(VB.NET) Explaining the Email FromName, FromAddress, and From Properties

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

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' 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:
Dim email1 As New Chilkat.Email
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>
Debug.WriteLine("From: " & email1.From)
Debug.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------")

' Examine the MIME of the email:
Debug.WriteLine(email1.GetMime())
Debug.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------")

' 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.

Dim email2 As New Chilkat.Email
email2.From = "Joe Sample <joe.sample@example.com>"

Debug.WriteLine("FromName: " & email2.FromName)
Debug.WriteLine("FromAddress: " & email2.FromAddress)
Debug.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------")

Debug.WriteLine(email2.GetMime())