Writing HTML code in C#

Question

What I want to do is;

for (int i = 0; i < thexfiles.Length; i++)
{
    tosend = tosend + "<tr><td>"+thexfiles[i]+"</td><td>"+thexdates[i]+"</td></tr><tr>";
}
mail.Body = tosend;

I want to insert the data into a table in a C# code (using html perhaps?), so when it's mailed it looks clean.

So what exactly is the problem? You're already showing us your own answer... — Rick Kuipers
– Rick Kuipers, Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 7:23
well that code doesnt work, it just sends <tr><td>+thexfiles[i]+</td><td>+thexdates[i]+</td></tr><tr> to mail — paxcow
– paxcow, Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 7:25
Please use google search or stackoverflow search before asking - there are plenty info there stackoverflow.com/questions/1329922/… — algiecas
– algiecas, Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 7:27
What type is thexfiles? Have you tried thexfiles[i].ToString()? — dtsg
– dtsg, Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 7:27

JohnnBlade · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 07:33:13Z

3

Try this

    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.Append("<table>");
    sb.Append("<tr><td>Column 1</td><td>Column 2</td></tr>");

    for (int i = 0; i < thexfiles.Length; i++)
        sb.AppendFormat("<tr><td>{0}</td><td>{1}</td></tr>", thexfiles[i], thexdates[i]);

    sb.Append("</table>");

    mail.IsBodyHtml = true;
    mail.Body = sb.ToString();

edited Jul 12, 2012 at 7:33

answered Jul 12, 2012 at 7:25

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huysentruitw Over a year ago

you forgot the <tbody> tag :)

JohnnBlade Over a year ago

<tbody> is an optional tag, and now a days we would use <div> to create the layout

paxcow Over a year ago

how would i add another line just outside the loop, to show the column names ??

Alohci Over a year ago

You should use <th> rather than <td> for the column names.

Danish Khan · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 08:06:03Z

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if you are using the class: System.Net.Mail.MailMessage make sure after assigning the content to the Body property you also set the property IsBodyHtml to true .

that should work.

edited Jul 12, 2012 at 8:06

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answered Jul 12, 2012 at 7:26

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Vishal Suthar · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-12 07:33:51Z

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You simply have to do this:

for (int i = 0; i < thexfiles.Length; i++)
{
    tosend = tosend + "<tr><td>"+thexfiles[i]+"</td><td>"+thexdates[i]+"</td></tr>";
}

tosend = "<html><table>" + tosend + "</table></html>";

mail.IsBodyHtml = true;
mail.Body = tosend;

And that's it, the mail body will be shown in HTML table.

answered Jul 12, 2012 at 7:33

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Vishal Suthar Over a year ago

+ is just for string concatenation..and how can you say that it's slower..it is faster than StringBuilder.Append

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