(VB.NET) Create MIME Containing Plain-Text

Calls SetBodyFromPlainText to load plain-text into the MIME body. Also sets the Content-Type header to "text/plain", and the Content-Transfer-Encoding to an appropriate transfer encoding based on the characters found in the text.

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

Dim mime As New Chilkat.Mime

' Add a few header fields:
Dim success As Boolean = mime.AddHeaderField("Description","this is a test")
success = mime.AddHeaderField("MyId","123")

Dim textBody As String = "This is the plain-text body"

success = mime.SetBodyFromPlainText(textBody)

Debug.WriteLine(mime.GetMime())


' The MIME should look like this:

' Description: this is a test
' MyId: 123
' Content-Type: text/plain; 
' Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
' 
' This is the plain-text body


' Note: The Content-Transfer-Encoding may be changed.
' For example, to use "base64", do this:
mime.Encoding = "base64"

' Show the MIME again, this time using the base64 
' transfer encoding:
Debug.WriteLine(mime.GetMime())

' It should look like this:

' Description: this is a test
' MyId: 123
' Content-Type: text/plain
' Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
' 
' VGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgcGxhaW4tdGV4dCBib2R5
'