php-doc-en/reference/imap/functions/imap-fetch-overview.xml

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<refentry xml:id="function.imap-fetch-overview" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>imap_fetch_overview</refname>
  <refpurpose>Read an overview of the information in the headers of the given message</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>imap_fetch_overview</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>imap_stream</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>sequence</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>options</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   This function fetches mail headers for the given
   <parameter>sequence</parameter> and returns an overview of their
   contents.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    &imap.imap-stream.description;
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>sequence</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A message sequence description. You can enumerate desired messages
       with the <literal>X,Y</literal> syntax, or retrieve all messages 
       within an interval with the <literal>X:Y</literal> syntax
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>options</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       <parameter>sequence</parameter> will contain a sequence of message
       indices or UIDs, if this parameter is set to 
       <constant>FT_UID</constant>. 
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns an array of objects describing one message header each.
   The object will only define a property if it exists. The possible
   properties are:
   <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      subject - the messages subject
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      from - who sent it
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      to - recipient
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      date - when was it sent
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      message_id - Message-ID
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      references - is a reference to this message id
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      in_reply_to - is a reply to this message id
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      size - size in bytes
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      uid - UID the message has in the mailbox
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      msgno - message sequence number in the mailbox
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      recent - this message is flagged as recent
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      flagged -  this message is flagged
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      answered -  this message is flagged as answered
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      deleted -  this message is flagged for deletion
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      seen -  this message is flagged as already read
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara>
      draft -  this message is flagged as being a draft
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>imap_fetch_overview</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$mbox = imap_open("{imap.example.org:143}INBOX", "username", "password")
     or die("can't connect: " . imap_last_error());

$MC = imap_check($mbox);

// Fetch an overview for all messages in INBOX
$result = imap_fetch_overview($mbox,"1:{$MC->Nmsgs}",0);
foreach ($result as $overview) {
    echo "#{$overview->msgno} ({$overview->date}) - From: {$overview->from}
    {$overview->subject}\n";
}
imap_close($mbox);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>imap_fetchheader</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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