MailMessage Class
Represents an e-mail message that can be sent using the SmtpClient class.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Instances of the MailMessage class are used to construct e-mail messages that are transmitted to an SMTP server for delivery using the SmtpClient class.
To specify the sender, recipient, and contents of an e-mail message, use the associated properties of the MailMessage class.
Mail part | Property |
|---|---|
Sender | |
Recipient | |
Carbon copies (CC) | |
Blind carbon copies (BCC) | |
Attachments | |
Subject | |
Message body |
Use the AlternateViews property to specify copies of an e-mail message in different formats. For example, if you send a message in HTML, you might also want to provide a plain text version in case some of the recipients use e-mail readers that cannot display HTML content. For an example that demonstrates creating a message with alternate views, see AlternateViews.
After assembling your e-mail message, you can send it by using the Send or SendAsync methods.
The following code example demonstrates creating and sending an e-mail message that includes an attachment.
static void CreateMessageWithAttachment( String^ server ) { // Specify the file to be attached and sent. // This example assumes that a file named Data.xls exists in the // current working directory. String^ file = L"data.xls"; // Create a message and set up the recipients. MailMessage^ message = gcnew MailMessage( L"jane@contoso.com",L"ben@contoso.com",L"Quarterly data report.",L"See the attached spreadsheet." ); // Create the file attachment for this e-mail message. Attachment^ data = gcnew Attachment(file, MediaTypeNames::Application::Octet); // Add time stamp information for the file. ContentDisposition^ disposition = data->ContentDisposition; disposition->CreationDate = System::IO::File::GetCreationTime( file ); disposition->ModificationDate = System::IO::File::GetLastWriteTime( file ); disposition->ReadDate = System::IO::File::GetLastAccessTime( file ); // Add the file attachment to this e-mail message. message->Attachments->Add( data ); //Send the message. SmtpClient^ client = gcnew SmtpClient( server ); // Add credentials if the SMTP server requires them. client->Credentials = CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials; client->Send( message ); // Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment. ContentDisposition^ cd = data->ContentDisposition; Console::WriteLine( L"Content disposition" ); Console::WriteLine( cd ); Console::WriteLine( L"File {0}", cd->FileName ); Console::WriteLine( L"Size {0}", cd->Size ); Console::WriteLine( L"Creation {0}", cd->CreationDate ); Console::WriteLine( L"Modification {0}", cd->ModificationDate ); Console::WriteLine( L"Read {0}", cd->ReadDate ); Console::WriteLine( L"Inline {0}", cd->Inline ); Console::WriteLine( L"Parameters: {0}", cd->Parameters->Count ); IEnumerator^ myEnum1 = cd->Parameters->GetEnumerator(); while ( myEnum1->MoveNext() ) { DictionaryEntry^ d = safe_cast<DictionaryEntry^>(myEnum1->Current); Console::WriteLine( L"{0} = {1}", d->Key, d->Value ); } data->~Attachment(); client->~SmtpClient(); }
public:
static void CreateMessageWithAttachment(String* server)
{
// Specify the file to be attached and sent.
// This example assumes that a file named Data.xls exists in the
// current working directory.
String* file = S"data.xls";
// Create a message and set up the recipients.
MailMessage* message = new MailMessage(
S"jane@contoso.com",
S"ben@contoso.com",
S"Quarterly data report.",
S"See the attached spreadsheet.");
// Create the file attachment for this e-mail message.
Attachment* data = new Attachment();
data->SetContentFromFile(file, 0, MediaTypeNames::Application::Octet);
// Add time stamp information for the file.
ContentDisposition* disposition = data->ContentDisposition;
disposition->CreationDate = System::IO::File::GetCreationTime(file);
disposition->ModificationDate = System::IO::File::GetLastWriteTime(file);
disposition->ReadDate = System::IO::File::GetLastAccessTime(file);
// Add the file attachment to this e-mail message.
message->Attachments->Add(data);
//Send the message.
SmtpClient* client = new SmtpClient(server);
// Add credentials if the SMTP server requires them.
client->Credentials = CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials;
client->Send(message);
// Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment.
ContentDisposition* cd = data->ContentDisposition;
Console::WriteLine(S"Content disposition");
Console::WriteLine(cd);
Console::WriteLine(S"File {0}",cd->FileName);
Console::WriteLine(S"Size {0}", __box(cd->Size));
Console::WriteLine(S"Creation {0}", __box(cd->CreationDate));
Console::WriteLine(S"Modification {0}", __box(cd->ModificationDate));
Console::WriteLine(S"Read {0}", __box(cd->ReadDate));
Console::WriteLine(S"Inline {0}", __box(cd->Inline));
Console::WriteLine(S"Parameters: {0}", __box(cd->Parameters->Count));
IEnumerator* myEnum1 = cd->Parameters->GetEnumerator();
while (myEnum1->MoveNext())
{
DictionaryEntry* d = __try_cast<DictionaryEntry*>(myEnum1->Current);
Console::WriteLine(S"{0} = {1}", d->Key, d->Value);
}
data->Dispose();
client->Dispose();
}
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