

        // Now for a GIF image:
        Mime imagePart = new Mime();
        try {
            imagePart.setBodyFromFile("starfish.gif");

            // Append each sub-part to the top-level MIME object:
            mime.appendPart(textPart);
            mime.appendPart(imagePart);

            // Write the full multipart-mixed MIME to a file.
            mime.saveMime("out.mim");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(mime.getMime());

        // The MIME should look something like this:
        // (See more comments following this sample output...)

        // Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
        //  boundary="------------080503030004040303020208";
        //
        // This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
        //
        // --------------080503030004040303020208
        // Description: this is a test
        // MyId: 123
        // Content-Type: text/plain
        // Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
        //
        // This is the plain-text body
        // --------------080503030004040303020208
        // Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="starfish.gif";
        // Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
        // Content-Type: image/gif; name="starfish.gif";
        //
        // R0lGODlhIAAgAPcAAP///+/v7/f39+/n5/fv7//39/fn597OzufW1tbGxs69vffe3u/W1salpZQQ
        // EIQYEJwQCJQYCJwYCM6clL2Ee5wpGIwhEK0YANatpdalnHMYCKUhCJQYAKUYAM6Ec5QhCJwhCPfW
        // zu/Oxta1rb17a6UhAK0hAPe9rb2Ec7V7a71rUpwpCL0xCJwhAOfOxta9tcatpdallM6cjMaUhK1C
        // IZwxELU5EK0xCLUxCN61pcacjK1rUrVaOaVKKZxCIZwxCKUxCL05CLUxAM6llO+1nMZzUr1rSrVS
        // KaVCGK1CGLVCEJQxCK05CLU5CIwpAKUxAK0xAM69tffWxrVrSrVaMbVKGMZKEL1CCLU5AP/v597O
        // xufGtcallNaljLWEa96ce9aUc717Wq1aMcZjMbVaKbVSIa1KGL1SGJw5CK1CCLVCCMZKCM5KCMZC
        // APfn3tbGvc57Ss5aGMZSENZaEL1KCM5SCLVCAMZKAPfezvfOte/GrdatlN6cc9aEUr1rOc5jIdZj
        // GL1SEM5aELVKCMZSCNZaCL1KAOfOvc57Qs5jGNZjEM5aCMZSAN5aAO/OtefGrcZjGM5jEN5rELVS
        // CMZaCN5jCOdrCM5aAO/Gpc5rGMZjENZrEN5jAOdrAOfe1t6MQtZ7Kd57IdZzGM5rEMZjCNZrCM5j
        // ANbOxu/Wve+9jPe9hO+1e+etc85zGO+EGMZrENZzEM5rCN5zCO97COdzAO/n3u+1c+ecSt6UQs57
        // Ie+MIdZ7GOeEGM5zEO+EELVjCOd7CO+ECOd7AO/Ope+tWuelUu+UKeeMGOeEEO+MEOeECO+EAO/G
        // jO+cKfeUEO+MCO+tSuecMeeUGN6MEOeMCO+UCO+tQuelOe+lMe+lKe+cGOeUEO+cEOeUCN6MAO+U
        // AOe9c/e1Oe+lId6UEO+cCPe9Qve1Me+lEOecCO+lCOe1Su+1OeelGO+tGPetCPetAO+9Qve1GO+1
        // EPe9CPe9APf37+fv5/f//+/v9/fv9+fe5+/e5869xufW3t7GzgAAACwAAAAAIAAgAAAI/wABCBxI
        // sKDBgwgTFgCwMKHDhwyHYWoIsWIBZsdyHaoIcaGbaNQ0ZeBYEROvV0pmCCDp8B4rZaOUcGHpcIEx
        // aqPMYLjHMcsCAwgxkRv3q8wLnhAdfWpmDRwqAgQFEEvHLlCZNxwfpVmkDJ04dczc3LsXQtq4XWh8
        // aGH48F49FDUC9UInT941W6luCUOWyQmSLST3eUnChNS4c9SooQuGDNkrIIrA1MqXr0A+AyFC4Kln
        // kMAQKljotJJGDZklS9PkyEHGLZu1ctbCmWvXThurfAbvHSii5kegxpYqtRpEKFnid/TSneu2LRYh
        // P/0Q1tJRgYOZV71UL5LEK1KiV68yVf+xgaOKmAZICd5bmA8FEyZQlMjRRAhQGQv4QQSJL8ZLFHwP
        // 6aFIJXNIEkggcgQhwYIlKEFFGDKcEgBCBVCkByC0IAMJGnSAYsUNEmzAgw4HBJBeQisZcAswjqGh
        // wQeBKGIFFD0ocCJE9diyjTKRLPHBAx/cEAcdgxgx4Vg3HnSPKs4E00sNEYDwgQksQDLJIohMSJIj
        // ugSTCRA/ILFDCjTckUkrpYiCAEluYCMLJCsoMQUM9gjQRSSL7CLJJjmQxMw3kQChxA78IFULHIK0
        // MgonXyR5UAHWVBKIEmEcUJAIYxgSSSF94AZRPrgsQgUF0RmUgWpy/LFmRYdMkACAANwrWA8cbAhi
        // RZ8cjRWro0QEEsQVGTiKkLAM5QNGFWrAQFNLBIzABQPLRktQQAA7
        //
        // --------------080503030004040303020208--
        //
        //

