Menu
I'm trying to add paragraph breaks in the email messages I generate. I've tried both Environment.NewLine and adding multiple html paragraphs:
// Take 1, using Environment.NewLine:
htmlBody.Add(string.Format("<p>Hello {0}. You have been assigned the {1} on the " +
"<em>Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry</em> midweek meeting for the week beginning {2}.{3}{3}" +
"Your counsel point is {4}; if this is not a Bible reading, your HH is {5};{3}{3}" +
"You can find the material for your assignment in your Meeting Workbook.{3}{3}" +
"Thank your for your paticipation!</p>",
fullName, friendlyTalkType, weekOfTalk.ToLongDateString(), Environment.NewLine, counselPoint, HH, MWURL));
// Take 2, using p tags:
htmlBody.Add(string.Format("<div><p>Hello, {0}. You have been assigned the {1} on the " +
"<em>Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry</em> midweek meeting for the week beginning {2} (actual date is {3}).</p><p></p><p></p>" +
"<p>Your counsel point is {4}; if applicable, your HH is {5};</p><p></p><p></p>" +
"<p>You can find the material for your assignment in your Meeting Workbook or online here: {6}</p><p></p><p></p>" +
"Thank your for your participation!</p></div>",
fullName, friendlyTalkType, weekOfTalk.ToLongDateString(),
weekOfTalk.AddDays(DAYS_BETWEEN_MONDAY_AND_THURSDAY).ToLongDateString(),
counselPoint, HH, MWURL));
In neither case is there vertical separation between the sections of text. What hoop do I need to vault myself through to accomplish this?
For context, here is the entire method:
public static void SendEmail(string fullName, string toEmail, string HH, int talkType, DateTime weekOfTalk, int counselPoint)
{
const int DAYS_BETWEEN_MONDAY_AND_THURSDAY = 3;
var fromAddress = new MailAddress(FROM_EMAIL, FROM_EMAIL_NAME);
var toAddress = new MailAddress(toEmail, fullName);
string fromPassword = GMAIL_PASSWORD;
string subject = $"{UPCOMING_AYttFM_ASSIGNMENT} ({weekOfTalk.ToLongDateString()})";
string friendlyTalkType = GetTalkTypeAsStringForInt(talkType);
string body;
string MWURL = GetLinkForMeetingWorkbookForWeek(weekOfTalk);
List<String> htmlBody = new List<string>
{
"<html><body>"
};
htmlBody.Add(string.Format("<div><p>Hello, {0}. You have been assigned the {1} on the " +
"<em>Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry</em> midweek meeting for the week beginning {2} (actual date is {3}).</p><p></p><p></p>" +
"<p>Your counsel point is {4}; if applicable, your Householder is {5};</p><p></p><p></p>" +
"<p>You can find the material for your assignment in your Meeting Workbook or online here: {6}</p><p></p><p></p>" +
"Thank your for your participation!</p></div>",
fullName, friendlyTalkType, weekOfTalk.ToLongDateString(),
weekOfTalk.AddDays(DAYS_BETWEEN_MONDAY_AND_THURSDAY).ToLongDateString(),
counselPoint, HH, MWURL));
htmlBody.Add("</body></html>");
body = string.Join("", htmlBody.ToArray());
var smtp = new SmtpClient
{
Host = "smtp.gmail.com",
Port = 587,
EnableSsl = true,
DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network,
UseDefaultCredentials = false,
Credentials = new NetworkCredential(fromAddress.Address, fromPassword)
};
using (var message = new MailMessage(fromAddress, toAddress)
{
Subject = subject,
Body = body,
IsBodyHtml = true
})
{
smtp.Send(message);
}
}
206
add </br> tag in paragraph. like this
htmlBody.Add(string.Format("<p>Hello </br>. You have been assigned the </br> on the " +
"<em>Apply Yourself to the Field Ministry</em> midweek meeting for the week beginning </br>" +
"Your counsel point is </br>; if this is not a Bible reading, your HH is </br>}" +
"You can find the material for your assignment in your Meeting Workbook.</br>" +
"Thank your for your paticipation!</p>",
answered Dec 04 '25 00:12
Just put a <br> in the Body-String.
If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
Donate Us With