Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity(3)      User Contributed Perl Documentation


NAME
       Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity - translate Mail::Message to
       MIME::Entity vv

INHERITANCE
        Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity
          is a Mail::Message::Convert
          is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS
         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 => 'Outbox');
         $folder->addMessage($entity);

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.

       Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Convert.

METHODS
       Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert.

   Constructors
       Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Convert.

       $class->new(%options)
           Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert

   Attributes
       Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Message::Convert.

   Converting
       Extends "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert.

       $obj->export( $message, [$parser] )
           Returns a new MIME::Entity message object based on the information
           from the $message, which is a Mail::Message object.

           You may want to supply your own $parser, which is a MIME::Parser
           object, to change the parser flags.  Without a $parser object, one
           is created for you, with all the default settings.

           If "undef" is passed, in place of a $message, then an empty list is
           returned.  When the parsing failes, then MIME::Parser throws an
           exception.

           >> example:

             my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity->new;
             my Mail::Message $msg  = Mail::Message->new;
             my MIME::Entity  $copy = $convert->export($msg);

       $obj->from($mime_object)
           Returns a new Mail::Message object based on the information from
           the specified MIME::Entity.  If the conversion fails, the "undef"
           is returned.  If "undef" is passed in place of an OBJECT, then an
           empty list is returned.

           >> example:

             my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity->new;
             my MIME::Entity  $msg  = MIME::Entity->new;
             my Mail::Message $copy = $convert->from($msg);

       $obj->selectedFields($head)
           Inherited, see "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert

   Error handling
       Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Convert.

       $obj->AUTOLOAD()
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

       $obj->notImplemented()
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

   Cleanup
       Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Convert.

       $obj->DESTROY()
           Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter

DIAGNOSTICS
       Error: class $package does not implement method $method.
           Fatal error: the specific $package (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
           notImplemented()

       Error: converting from MIME::Entity but got a $class.
           Cast by from()

       Error: export message must be a Mail::Message object, but is $what.
           Cast by export()

SEE ALSO
       This module is part of Mail-Message version 4.05, built on April 10,
       2026. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/

LICENSE
       For contributors see file ChangeLog.

       This software is copyright (c) 2001-2026 by Mark Overmeer.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

perl v5.42.2                      2026-04-11
                                         Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity(3)