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MimeKit

BodyBuilderToMessageBody Method

Construct the message body based on the text-based bodies, the linked resources, and the attachments.

Namespace: MimeKit
Assembly: MimeKit (in MimeKit.dll) Version: 4.7.1
Syntax
C#
public MimeEntity ToMessageBody()

Return Value

MimeEntity
The message body.
Remarks
Combines the Attachments, LinkedResources, TextBody, and HtmlBody into the proper MIME structure suitable for display in many common mail clients.
Example
C#
            var message = new MimeMessage ();
            message.From.Add (new MailboxAddress ("Joey", "joey@friends.com"));
            message.To.Add (new MailboxAddress ("Alice", "alice@wonderland.com"));
            message.Subject = "How you doin?";

            var builder = new BodyBuilder ();

            // Set the plain-text version of the message text
            builder.TextBody = @"Hey Alice,

What are you up to this weekend? Monica is throwing one of her parties on
Saturday and I was hoping you could make it.

Will you be my +1?

-- Joey
";

            // In order to reference selfie.jpg from the html text, we'll need to add it
            // to builder.LinkedResources and then use its Content-Id value in the img src.
            var image = builder.LinkedResources.Add (@"C:\Users\Joey\Documents\Selfies\selfie.jpg");
            image.ContentId = MimeUtils.GenerateMessageId ();

            // Set the html version of the message text
            builder.HtmlBody = string.Format (@"<p>Hey Alice,<br>
<p>What are you up to this weekend? Monica is throwing one of her parties on
Saturday and I was hoping you could make it.<br>
<p>Will you be my +1?<br>
<p>-- Joey<br>
<center><img src=""cid:{0}""></center>", image.ContentId);

            // We may also want to attach a calendar event for Monica's party...
            builder.Attachments.Add (@"C:\Users\Joey\Documents\party.ics");

            // Now we just need to set the message body and we're done
            message.Body = builder.ToMessageBody ();
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