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The _MailItem type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property Actions Returns an Actions collection that represents all the available actions for the item. Read-only.
Public property AlternateRecipientAllowed Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) that is True if the mail message can be forwarded. Read/write.
Public property Application Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only.
Public property Attachments Returns an Attachments object that represents all the attachments for the specified item. Read-only.
Public property AutoForwarded A Boolean (bool in C#) value that returns True if the item was automatically forwarded. Read/write.
Public property AutoResolvedWinner Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) that determines if the item is a winner of an automatic conflict resolution. Read-only.
Public property BCC Returns a String (string in C#) representing the display list of blind carbon copy (BCC) names for a MailItem. Read/write.
Public property BillingInformation Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the billing information associated with the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property Body Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the clear-text body of the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property BodyFormat Returns or sets an OlBodyFormat constant indicating the format of the body text. Read/write.
Public property Categories Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the categories assigned to the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property CC Returns a String (string in C#) representing the display list of carbon copy (CC) names for a MailItem. Read/write.
Public property Class Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only.
Public property Companies Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the names of the companies associated with the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property Conflicts Return the Conflicts object that represents the items that are in conflict for any Outlook item object. Read-only.
Public property ConversationID Returns a String (string in C#) that uniquely identifies a Conversation object that the MailItem object belongs to. Read-only.
Public property ConversationIndex Returns a String (string in C#) representing the index of the conversation thread of the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property ConversationTopic Returns a String (string in C#) representing the topic of the conversation thread of the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property CreationTime Returns a DateTime indicating the creation time for the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property DeferredDeliveryTime Returns or sets a DateTime indicating the date and time the mail message is to be delivered. Read/write.
Public property DeleteAfterSubmit Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if a copy of the mail message is not saved upon being sent, and False if a copy is saved. Read/write.
Public property DownloadState Returns a constant that belongs to the OlDownloadState enumeration indicating the download state of the item. Read-only.
Public property EnableSharedAttachments This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property EntryID Returns a String (string in C#) representing the unique Entry ID of the object. Read-only.
Public property ExpiryTime Returns or sets a DateTime indicating the date and time at which the item becomes invalid and can be deleted. Read/write.
Public property FlagDueBy This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property FlagIcon This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property FlagRequest Returns or sets a String (string in C#) that indicates the requested action for a mail item. Read/write.
Public property FlagStatus This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property FormDescription Returns the FormDescription object that represents the form description for the specified Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property GetInspector Returns an Inspector object that represents an inspector initialized to contain the specified item. Read-only.
Public property HasCoverSheet This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property HTMLBody Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the HTML body of the specified item. Read/write.
Public property Importance Returns or sets an OlImportance constant indicating the relative importance level for the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property InternetCodepage Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value that determines the Internet code page used by the item. Read/write.
Public property IsConflict Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) that determines if the item is in conflict. Read-only.
Public property IsIPFax This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property IsMarkedAsTask Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) value that indicates whether the MailItem is marked as a task. Read-only.
Public property ItemProperties Returns an ItemProperties collection that represents all standard and user-defined properties associated with the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property LastModificationTime Returns a DateTime specifying the date and time that the Outlook item was last modified. Read-only.
Public property Links Returns a Links collection that represents the contacts to which the item is linked. Read-only.
Public property MAPIOBJECT This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code.
Public property MarkForDownload Returns or sets an OlRemoteStatus constant that determines the status of an item once it is received by a remote user. Read/write.
Public property MessageClass Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the message class for the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property Mileage Returns or sets a String (string in C#) representing the mileage for an item. Read/write.
Public property NoAging Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True to not age the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property OriginatorDeliveryReportRequested Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that determines whether the originator of the meeting item or mail message will receive a delivery report. Read/write.
Public property OutlookInternalVersion Returns an Integer (int in C#) value representing the build number of the Outlook application for an Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property OutlookVersion Returns a String (string in C#) indicating the major and minor version number of the Outlook application for an Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property Parent Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only.
Public property Permission Sets or returns an OlPermission constant that determines the permissions the recipients will have on the e-mail item. Read/write.
Public property PermissionService Sets or returns an OlPermissionService constant that determines the permission service that will be used when sending a message protected by Information Rights Management (IRM). Read/write.
Public property PermissionTemplateGuid Returns or sets a String (string in C#) value that represents the GUID of the template file to apply to the MailItem in order to specify Information Rights Management (IRM) permissions. Read/write.
Public property PropertyAccessor Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent MailItem object. Read-only.
Public property ReadReceiptRequested Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) value that indicates True if a read receipt has been requested by the sender.
Public property ReceivedByEntryID Returns a String (string in C#) representing the EntryID for the true recipient as set by the transport provider delivering the mail message. Read-only.
Public property ReceivedByName Returns a String (string in C#) representing the display name of the true recipient for the mail message. Read-only.
Public property ReceivedOnBehalfOfEntryID Returns a String (string in C#) representing the EntryID of the user delegated to represent the recipient for the mail message. Read-only.
