(Swift 2) Sorting Email

Demonstrates how to sort an email bundle.

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

    let imap = CkoImap()

    // Connect to the IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true
    imap.Port = 993
    var success: Bool = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
    if success != true {
        print("\(imap.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin", password: "myPassword")
    if success != true {
        print("\(imap.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
    if success != true {
        print("\(imap.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    var fetchUids: Bool = true

    // Pass any of the above strings here to test a search:
    var messageSet: CkoMessageSet? = imap.Search("ALL", bUid: fetchUids)
    if imap.LastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(imap.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Fetch the email headers into a bundle object:
    var bundle: CkoEmailBundle? = imap.FetchHeaders(messageSet)
    if imap.LastMethodSuccess == false {
        messageSet = nil
        print("\(imap.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Sort the email bundle by date, recipient, sender, or subject:
    var ascending: Bool = true
    bundle!.SortByDate(ascending)

    // To sort by recipient, sender, or subject, call 
    // SortBySender, SortByRecipient, or SortBySubject.

    // Display the Subject and From of each email.
    var i: Int = 0
    while i < bundle!.MessageCount.intValue {
        var email: CkoEmail?
        email = bundle!.GetEmail(i)

        print("\(email!.GetHeaderField("Date"))")
        print("\(email!.Subject)")
        print("\(email!.From)")
        print("--")

        email = nil

        i = i + 1
    }

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

    messageSet = nil
    bundle = nil

}