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Delete All Email in a POP3 Mailbox

Delete all email in a POP3 mailbox.

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

    // The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    // and sending (SMTP) email.
    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop.example.com");

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("bob@example.com");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("****");

    // Make sure the ImmediateDelete property is set (this is the default)
    // If ImmediateDelete is not set, messages marked for deletion
    // by the Delete* methods will not be deleted until the POP3
    // connection is closed by calling Pop3EndSession.
    mailman.put_ImmediateDelete(true);

    // First, get all the UIDLs.
    CkStringTable stUidls = new CkStringTable();
    success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Next, delete them all.
    success = mailman.DeleteUidlSet(stUidls);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // We're done with the POP3 session, so it doesn't hurt to call this...
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Success.");

  }

  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."
  }
}