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.NET Framework Class Library
Attachment..::.ContentDisposition Property

Gets the MIME content disposition for this attachment.

Namespace: System.Net.Mail
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Public ReadOnly Property ContentDisposition As ContentDisposition
	Get
public ContentDisposition ContentDisposition { get; }
public:
property ContentDisposition^ ContentDisposition {
	ContentDisposition^ get ();
}
member ContentDisposition : ContentDisposition

Property Value

Type: System.Net.Mime..::.ContentDisposition
A ContentDisposition that provides the presentation information for this attachment.
Remarks

The information in the ContentDisposition class represents the MIME Content-Disposition header. This header is described in RFC 2183, available at http://www.ietf.org.

Examples

The following code example gets the ContentDisposition for an attachment and displays its properties.


Public Shared Sub CreateMessageAttachment1(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, MediaTypeNames.Text.Plain)
    Dim disposition As ContentDisposition = data.ContentDisposition
    ' Suggest a file name for the attachment.
    disposition.FileName = "message" & Date.Now.ToString()
    message.Attachments.Add(data)
    'Send the message.
    Dim client As New SmtpClient(server)
    client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials

    Try
        client.Send(message)
    Catch ex As Exception
        Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in CreateMessageAttachment1(): {0}", ex.ToString())
    End Try
    ' Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment.
    Console.WriteLine("Content disposition")
    Console.WriteLine(disposition.ToString())
    Console.WriteLine("File {0}", disposition.FileName)
    Console.WriteLine("Size {0}", disposition.Size)
    Console.WriteLine("Creation {0}", disposition.CreationDate)
    Console.WriteLine("Modification {0}", disposition.ModificationDate)
    Console.WriteLine("Read {0}", disposition.ReadDate)
    Console.WriteLine("Inline {0}", disposition.Inline)
    Console.WriteLine("Parameters: {0}", disposition.Parameters.Count)
    For Each d In disposition.Parameters
        Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", d.Key, d.Value)
    Next d
    data.Dispose()
End Sub


		public static void CreateMessageAttachment1(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, MediaTypeNames.Text.Plain);
			ContentDisposition disposition = data.ContentDisposition;
			// Suggest a file name for the attachment.
			disposition.FileName = "message" + DateTime.Now.ToString();
			message.Attachments.Add(data);
			//Send the message.
			SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
			client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;

	    try {
        client.Send(message);
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in CreateMessageAttachment1(): {0}", 
                    ex.ToString() );
			}
			// Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment.
			Console.WriteLine("Content disposition");
			Console.WriteLine(disposition.ToString());
			Console.WriteLine("File {0}", disposition.FileName);
			Console.WriteLine("Size {0}", disposition.Size);
			Console.WriteLine("Creation {0}", disposition.CreationDate);
			Console.WriteLine("Modification {0}", disposition.ModificationDate);
			Console.WriteLine("Read {0}", disposition.ReadDate);
			Console.WriteLine("Inline {0}", disposition.Inline);
			Console.WriteLine("Parameters: {0}", disposition.Parameters.Count);
			foreach (DictionaryEntry d in disposition.Parameters)
			{
				Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", d.Key, d.Value);
			}
			data.Dispose();
		}


   static void CreateMessageAttachment1( 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,MediaTypeNames::Text::Plain );
      ContentDisposition^ disposition = data->ContentDisposition;

      // Suggest a file name for the attachment.
      disposition->FileName = String::Format( L"message{0}", DateTime::Now );
      message->Attachments->Add( data );

      //Send the message.
      SmtpClient^ client = gcnew SmtpClient( server );
      client->Credentials = CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials;
      client->Send( message );

      // Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment.
      Console::WriteLine( L"Content disposition" );
      Console::WriteLine( disposition );
      Console::WriteLine( L"File {0}", disposition->FileName );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Size {0}", disposition->Size );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Creation {0}", disposition->CreationDate );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Modification {0}", disposition->ModificationDate );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Read {0}", disposition->ReadDate );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Inline {0}", disposition->Inline );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Parameters: {0}", disposition->Parameters->Count );
      IEnumerator^ myEnum2 = disposition->Parameters->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum2->MoveNext() )
      {
         DictionaryEntry^ d = safe_cast<DictionaryEntry^>(myEnum2->Current);
         Console::WriteLine( L"{0} = {1}", d->Key, d->Value );
      }

      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.