Public property ReceivedOnBehalfOfName Returns a String (string in C#) representing the display name of the user delegated to represent the recipient for the mail message. Read-only.
Public property ReceivedTime Returns a DateTime indicating the date and time at which the item was received. Read-only.
Public property RecipientReassignmentProhibited Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) that indicates True if the recipient cannot forward the mail message. Read/write.
Public property Recipients Returns a Recipients collection that represents all the recipients for the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property ReminderOverrideDefault Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if the reminder overrides the default reminder behavior for the item. Read/write.
Public property ReminderPlaySound Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if the reminder should play a sound when it occurs for this item. Read/write.
Public property ReminderSet Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if a reminder has been set for this item. Read/write.
Public property ReminderSoundFile Returns or sets a String (string in C#) indicating the path and file name of the sound file to play when the reminder occurs for the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property ReminderTime Returns or sets a DateTime indicating the date and time at which the reminder should occur for the specified item. Read/write.
Public property RemoteStatus Returns or sets an OlRemoteStatus constant specifying the remote status of the mail message. Read/write.
Public property ReplyRecipientNames Returns a semicolon-delimited String (string in C#) list of reply recipients for the mail message. Read-only.
Public property ReplyRecipients Returns a Recipients collection that represents all the reply recipient objects for the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property RetentionExpirationDate Returns a DateTime value that specifies the date when the MailItem object expires, after which the Messaging Records Management (MRM) Assistant will delete the item. Read-only.
Public property RetentionPolicyName Returns a String (string in C#) that specifies the name of the retention policy. Read-only.
Public property RTFBody Returns or sets a byte array that represents the body of the Microsoft Outlook item in Rich Text Format. Read/write.
Public property Saved Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if the Outlook item has not been modified since the last save. Read-only.
Public property SaveSentMessageFolder Returns or sets a Folder object that represents the folder in which a copy of the e-mail message will be saved after being sent. Read/write.
Public property Sender Returns or sets an AddressEntry object that corresponds to the user of the account from which the MailItem is sent. Read/write.
Public property SenderEmailAddress Returns a String (string in C#) that represents the e-mail address of the sender of the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property SenderEmailType Returns a String (string in C#) that represents the type of entry for the e-mail address of the sender of the Outlook item, such as 'SMTP' for Internet address, 'EX' for a Microsoft Exchange server address, etc. Read-only.
Public property SenderName Returns a String (string in C#) indicating the display name of the sender for the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property SendUsingAccount Returns or sets an Account object that represents the account under which the MailItem is to be sent. Read/write.
Public property Sensitivity Returns or sets a constant in the OlSensitivity enumeration indicating the sensitivity for the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property Sent Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) value that indicates if a message has been sent. Read-only.
Public property SentOn Returns a DateTime indicating the date and time on which the Outlook item was sent. Read-only.
Public property SentOnBehalfOfName Returns a String (string in C#) indicating the display name for the intended sender of the mail message. Read/write.
Public property Session Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only.
Public property Size Returns an Integer (int in C#) value indicating the size (in bytes) of the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property Subject Returns or sets a String (string in C#) indicating the subject for the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property Submitted Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if the item has been submitted. Read-only.
Public property TaskCompletedDate Returns or sets a DateTime value that represents the completion date of the task for this MailItem. Read/write.
Public property TaskDueDate Returns or sets a DateTime value that represents the due date of the task for this MailItem. Read/write.
Public property TaskStartDate Returns or sets a DateTime value that represents the start date of the task for this MailItem object. Read/write.
Public property TaskSubject Returns or sets a String (string in C#) value that represents the subject of the task for the MailItem object. Read/write.
Public property To Returns or sets a semicolon-delimited String (string in C#) list of display names for the To recipients for the Outlook item. Read/write.
Public property ToDoTaskOrdinal Returns or sets a DateTime value that represents the ordinal value of the task for the MailItem. Read/write.
Public property UnRead Returns or sets a Boolean (bool in C#) value that is True if the Outlook item has not been opened (read). Read/write.
Public property UserProperties Returns the UserProperties collection that represents all the user properties for the Outlook item. Read-only.
Public property VotingOptions Returns or sets a String (string in C#) specifying a delimited string containing the voting options for the mail message. Read/write.
Public property VotingResponse Returns or sets a String (string in C#) specifying the voting response for the mail message. Read/write.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddBusinessCard Appends contact information based on the Electronic Business Card (EBC) associated with the specified ContactItem object to the MailItem object.
Public method ClearConversationIndex Clears the index of the conversation thread for the mail message.
Public method ClearTaskFlag Clears the MailItem object as a task.
Public method Close Closes and optionally saves changes to the Outlook item.
Public method Copy Creates another instance of an object.
Public method Delete Removes the item from the folder that contains the item.
Public method Display Displays a new Inspector object for the item.
Public method Forward Executes the Forward action for an item and returns the resulting copy as a MailItem object.
Public method GetConversation Obtains a Conversation object that represents the conversation to which this item belongs.
Public method MarkAsTask Marks a MailItem object as a task and assigns a task interval for the object.
Public method Move Moves a Microsoft Outlook item to a new folder.
Public method PrintOut Prints the Outlook item using all default settings. The PrintOut method is the only Outlook method that can be used for printing.
Public method Reply Creates a reply, pre-addressed to the original sender, from the original message.
Public method ReplyAll Creates a reply to all original recipients from the original message.
Public method Save Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the current folder or, if this is a new item, to the Outlook default folder for the item type.
Public method SaveAs Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the specified path and in the format of the specified file type. If the file type is not specified, the MSG format (.msg) is used.
Public method Send Sends the e-mail message.
Public method ShowCategoriesDialog Displays the Show Categories dialog box, which allows you to select categories that correspond to the subject of the item.

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Reference

_MailItem Interface

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook Namespace