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Attachment Constructor (Stream, ContentType)

Initializes a new instance of the Attachment class with the specified stream and content type.

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

public:
Attachment(
	Stream^ contentStream, 
	ContentType^ contentType
)

Parameters

contentStream
Type: System.IO::Stream
A readable Stream that contains the content for this attachment.
contentType
Type: System.Net.Mime::ContentType
A ContentType that describes the data in stream.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

contentType is nullptr.

-or-

contentStream is nullptr.

The TransferEncoding property is set to Base64.

If the stream's CanSeek property is false, the attachment and the MailMessage that contains it are not reusable. You must supply a stream that can be searched to reuse an attachment.

The following code example demonstrates how to call this constructor.


   // The following example sends a summary of a log file as the message
   // and the log as an e-mail attachment.
   static void SendErrorLog( String^ server, String^ recipientList )
   {

      // Create a message from logMailer@contoso.com to recipientList.
      MailMessage^ message = gcnew MailMessage( L"logMailer@contoso.com",recipientList );
      message->Subject = L"Error Log report";
      String^ fileName = L"log.txt";

      // Get the file stream for the error log.
      // Requires the System.IO namespace.
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( fileName,FileMode::Open,FileAccess::Read );
      StreamReader^ s = gcnew StreamReader( fs );
      int errors = 0;
      while ( s->ReadLine() != nullptr )
      {

         // Process each line from the log file here.
         errors++;
      }

      message->Body = String::Format( L"{0} errors in log as of {1}", errors, DateTime::Now );

      // Close the stream reader. This also closes the file.
      s->Close();

      // Re-open the file at the beginning to make the attachment.
      fs = gcnew FileStream( fileName,FileMode::Open,FileAccess::Read );

      // Make a contentType indicating that the log data
      // that is attached is plain text.
      ContentType^ ct = gcnew ContentType( MediaTypeNames::Text::Plain );

      // Attach the log file stream to the e-mail message.
      Attachment^ data = gcnew Attachment( fs,ct );
      ContentDisposition^ disposition = data->ContentDisposition;

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

      // Add the attachment to the message.
      message->Attachments->Add( data );

      // 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();

      // Close the log file.
      fs->Close();
   }




.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.
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