# perldoc > Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity

## NAME
    [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown) - translate [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) to [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown) vv

## INHERITANCE
     [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)
       is a [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown)
       is a [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

## SYNOPSIS
     use [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown);
     my $convert = [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->new;

     my [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) $msg    = [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown)->new;
     my [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown)  $entity = $convert->export($msg);

     my [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown)  $entity = [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown)->new;
     my [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) $msg    = $convert->from($entity);

     use [Mail::Box::Manager](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3ABox%3A%3AManager/markdown);
     my $mgr     = [Mail::Box::Manager](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3ABox%3A%3AManager/markdown)->new;
     my $folder  = $mgr->open(folder => 'Outbox');
     $folder->addMessage($entity);

## DESCRIPTION
    The [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown) extends [Mail::Internet](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AInternet/markdown) message with multiparts and more methods. The
    [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) objects are more flexible in how the message parts are stored, and uses separate
    header and body objects.

    Extends "DESCRIPTION" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown).

## METHODS
    Extends "METHODS" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown).

### Constructors
    Extends "Constructors" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown).

    [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->new(%options)
        Inherited, see "METHODS" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown)

### Converting
    Extends "Converting" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown).

    $obj->export( $message, [$parser] )
        Returns a new [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown) message object based on the information from the $message, which
        is a [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) object.

        You may want to supply your own $parser, which is a [MIME::Parser](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AParser/markdown) 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](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AParser/markdown) throws an exception.

        example:

         my $convert = [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->new;
         my [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) $msg  = [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown)->new;
         my manual [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown)  $copy = $convert->export($msg);

    $obj->from($mime_object)
        Returns a new [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) object based on the information from the specified [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown).
        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](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->new;
         my [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown)  $msg  = [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown)->new;
         my [Mail::Message](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage/markdown) $copy = $convert->from($msg);

    $obj->selectedFields($head)
        Inherited, see "Converting" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown)

### Error handling
    Extends "Error handling" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown).

    $obj->AUTOLOAD()
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->addReport($object)
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
    [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level,
    $callback] )
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->errors()
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
    [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->logPriority($level)
    [Mail::Message::Convert::MimeEntity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert%3A%3AMimeEntity/markdown)->logPriority($level)
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->logSettings()
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->notImplemented()
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->report( [$level] )
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->reportAll( [$level] )
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->trace( [$level] )
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

    $obj->warnings()
        Inherited, see "Error handling" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

### Cleanup
    Extends "Cleanup" in [Mail::Message::Convert](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AMessage%3A%3AConvert/markdown).

    $obj->DESTROY()
        Inherited, see "Cleanup" in [Mail::Reporter](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Mail%3A%3AReporter/markdown)

## DIAGNOSTICS
    Error: Converting from [MIME::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MIME%3A%3AEntity/markdown) but got a $type, return
    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.

## SEE ALSO
    This module is part of Mail-Message distribution version 3.015, built on December 11, 2023.
    Website: <http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/>

## LICENSE
    Copyrights 2001-2023 by [Mark Overmeer <<markov@cpan.org>>]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself. See <http://dev.perl.org/licenses/>