mail::ACCOUNT::getParentFolder

Name

mail::ACCOUNT::getParentFolder -- Find parent folder

Synopsis

#include <libmail/sync.H>

mail::ACCOUNT *mail;
const mail::folder *folder;
mail::ACCOUNT::FolderList folderList;

bool ok=mail->getParentFolder(folder, folderList);

std::string errmsg=mail->getErrmsg();

size_t nFolders=folderList::size();
const mail::folder *folder=folderList[n];

USAGE

A mail account contains folders that are arranged in a tree-like hierarchy. mail::ACCOUNT::getParentFolder finds a folder's parent folder (folder is obtained from a previous mail::ACCOUNT::getSubFolders or a mail::ACCOUNT::getTopLevelFolders(3x) call).

RETURN CODES AND CALLBACKS

This method returns true if it succeeds, or false if it fails. If the method fails, use mail::ACCOUNT::getErrmsg() to read a brief description of the error.

If successful, folderList will contain a single pointer to a mail::folder object that will refer to folder's parent folder.

See mail::ACCOUNT::getTopLevelFolders(3x) for additional notes and instructions on handling folder lists.

SEE ALSO

mail::ACCOUNT::getSubFolders(3x), mail::ACCOUNT::getTopLevelFolders(3x).