Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

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Creates a new mail folder as a child of an existing mail folder. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Hashtable;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

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

        Http http = new Http();

        // Use your previously obtained access token here:
        http.setAuthToken("MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN");

        // This example will create a new mail folder as a child of /Inbox/abc

        // Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example
        Hashtable htFolderMap = new Hashtable();
        StringBuilder sbMap = new StringBuilder();
        sbMap.loadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8");
        htFolderMap.addFromXmlSb(sbMap);

        String existingFolderId = htFolderMap.lookupStr("/Inbox/abc");
        if (existingFolderId == null) {
            System.out.println("Folder ID not found");
            return;
        }

        // Create a JSON request body with this content:
        //
        //     {
        //       "displayName": "displayName-value",
        //     }

        // This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
        JsonObject jsonRequestBody = new JsonObject();
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("displayName", "subFolderC");

        http.setUrlVar("folder_id", existingFolderId);

        // Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders", jsonRequestBody, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A 201 response indicates success.
        if (http.getLastStatus() == 201) {
            System.out.println("Folder created.");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Response status code = " + resp.getStatusCode());
            System.out.println("Error: Folder not created.");
        }

        // Show the response in both cases..
        JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
        jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
        jsonResponse.load(resp.getBodyStr());
        System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());

        // A sample successful JSON response looks like this:

        //     {
        //       "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/childFolders/$entity",
        //       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6JqMIAAAA=",
        //       "displayName": "subFolderC",
        //       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
        //       "childFolderCount": 0,
        //       "unreadItemCount": 0,
        //       "totalItemCount": 0
        //     }
    }
}