Java

Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

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

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    //  Use your previously obtained access token here:
    http.put_AuthToken("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 
    CkHashtable htFolderMap = new CkHashtable();
    CkStringBuilder sbMap = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8");
    htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap);

    String existingFolderId = htFolderMap.lookupStr("/Inbox/abc");
    if (htFolderMap.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        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
    CkJsonObject jsonRequestBody = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("displayName","subFolderC");

    http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId);

    //  Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders",jsonRequestBody,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

    //  Show the response in both cases..
    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    jsonResponse.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    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
    //  	}
  }
}