List folders

This example shows you how to login to IMAP server and list folders.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Email;
using Independentsoft.Email.Imap;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ImapClient client = new ImapClient("myserver");

            client.Connect();
            client.Login("username", "password");

            //List all folders and their subfolders
            Folder[] folders = client.GetFolders();

            for (int i = 0; i < folders.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Name=" + folders[i].Name + ", Path=" + folders[i].Path);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------");

            //List all folders which name starts with "Test" and their subfolders
            folders = client.GetFolders("Test*");

            for (int i = 0; i < folders.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Name=" + folders[i].Name + ", Path=" + folders[i].Path);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------");

            //List all folders from Inbox folder and their subfolders
            folders = client.GetFolders("Inbox/", "*");

            for (int i = 0; i < folders.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Name=" + folders[i].Name + ", Path=" + folders[i].Path);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------");

            //List all folders from the Inbox folder which name starts with "myfolder" but not their subfolders
            folders = client.GetFolders("Inbox/", "myfolder%");

            for (int i = 0; i < folders.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Name=" + folders[i].Name + ", Path=" + folders[i].Path);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------");

            client.Disconnect();

            Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit!");
            Console.Read();
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Email
Imports Independentsoft.Email.Imap

Namespace Sample
    Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
            Dim client As New ImapClient("myserver")

            client.Connect()
            client.Login("username", "password")

            'List all folders and their subfolders
            Dim folders As Folder() = client.GetFolders()

            For i As Integer = 0 To folders.Length - 1
                Console.WriteLine(("Name=" & folders(i).Name & ", Path=") + folders(i).Path)
            Next

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------")

            'List all folders which name starts with "Test" and their subfolders
            folders = client.GetFolders("Test*")

            For i As Integer = 0 To folders.Length - 1
                Console.WriteLine(("Name=" & folders(i).Name & ", Path=") + folders(i).Path)
            Next

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------")

            'List all folders from Inbox folder and their subfolders
            folders = client.GetFolders("Inbox/", "*")

            For i As Integer = 0 To folders.Length - 1
                Console.WriteLine(("Name=" & folders(i).Name & ", Path=") + folders(i).Path)
            Next

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------")

            'List all folders from the Inbox folder which name starts with "myfolder" but not their subfolders
            folders = client.GetFolders("Inbox/", "myfolder%")

            For i As Integer = 0 To folders.Length - 1
                Console.WriteLine(("Name=" & folders(i).Name & ", Path=") + folders(i).Path)
            Next

            Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------")

            client.Disconnect()

            Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit!")
            Console.Read()
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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