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MailMessage Class
 Attachments Property
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.NET Framework Class Library
MailMessage..::.Attachments Property

Updated: November 2007

Gets the attachment collection used to store data attached to this e-mail message.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public ReadOnly Property Attachments As AttachmentCollection
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As MailMessage
Dim value As AttachmentCollection

value = instance.Attachments
C#
public AttachmentCollection Attachments { get; }
Visual C++
public:
property AttachmentCollection^ Attachments {
    AttachmentCollection^ get ();
}
J#
/** @property */
public AttachmentCollection get_Attachments()
JScript
public function get Attachments () : AttachmentCollection

Use the collection returned by the Attachments property to add an attachment, such as a file or the contents of a Stream, to this MailMessage.

Create an Attachment that contains or references the data to be attached, and then add the Attachment to the collection returned by Attachments.

The following code example demonstrates creating and sending an e-mail message with an attachment.

C#
        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 = "data.xls";
            // Create a message and set up the recipients.
            MailMessage message = new MailMessage(
               "jane@contoso.com",
               "ben@contoso.com",
               "Quarterly data report.",
               "See the attached spreadsheet.");

            // Create  the file attachment for this e-mail message.
            Attachment data = new 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 = 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("Content disposition");
            Console.WriteLine(cd.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("File {0}", cd.FileName);
            Console.WriteLine("Size {0}", cd.Size);
            Console.WriteLine("Creation {0}", cd.CreationDate);
            Console.WriteLine("Modification {0}", cd.ModificationDate);
            Console.WriteLine("Read {0}", cd.ReadDate);
            Console.WriteLine("Inline {0}", cd.Inline);
            Console.WriteLine("Parameters: {0}", cd.Parameters.Count);
            foreach (DictionaryEntry d in cd.Parameters)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", d.Key, d.Value);
            }
            data.Dispose();
        }

Visual C++
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();
}



J#
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 = "data.xls";
    // Create a message and set up the recipients.
    MailMessage message = new MailMessage("jane@contoso.com", 
        "ben@contoso.com", "Quarterly data report.", 
        "See the attached spreadsheet.");
    // Create  the file attachment for this e-mail message.
    Attachment data = new Attachment(file, MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet);
    // Add time stamp information for the file.
    ContentDisposition disposition = data.get_ContentDisposition();
    disposition.set_CreationDate(System.IO.File.GetCreationTime(file));
    disposition.set_ModificationDate(System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime(file));
    disposition.set_ReadDate(System.IO.File.GetLastAccessTime(file));
    // Add the file attachment to this e-mail message.
    message.get_Attachments().Add(data);
    //Send the message.
    SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
    // Add credentials if the SMTP server requires them.
    client.set_Credentials(CredentialCache.get_DefaultNetworkCredentials());
    client.Send(message);
    // Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment.
    ContentDisposition cd = data.get_ContentDisposition();
    Console.WriteLine("Content disposition");
    Console.WriteLine(cd.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("File {0}", cd.get_FileName());
    Console.WriteLine("Size {0}", System.Convert.ToString(cd.get_Size()));
    Console.WriteLine("Creation {0}", cd.get_CreationDate());
    Console.WriteLine("Modification {0}", cd.get_ModificationDate());
    Console.WriteLine("Read {0}", cd.get_ReadDate());
    Console.WriteLine("Inline {0}", 
        System.Convert.ToString(cd.get_Inline()));
    Console.WriteLine("Parameters: {0}", 
        System.Convert.ToString(cd.get_Parameters().get_Count()));
    IEnumerator myEnumerable = (IEnumerator)cd.get_Parameters().
        GetEnumerator();
    while (myEnumerable.MoveNext()) {
        DictionaryEntry d = (DictionaryEntry)myEnumerable.get_Current();
        Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", d.get_Key(), d.get_Value());
    }
    data.Dispose();
} //CreateMessageWithAttachment

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

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Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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