Mail Accounts

## Mail Accounts Mail Accounts |

## Synopsis

    #include <e-util/e-account-utils.h>

    EAccountList *      e_get_account_list                  (void);
    EAccount *          e_get_default_account               (void);
    void                e_set_default_account               (EAccount *account);
    EAccount *          e_get_account_by_name               (const gchar *name);
    EAccount *          e_get_account_by_uid                (const gchar *uid);
    EAccount *          e_get_any_enabled_account           (void);
    EAccount *          e_get_default_transport             (void);

## Description

## Details

### e_get_account_list ()

    EAccountList *      e_get_account_list                  (void);

Returns the global EAccountList.

Returns : | the global EAccountList

### e_get_default_account ()

    EAccount *          e_get_default_account               (void);

Returns the EAccount marked as the default mail account.

Returns : | the default EAccount

### e_set_default_account ()

    void                e_set_default_account               (EAccount *account);

Marks `account` as the default mail account.

`account` : | an EAccount

### e_get_account_by_name ()

    EAccount *          e_get_account_by_name               (const gchar *name);

Returns the EAccount with the given name, or `NULL` if no such account exists.

`name` : | a mail account name
Returns : | an EAccount having the given account name, or `NULL`

### e_get_account_by_uid ()

    EAccount *          e_get_account_by_uid                (const gchar *uid);

Returns the EAccount corresponding to the given unique identity (UID), or `NULL` if no such account exists. The `uid` can refer to an EAccount UID, a CamelStore UID, or even a CamelTransport UID.

`uid` : | a mail account UID
Returns : | the corresponding EAccount, or `NULL`

### e_get_any_enabled_account ()

    EAccount *          e_get_any_enabled_account           (void);

Returns the default mail account if it's enabled, otherwise the first enabled mail account in the global EAccountList, or finally `NULL` if all mail accounts are disabled or none exist.

Returns : | an enabled EAccount, or `NULL` if there are none

### e_get_default_transport ()

    EAccount *          e_get_default_transport             (void);

Returns transport information for the default account if it's enabled and has transport information, or else from the first enabled mail account in the global EAccountList that has transport information, or finally `NULL` if no transport information could be found.

Returns : | an EAccount with transport info, or `NULL`