---
name: "Mail::Box::Parser::Lines"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-mail-message"
version: "4.05-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mail::Box::Parser::Lines"
---

# Mail::Box::Parser::Lines(3pm)

reading messages from file using Perl

## NAME

Mail::Box::Parser::Lines - reading messages from file using Perl

## INHERITANCE

```
 Mail::Box::Parser::Lines
   is a Mail::Box::Parser
   is a Mail::Reporter
```

## SYNOPSIS

## DESCRIPTION

This `"Mail::Box::Parser::Lines"` implements parsing of messages in Perl, with an ARRAY as source.

**Hint:** Useful when the message is already in memory.  When you plan to use this yourself, you probably need to use Mail::Message::Construct::Read.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Box::Parser.

## METHODS

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Parser.

### Constructors

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Box::Parser.

- $class-\>**new**(%options)

  Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Parser

  ```
   -Option           --Defined in       --Default
    fix_header_errors  Mail::Box::Parser  false
    lines                                 <required>
    source                                <required>
    trusted            Mail::Box::Parser  false
  ```

  - fix\_header\_errors =\> BOOLEAN

    - lines =\> \\@lines

    - source =\> $name

    - trusted =\> BOOLEAN

    ### Attributes

Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Parser.

- $any-\>**defaultParserType**( \[$class\] )

  Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**fixHeaderErrors**( \[BOOLEAN\] )

  Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**lines**()

  Returns an ARRAY with the remaining lines.

- $obj-\>**source**()

  The name of the source.

- $obj-\>**trusted**()

  Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Parser

### Parsing

Extends "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser.

- $obj-\>**bodyAsFile**( $fh \[$chars, \[$lines\]\] )

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**bodyAsList**( \[$chars, \[$lines\]\] )

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**bodyAsString**( \[$chars, \[$lines\]\] )

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**bodyDelayed**( \[$chars, \[$lines\]\] )

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**lineSeparator**()

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**readHeader**()

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

- $obj-\>**stop**()

  Inherited, see "Parsing" in Mail::Box::Parser

### Error handling

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Box::Parser.

- $obj-\>**AUTOLOAD**()

  Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

- $obj-\>**notImplemented**()

  Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

### Cleanup

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Parser.

- $obj-\>**DESTROY**()

  Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter

## DIAGNOSTICS

- Error: class $package does not implement method $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: parser $type does not extend $pkg.

  Cast by `defaultParserType()`

- Warning: unexpected end of header in $source:\\n $line

  Cast by `readHeader()`

## SEE ALSO

This module is part of Mail-Message version 4.05, built on April 10, 2026. Website: *http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/*

## LICENSE

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2001-2026 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.