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.NET Framework Class Library
Attachment Constructor (String)

Initializes a new instance of the Attachment class with the specified content string.

Namespace: System.Net.Mail
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Public Sub New ( _
	fileName As String _
)
public Attachment(
	string fileName
)
public:
Attachment(
	String^ fileName
)
new : 
        fileName:string -> Attachment

Parameters

fileName
Type: System..::.String
A String that contains a file path to use to create this attachment.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

fileName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

fileName is empty.

Remarks

The properties are set as follows:

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to call this constructor.


Public Shared Sub CreateMessageInlineAttachment2(ByVal server As String, ByVal textMessage As String)
    ' Create a message and set up the recipients.
    Dim message As New MailMessage("jane@contoso.com", "ben@contoso.com", "A text message for you.", "Message: ")

    ' Attach the message string to this e-mail message.
    Dim data As New Attachment(textMessage)
    ' Send textMessage as part of the e-mail body.
    message.Attachments.Add(data)
    Dim content As ContentType = data.ContentType
    content.MediaType = MediaTypeNames.Text.Plain
    'Send the message.
    ' Include credentials if the server requires them.
    Dim client As New SmtpClient(server)
    client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials

    Try
        client.Send(message)
    Catch ex As Exception
        Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in CreateMessageInlineAttachment2: {0}", ex.ToString())
    End Try
    data.Dispose()
End Sub


		public static void CreateMessageInlineAttachment2(string server, string
		textMessage)
		{
			// Create a message and set up the recipients.
			MailMessage message = new MailMessage(
			   "jane@contoso.com",
			   "ben@contoso.com",
			   "A text message for you.",
			   "Message: ");

			// Attach the message string to this e-mail message.
			Attachment data = new Attachment(textMessage);
			// Send textMessage as part of the e-mail body.
			message.Attachments.Add(data);
			ContentType content = data.ContentType;
			content.MediaType = MediaTypeNames.Text.Plain;
			//Send the message.
			// Include credentials if the server requires them.
			SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
			client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;

	    try { 
        client.Send(message);
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in CreateMessageInlineAttachment2: {0}", 
                    ex.ToString() );
      }
			data.Dispose();
		}


   static void CreateMessageInlineAttachment2( String^ server, String^ textMessage )
   {

      // Create a message and set up the recipients.
      MailMessage^ message = gcnew MailMessage( L"jane@contoso.com",L"ben@contoso.com",L"A text message for you.",L"Message: " );

      // Attach the message string to this e-mail message.
      Attachment^ data = gcnew Attachment( textMessage );

      // Send textMessage as part of the e-mail body.
      message->Attachments->Add( data );
      ContentType^ content = data->ContentType;
      content->MediaType = MediaTypeNames::Text::Plain;

      //Send the message.
      // Include credentials if the server requires them.
      SmtpClient^ client = gcnew SmtpClient( server );
      client->Credentials = CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials;
      client->Send( message );
      data->~Attachment();
      client->~SmtpClient();
   }



Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.