Reading mime types other than text

Question

Is there a way to parse out text from mime types (other than text). I am using the following code for getting content of emails but it gives a "class not found exception" when the email content is something other than pure ascii text or if the email has attachments.
Message messages[]=folder.getMessages();
int nummessages=folder.getMessageCount();
System.out.println((String)((MimeMessage)messages[nummessages-1]).getContent()).
Also can anyone provide any direction on how to seperate out the mail body from attachments.
thanks for any help
ronjon

Answer 1

Hi!
Maybe the following is helping...
First call: this.processEvaluateContenttype(((MimeMessage)messages[nummessages-1]).getContent());
     protected void processEvaluateContenttype(Object aObject){
          try{
             if(aObject instanceof Multipart){
                 Multipart aMultiContent = (Multipart) aObject;
//                    Traverse every part of the multipart-content...                         
                    for(int contentIndex=0; contentIndex < aMultiContent.getCount(); contentIndex++){
                         this.processEvaluateContenttype(aMultiContent.getBodyPart(contentIndex));                       
             }else if(aObject instanceof BodyPart){
                 BodyPart aBodyContent = (BodyPart) aObject;                                 
                    StringTokenizer aTypeTokenizer = new StringTokenizer(aBodyContent.getContentType(), "/");
                    String abstractType = aTypeTokenizer.nextToken();                     
                    if(abstractType.equals("MESSAGE") || abstractType.equals("message")){
                         Message inlineMessage = (Message)aBodyContent.getContent();        
                         this.processEvaluateContenttype(inlineMessage.getContent());
//                    Specific tryouts....
                    }else if(abstractType.equals("APPLICATION") || abstractType.equals("application")){
//                         Get name of attachment...
                         String fileName = aBodyContent.getFileName();     
//                         Check name of attachment...
                         if((null != fileName)
//                                      do somthing
         }catch(Exception ex){
              super.errorManager.handleError("MailBot | Task_ContractState", ex);
               super.isResponsible.isResponsible = false;
     }     This method is in daily use and works fine... The "abstractType" you are looking for is bw "TEXT" and "text":