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Android™

Delete All IMAP Email

Demonstrates two ways to delete all email in a mailbox on an IMAP server.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkImap imap = new CkImap();

    // Turn on session logging:
    imap.put_KeepSessionLog(true);

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox.RubyMail");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Get the complete set of Uids for email in the selected mailbox.
    CkMessageSet messageSet = new CkMessageSet();
    success = imap.QueryMbx("ALL",true,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message.
    // (ExpungeAndClose must be called to finalize the delete.)
    success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Alternatively, the Deleted flag may be set for each UID
    // individiually, but this is less efficient:
    int i = 0;
    int n = messageSet.get_Count();
    while (i < n) {
        success = imap.SetFlag(messageSet.GetId(i),messageSet.get_HasUids(),"Deleted",1);
        if (success == false) {
            Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
            return;
            }

        i = i + 1;
        }

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Display the session log.
    Log.i(TAG, imap.sessionLog());

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}