        // To explicitly set the boundary, set the Boundary property, like this:
        mime.setBoundary("SOME_UNIQUE_BOUNDARY_STRING");

        // To eliminate the "This is a multi-part message in MIME format.";
        // from the output, set the UseMmDescription property = false
        mime.setUseMmDescription(false);

        System.out.println(mime.getMime());

        // The MIME now looks like this:

        // Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
        //  boundary="SOME_UNIQUE_BOUNDARY_STRING";
        //
        // --SOME_UNIQUE_BOUNDARY_STRING
        // Description: this is a test
        // MyId: 123
        // Content-Type: text/plain
        // Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
        //
        // This is the plain-text body
        // --SOME_UNIQUE_BOUNDARY_STRING
        // Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="starfish.gif";
        // Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
        // Content-Type: image/gif; name="starfish.gif";
        //
        // R0lGODlhIAAgAPcAAP///+/v7/f39+/n5/fv7//39/fn597OzufW1tbGxs69vffe3u/W1salpZQQ
        // EIQYEJwQCJQYCJwYCM6clL2Ee5wpGIwhEK0YANatpdalnHMYCKUhCJQYAKUYAM6Ec5QhCJwhCPfW
        // zu/Oxta1rb17a6UhAK0hAPe9rb2Ec7V7a71rUpwpCL0xCJwhAOfOxta9tcatpdallM6cjMaUhK1C
        // IZwxELU5EK0xCLUxCN61pcacjK1rUrVaOaVKKZxCIZwxCKUxCL05CLUxAM6llO+1nMZzUr1rSrVS
        // KaVCGK1CGLVCEJQxCK05CLU5CIwpAKUxAK0xAM69tffWxrVrSrVaMbVKGMZKEL1CCLU5AP/v597O
        // xufGtcallNaljLWEa96ce9aUc717Wq1aMcZjMbVaKbVSIa1KGL1SGJw5CK1CCLVCCMZKCM5KCMZC
        // APfn3tbGvc57Ss5aGMZSENZaEL1KCM5SCLVCAMZKAPfezvfOte/GrdatlN6cc9aEUr1rOc5jIdZj
        // GL1SEM5aELVKCMZSCNZaCL1KAOfOvc57Qs5jGNZjEM5aCMZSAN5aAO/OtefGrcZjGM5jEN5rELVS
        // CMZaCN5jCOdrCM5aAO/Gpc5rGMZjENZrEN5jAOdrAOfe1t6MQtZ7Kd57IdZzGM5rEMZjCNZrCM5j
        // ANbOxu/Wve+9jPe9hO+1e+etc85zGO+EGMZrENZzEM5rCN5zCO97COdzAO/n3u+1c+ecSt6UQs57
        // Ie+MIdZ7GOeEGM5zEO+EELVjCOd7CO+ECOd7AO/Ope+tWuelUu+UKeeMGOeEEO+MEOeECO+EAO/G
        // jO+cKfeUEO+MCO+tSuecMeeUGN6MEOeMCO+UCO+tQuelOe+lMe+lKe+cGOeUEO+cEOeUCN6MAO+U
        // AOe9c/e1Oe+lId6UEO+cCPe9Qve1Me+lEOecCO+lCOe1Su+1OeelGO+tGPetCPetAO+9Qve1GO+1
        // EPe9CPe9APf37+fv5/f//+/v9/fv9+fe5+/e5869xufW3t7GzgAAACwAAAAAIAAgAAAI/wABCBxI
        // sKDBgwgTFgCwMKHDhwyHYWoIsWIBZsdyHaoIcaGbaNQ0ZeBYEROvV0pmCCDp8B4rZaOUcGHpcIEx
        // aqPMYLjHMcsCAwgxkRv3q8wLnhAdfWpmDRwqAgQFEEvHLlCZNxwfpVmkDJ04dczc3LsXQtq4XWh8
        // aGH48F49FDUC9UInT941W6luCUOWyQmSLST3eUnChNS4c9SooQuGDNkrIIrA1MqXr0A+AyFC4Kln
        // kMAQKljotJJGDZklS9PkyEHGLZu1ctbCmWvXThurfAbvHSii5kegxpYqtRpEKFnid/TSneu2LRYh
        // P/0Q1tJRgYOZV71UL5LEK1KiV68yVf+xgaOKmAZICd5bmA8FEyZQlMjRRAhQGQv4QQSJL8ZLFHwP
        // 6aFIJXNIEkggcgQhwYIlKEFFGDKcEgBCBVCkByC0IAMJGnSAYsUNEmzAgw4HBJBeQisZcAswjqGh
        // wQeBKGIFFD0ocCJE9diyjTKRLPHBAx/cEAcdgxgx4Vg3HnSPKs4E00sNEYDwgQksQDLJIohMSJIj
        // ugSTCRA/ILFDCjTckUkrpYiCAEluYCMLJCsoMQUM9gjQRSSL7CLJJjmQxMw3kQChxA78IFULHIK0
        // MgonXyR5UAHWVBKIEmEcUJAIYxgSSSF94AZRPrgsQgUF0RmUgWpy/LFmRYdMkACAANwrWA8cbAhi
        // RZ8cjRWro0QEEsQVGTiKkLAM5QNGFWrAQFNLBIzABQPLRktQQAA7
        //
        // --SOME_UNIQUE_BOUNDARY_STRING--
    }
}