Android™

Connecting to GMAIL using IMAP

Demonstrates how to connect to GMAIL using IMAP. Android™

// 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 assumes 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 GMail
    // Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    success = imap.Connect("imap.gmail.com");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Login
    // Your login is typically your GMail email address.
    success = imap.Login("username@gmail.com","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, imap.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

    // Show 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."
  }
}