MailMessage Constructor (String^, String^, String^, String^)

 

Initializes a new instance of the MailMessage class.

Namespace:   System.Net.Mail
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

public:
MailMessage(
	String^ from,
	String^ to,
	String^ subject,
	String^ body
)

Parameters

from
Type: System::String^

A String that contains the address of the sender of the e-mail message.

to
Type: System::String^

A String that contains the address of the recipient of the e-mail message.

subject
Type: System::String^

A String that contains the subject text.

body
Type: System::String^

A String that contains the message body.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

from is null.

-or-

to is null.

ArgumentException

from is Empty ("").

-or-

to is Empty ("").

FormatException

from or to is malformed.

The properties for the new MailMessage object are initialized as follows:

Parameter

Property

from

From

  • to

  • subject

  • body

By default, the subject and content are assumed to use the default encoding based on local computer settings. Use the BodyEncoding and SubjectEncoding properties to specify different encodings.

The following code example demonstrates calling this constructor.

static void CreateTimeoutTestMessage( String^ server )
{
   String^ to = L"jane@contoso.com";
   String^ from = L"ben@contoso.com";
   String^ subject = L"Using the new SMTP client.";
   String^ body = L"Using this new feature, you can send an e-mail message from an application very easily.";
   MailMessage^ message = gcnew MailMessage( from,to,subject,body );
   SmtpClient^ client = gcnew SmtpClient( server );
   Console::WriteLine( L"Changing time out from {0} to 100.", client->Timeout );
   client->Timeout = 100;

   // Credentials are necessary if the server requires the client 
   // to authenticate before it will send e-mail on the client's behalf.
   client->Credentials = CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials;
   client->Send( message );
}


.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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