CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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proseidon
proseidon

Reputation: 2305

Inserting a valid html link into a string for an email

I'm building a string that will be sent over email. In the string I'd like to include a link, like so:

String mailstring = "Blah blah blah blah. Click here for more information."

and I'd like the "here" to be a link in the email, such as putting it http://madeuplink.com. I know I can put the address instead of the 'here' but I'd like to have the link be the word.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 28502

Answers (3)

Syed Waqas
Syed Waqas

Reputation: 2676

Just one thing to add to @keyboardP's comment even though it is a bit out of context, if you are using MailMessage object to be sent as a message using SmtpClient, you need to set the MailMessage.IsBodyHtml = true.

public void SendEmail(string to, string subject, string body) { MailMessage mail = new MailMessage("[email protected]", to); mail.Subject = subject; mail.Body = body; mail.IsBodyHtml = true; ... }

The HTML markup will take the desired form in the email only when this property is set, otherwise it will show the markup as text and not a hyperlink.

Upvotes: 1

codingbiz
codingbiz

Reputation: 26396

 string input = String.Format("Blah blah blah blah. Click {0} for more information.", 
                    "<a href=\"http://www.example.com\">here</a>");

OR

 string input = "Blah blah blah blah. Click <a href=\"http://www.example.com\">here</a> for more information.",

Upvotes: 3

keyboardP
keyboardP

Reputation: 69372

You can add HTML markup. Assuming the client has HTML emails enabled, it should become a link. If you're using MailDefinition to create the email, then ensure that the IsBodyHtml property is set to true.

String mailstring = "Blah blah blah blah. Click <a href=\"http://www.example.com\">here</a> for more information."

Upvotes: 8

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