(Objective-C) Explaining the Email FromName, FromAddress, and From Properties

This example explains the email object's FromName, FromAddress, and From properties.

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#import <CkoEmail.h>

// The email's FROM name and address can be set in several ways.
// It can include an optional friendly name (which is just a description),
// and it must include an address.

// For example:
CkoEmail *email1 = [[CkoEmail alloc] init];
email1.Subject = @"test";
email1.Body = @"test";

email1.FromName = @"Joe Sample";
email1.FromAddress = @"joe.sample@example.com";

// the From property contains both the FromName and FromAddress
// This produces the following output:
// From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"From: ",email1.From);
NSLog(@"%@",@"--------------------------------------------------");

// Examine the MIME of the email:
NSLog(@"%@",[email1 GetMime]);
NSLog(@"%@",@"--------------------------------------------------");

// Output is:

// 	MIME-Version: 1.0
// 	Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:32:13 -0600
// 	Message-ID: <02B461C6D12FA6686C3151A649ED8D5BBFBE0721@CHILKAT13>
// 	Content-Type: text/plain
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
// 	X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
// 	Subject: test
// 	From: "Joe Sample" <joe.sample@example.com>
// 	CKX-Bounce-Address: joe.sample@example.com
// 
// 	test

// --------------------------------------------
// Alternatively, the From property can be set, and this 
// implicitly sets the FromName and FromAddress properties.

CkoEmail *email2 = [[CkoEmail alloc] init];
email2.From = @"Joe Sample <joe.sample@example.com>";

NSLog(@"%@%@",@"FromName: ",email2.FromName);
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"FromAddress: ",email2.FromAddress);
NSLog(@"%@",@"--------------------------------------------------");

NSLog(@"%@",[email2 GetMime]);