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.IX Title "Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity 3"
.TH Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity 3 2026-04-11 "perl v5.42.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity \- translate Mail::Message to MIME::Entity vv
.SH INHERITANCE
.IX Header "INHERITANCE"
.Vb 3
\& Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity
\&   is a Mail::Message::Convert
\&   is a Mail::Reporter
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.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 2
\&  use Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity;
\&  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity\->new;
\&
\&  my Mail::Message $msg    = Mail::Message\->new;
\&  my MIME::Entity  $entity = $convert\->export($msg);
\&
\&  my MIME::Entity  $entity = MIME::Entity\->new;
\&  my Mail::Message $msg    = $convert\->from($entity);
\&
\&  use Mail::Box::Manager;
\&  my $mgr     = Mail::Box::Manager\->new;
\&  my $folder  = $mgr\->open(folder => \*(AqOutbox\*(Aq);
\&  $folder\->addMessage($entity);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
The MIME::Entity extends Mail::Internet message with multiparts
and more methods.  The Mail::Message objects are more flexible
in how the message parts are stored, and uses separate header and body
objects.
.PP
Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.SH METHODS
.IX Header "METHODS"
Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.SS Constructors
.IX Subsection "Constructors"
Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.ie n .IP $class\->\fBnew\fR(%options) 4
.el .IP \f(CW$class\fR\->\fBnew\fR(%options) 4
.IX Item "$class->new(%options)"
Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert
.SS Attributes
.IX Subsection "Attributes"
Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.SS Converting
.IX Subsection "Converting"
Extends "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.ie n .IP "$obj\->\fBexport\fR( $message, [$parser] )" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$obj\fR\->\fBexport\fR( \f(CW$message\fR, [$parser] )" 4
.IX Item "$obj->export( $message, [$parser] )"
Returns a new MIME::Entity message object based on the
information from the \f(CW$message\fR, which is a Mail::Message object.
.Sp
You may want to supply your own \f(CW$parser\fR, which is a MIME::Parser
object, to change the parser flags.  Without a \f(CW$parser\fR object, one
is created for you, with all the default settings.
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If \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR is passed, in place of a \f(CW$message\fR, then an empty list is
returned.  When the parsing failes, then MIME::Parser throws an
exception.
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» example:
.Sp
.Vb 3
\&  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity\->new;
\&  my Mail::Message $msg  = Mail::Message\->new;
\&  my MIME::Entity  $copy = $convert\->export($msg);
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.ie n .IP $obj\->\fBfrom\fR($mime_object) 4
.el .IP \f(CW$obj\fR\->\fBfrom\fR($mime_object) 4
.IX Item "$obj->from($mime_object)"
Returns a new Mail::Message object based on the information from
the specified MIME::Entity.  If the conversion fails, the \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR
is returned.  If \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR is passed in place of an OBJECT, then an
empty list is returned.
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» example:
.Sp
.Vb 3
\&  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity\->new;
\&  my MIME::Entity  $msg  = MIME::Entity\->new;
\&  my Mail::Message $copy = $convert\->from($msg);
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.ie n .IP $obj\->\fBselectedFields\fR($head) 4
.el .IP \f(CW$obj\fR\->\fBselectedFields\fR($head) 4
.IX Item "$obj->selectedFields($head)"
Inherited, see "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert
.SS "Error handling"
.IX Subsection "Error handling"
Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.ie n .IP $obj\->\fBAUTOLOAD\fR() 4
.el .IP \f(CW$obj\fR\->\fBAUTOLOAD\fR() 4
.IX Item "$obj->AUTOLOAD()"
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
.ie n .IP $obj\->\fBnotImplemented\fR() 4
.el .IP \f(CW$obj\fR\->\fBnotImplemented\fR() 4
.IX Item "$obj->notImplemented()"
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
.SS Cleanup
.IX Subsection "Cleanup"
Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Convert.
.ie n .IP $obj\->\fBDESTROY\fR() 4
.el .IP \f(CW$obj\fR\->\fBDESTROY\fR() 4
.IX Item "$obj->DESTROY()"
Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.IX Header "DIAGNOSTICS"
.ie n .IP "Error: class $package does not implement method $method." 4
.el .IP "Error: class \f(CW$package\fR does not implement method \f(CW$method\fR." 4
.IX Item "Error: class $package does not implement method $method."
Fatal error: the specific \f(CW$package\fR (or one of its superclasses) does not
implement this method where it should. This message means that some other
related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does
not.  Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author
of the package.
Cast by \f(CWnotImplemented()\fR
.ie n .IP "Error: converting from MIME::Entity but got a $class." 4
.el .IP "Error: converting from MIME::Entity but got a \f(CW$class\fR." 4
.IX Item "Error: converting from MIME::Entity but got a $class."
Cast by \f(CWfrom()\fR
.ie n .IP "Error: export message must be a Mail::Message object, but is $what." 4
.el .IP "Error: export message must be a Mail::Message object, but is \f(CW$what\fR." 4
.IX Item "Error: export message must be a Mail::Message object, but is $what."
Cast by \f(CWexport()\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
This module is part of Mail\-Message version 4.05,
built on April 10, 2026. Website: \fIhttp://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/\fR
.SH LICENSE
.IX Header "LICENSE"
For contributors see file ChangeLog.
.PP
This software is copyright (c) 2001\-2026 by Mark Overmeer.
.PP
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.