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<H1><FONT SIZE="+4">MIMEMultipartContainer</FONT></H1>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="helvetica"><B>Derived
from:</B></FONT>&nbsp;<A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A><BR>
<FONT FACE="helvetica"><B>Declared in:</B></FONT>&nbsp;
include/public/MailContainer.h<BR>
<FONT FACE="helvetica"><B>Library:</B></FONT>&nbsp;libmail.so<BR>
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<P>MIMEMultipartContainer uses the RFC 2046 multipart specification to allow you to place
multiple components in a single message. Mostly useful for attachments and things.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H2><FONT SIZE="+3" COLOR="#430000">C</FONT><FONT COLOR="#430000">onstructor
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</FONT><FONT SIZE="+3" COLOR="#430000">D</FONT><FONT COLOR="#430000">estructor</FONT></H2>
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<P><FONT SIZE="+2">MIMEMultipartContainer()
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>MIMEMultipartContainer(</TT></B></FONT>
const char *<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT> = <B>NULL</B>,
const char *<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>this_is_an_MIME_message_text</I></FONT> = <B>NULL</B>
<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>)</TT></B></FONT></P>
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<P>Initializes the <B>MIMEMultipartContainer</B>. Sets the boundary between parts to <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT>.
Note that <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT> can be an arbitrary text string but <B>must</B> contain only US-ASCII
characters and be unique to this particular MIMEMultipartContainer. It does not have to be globally unique, however. <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT> must be specified,
either here or through <A HREF="#SetBoundary">SetBoundary()</A>. Also, sets the warning text about &quot;This is an MIME message...&quot; to <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>this_is_an_MIME_message_text</I></FONT>,
which need not be specified at all.</P>
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<P><FONT SIZE="+2">~MIMEMultipartContainer()
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>~MIMEMultipartContainer()</TT></B></FONT></P>
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<P>Destroys the <B>MIMEMultipartContainer</B>. Note that this deletes all components which may have been added to
this object. The ownership of all components is assumed by <B>MIMEMultipartContainer</B> when they are added.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H2><FONT SIZE="+3" COLOR="#430000">M</FONT><FONT COLOR="#430000">ember
</FONT><FONT SIZE="+3" COLOR="#430000">F</FONT><FONT COLOR="#430000">unctions</FONT></H2>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>GetDecodedData(</TT></B></FONT>BPositionIO
*<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>)</TT></B></FONT></P>
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<P>Returns an error. MIMEMultipartComponents don't have data of their own..</P>
<P><B>Return Value:</B></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>- <B>B_BAD_TYPE</B> This operation is guranteed to fail.</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>SetDecodedData(</TT></B></FONT>BPositionIO
*<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>)</TT></B></FONT></P>
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<P>Returns an error. MIMEMultipartComponents don't have data of their own..</P>
<P><B>Return Value:</B></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>- <B>B_BAD_TYPE</B> This operation is guranteed to fail.</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P><FONT SIZE="+2">Instantiate () </FONT></P>
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<P>virtual status_t
<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>Instantiate(</TT></B></FONT>BPositionIO
*<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT>,
size_t <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>length</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>)</TT></B></FONT></P>
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<P>Does what you would expect. Creates a list of components from <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT>. Note that you <B>cannot</B> delete <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT>, as we cache
it for later. This is because, as a memory and CPU saving measure, we do not actually instantiate these components until asked to. Thus instantiating an MIMEMultipartContainer is not a
processor or memory-intensive operation.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><B>Return Value:</B></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>- <B>B_OK</B> if everything succeeds.
<P>- <B>B_BAD_TYPE</B> if <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT><FONT FACE="HELVETICA"></FONT> is not an MIME multipart component</P>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>Render(</TT></B></FONT>BPositionIO
*<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>)</TT></B></FONT></P>
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<P>Renders the component into RFC 822 format and places the result
in <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data</I></FONT>,
starting at <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>data
</I></FONT>-&gt;Position().</P>
<P><B>Return Value:</B></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>- <B>B_OK</B> if everything succeeds.
<P>- Something else in the event of failure.</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>SetBoundary(</TT></B></FONT>
const char *<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT>
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<P>Sets the boundary between parts to <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT>.
Note that <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>boundary</I></FONT> can be an arbitrary text string but <B>must</B> contain only US-ASCII
characters and be unique to this particular MIMEMultipartContainer. It does not have to be globally unique, however.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>SetThisIsAnMIMEMessageText(</TT></B></FONT>
const char *<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>text</I></FONT>
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<P>Sets the warning text about &quot;This is an MIME message...&quot; to <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>text</I></FONT>,
which need not be specified at all. We reccomend that it only be set in the top-most <B>MIMEMultipartContainer</B> of the message.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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void <FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>AddComponent(</TT></B></FONT>
<A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A> *<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>
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<P>Adds <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT> to this MIMEMultipartContainer. Note that the MIMEMultipartContainer
assumes ownership of <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>. Thus, you <B>may not</B> delete <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>.
If you continue to modify to it after calling <A HREF="#AddComponent">AddComponent()</A>, your changes will be reflected when you
call <A HREF="#Render">Render()</A>.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A> * <FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>GetComponent(</TT></B></FONT>
int32 <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT>
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<P>Returns the component at <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT>.
Instantiate()s it if it has not yet been instantiated. Otherwise, returns already instantiated
component. Use RTTI or <A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A> hooks to do useful things with the returned
component.</P>
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int32 <FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>CountComponents()</TT></B></FONT> const</P>
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<P>Returns the total number of components in this MIMEMultipartContainer.</P>
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status_t <FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>ManualGetComponent(</TT></B></FONT>
<A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A> * <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>,
int32 <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT>
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<P>Attempts to Instantiate() <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT> from the component at
<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT>. Note that this will fail either if <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>->Instantiate() fails
or if the component at <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT> either does not exist or exists only as a <A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A> and not as a raw buffer. In other words,
this function will succeed if and only if the component at <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT> exists, was part of the message
when this MIMEMultipartContainer was instantiated and has not been written over since then, and <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>->Instantiate() succeeds on this buffer.
<FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT> must be a valid <A HREF="MailComponent.html">MailComponent</A>.</P>
<P><B>Return Value:</B></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>- <B>B_OK</B> if everything succeeds.
<P>- <B>B_BAD_INDEX</B> if <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT> is out of range</P>
<P>- <B>B_NAME_IN_USE</B> if the component at <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT> does not exist in raw buffer form</P>
<P>- Something else if <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>component</I></FONT>->Instantiate() fails.</P>
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status_t <FONT SIZE="+1"><B><TT>RemoveComponent(</TT></B></FONT>
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<P>Removes the component at <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT> from the container and
frees all memory associated with it (i.e. we delete it).</P>
<P><B>Return Value:</B></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>- <B>B_OK</B> if everything succeeds.<P>
- <B>B_BAD_INDEX</B> if <FONT FACE="HELVETICA" COLOR="#991122"><I>index</I></FONT> is out of range</P>
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