NAME
Mail::Message::Body::File - body of a message temporarily stored in a file
INHERITANCE
Mail::Message::Body::File
is a Mail::Message::Body
is a Mail::Reporter
SYNOPSIS
See Mail::Message::Body
DESCRIPTION
The body (content) of a message can be stored in various ways. In this documentation you find the description of extra functionality you have when a message is stored in a file.
Storing a whole message is a file is useful when the body is large. Although access through a file is slower, it is saving a lot of memory.
Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Body.
OVERLOADED
Extends "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Body.
- overload: "" stringification
-
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Body
- overload: '==' numerical comparison
-
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Body
- overload: @{} addressed as array
-
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Body
- overload: bool true/false
-
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Body
METHODS
Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Body.
Constructors
Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->clone()
-
Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Body
- $class->new(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Body
-Option --Defined in --Default based_on Mail::Message::Body undef charset Mail::Message::Body 'PERL' checked Mail::Message::Body false content_id Mail::Message::Body undef data Mail::Message::Body undef description Mail::Message::Body undef disposition Mail::Message::Body undef eol Mail::Message::Body 'NATIVE' file Mail::Message::Body undef filename Mail::Message::Body undef language Mail::Message::Body undef log Mail::Reporter 'WARNINGS' message Mail::Message::Body undef mime_type Mail::Message::Body 'text/plain' modified Mail::Message::Body <C<false>> trace Mail::Reporter 'WARNINGS' transfer_encoding Mail::Message::Body 'none'- based_on => BODY
- charset => CHARSET|'PERL'|<undef>
- checked => BOOLEAN
- content_id => STRING
- data => ARRAY-OF-LINES | STRING
- description => STRING|FIELD
- disposition => STRING|FIELD
- eol => 'CR'|'LF'|'CRLF'|'NATIVE'
- file => FILENAME|FILEHANDLE|IOHANDLE
- filename => FILENAME
- language => STRING|ARRAY|LIST|FIELD
- log => LEVEL
- message => MESSAGE
- mime_type => STRING|FIELD|MIME
- modified => BOOLEAN
- trace => LEVEL
- transfer_encoding => STRING|FIELD
Attributes
Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->charsetDetectAlgorithm( [CODE|undef|METHOD] )
-
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->logSettings()
-
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Reporter
Constructing a body
Extends "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->attach(@messages, %options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Construct
- $obj->charsetDetect(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->check()
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->concatenate(@components)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Construct
- $obj->decoded(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->encode(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->encoded(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->eol( ['CR'|'LF'|'CRLF'|'NATIVE'] )
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->foreachLine(CODE)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Construct
- $obj->stripSignature(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Construct
- $obj->unify($body)
-
Inherited, see "Constructing a body" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
The body
Extends "The body" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->isDelayed()
-
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->isMultipart()
-
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->isNested()
-
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->message( [$message] )
-
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->partNumberOf($part)
-
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message::Body
About the payload
Extends "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->charset()
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->checked( [BOOLEAN] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->contentId( [STRING|$field] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->description( [STRING|$field] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->disposition( [STRING|$field] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->dispositionFilename( [$directory] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->isBinary()
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->isText()
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->language( [@langs|\@langs|$langs|$field] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->mimeType()
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->nrLines()
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->size()
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->transferEncoding( [STRING|$field] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->type( [STRING|$field] )
-
Inherited, see "About the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
Access to the payload
Extends "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->endsOnNewline()
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->file()
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->lines()
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->print( [$fh] )
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->printEscapedFrom($fh)
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->string()
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->stripTrailingNewline()
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->write(%options)
-
Inherited, see "Access to the payload" in Mail::Message::Body
Internals
Extends "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $any->addTransferEncHandler( $name, <$class|$object> )
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->contentInfoFrom($head)
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->contentInfoTo($head)
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->fileLocation( [$begin, $end] )
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->getTransferEncHandler($type)
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body::Encode
- $obj->isModified()
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->load()
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->modified( [$flag] )
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->moveLocation( [$distance] )
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->read( $parser, $head, $bodytype, [$chars, [$lines]] )
-
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->tempFilename( [$filename] )
-
Returns the name of the temporary file which is used to store this body.
Error handling
Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->AUTOLOAD()
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Body
- $obj->addReport($object)
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $any->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $obj->errors()
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $any->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $any->logPriority($level)
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $obj->notImplemented()
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $obj->report( [$level] )
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $obj->reportAll( [$level] )
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $obj->trace( [$level] )
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
- $obj->warnings()
-
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
Cleanup
Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Body.
- $obj->DESTROY()
-
The temporary file is automatically removed when the body is not required anymore. Improves base, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
DETAILS
Extends "DETAILS" in Mail::Message::Body.
DIAGNOSTICS
- Error: Cannot write to temporary body file $filename: $!
-
The message body is to be stored in a temporary file (probably because it is a large body), but for the indicated reason, this file cannot be created. Cast by
new() - Warning: Charset $name is not known
-
The encoding or decoding of a message body encounters a character set which is not understood by Perl's Encode module. Cast by
encode() - Warning: Content-Transfer-Encoding `$encoding' requires explicit charset, defaulted to utf-8
-
Cast by
encode() - Warning: No decoder defined for transfer encoding $name.
-
The data (message body) is encoded in a way which is not currently understood, therefore no decoding (or recoding) can take place. Cast by
encode() - Warning: No encoder defined for transfer encoding $name.
-
The data (message body) has been decoded, but the required encoding is unknown. The decoded data is returned. Cast by
encode() - Error: Package $package does not implement $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: Unable to read file $filename for message body file: $!
-
A Mail::Message::Body::File object is to be created from a named file, but it is impossible to read that file to retrieve the lines within. Therefore, no copy to a temporary file can be made. Cast by
new() - Warning: Unknown line terminator $eol ignored
-
Cast by
eol()
SEE ALSO
This module is part of Mail-Message version 3.020, built on December 08, 2025. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/
LICENSE
For contributors see file ChangeLog.
This software is copyright (c) 2001-2025 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.