Setting message flags

You can set the flags for one or more messages using the Store methods.

The following table lists the Flags and their description.

Flag	Description
\Seen	The message has been read.
\Answered	The message has been replied to.
\Flagged	The message is flagged for attention.
\Deleted	The message has been marked for deletion. Message will not be deleted until the Expunge method is invoked.
\Draft	The message is a draft message.
\Recent	The current session is the first session presented with this message.

Example 1

This example adds the \Answered flag for messages 1 through 10 to the existing flags.

[C#]

myImap.Store(1, 10, Imap.FLAG_MODE_ADD, Imap.FLAG_ANSWERED);

[Visual Basic]

myImap.Store(1, 10, Imap.FLAG_MODE_ADD, Imap.FLAG_ANSWERED)

Example 2

This example overwrites all flags with the \Answered flag for messages 1 through 10.

[C#]

myImap.Store(1, 10, Imap.FLAG_MODE_REPLACE, Imap.FLAG_ANSWERED);

[Visual Basic]

myImap.Store(1, 10, Imap.FLAG_MODE_REPLACE, Imap.FLAG_ANSWERED)

Example 3

This example removes the \Answered flag for messages 1 through 10 from the existing flags.

[C#]

myImap.Store(1, 10, Imap.FLAG_MODE_DELETE, Imap.FLAG_ANSWERED);

[Visual Basic]

myImap.Store(1, 10, Imap.FLAG_MODE_DELETE, Imap.FLAG_ANSWERED)