Sending eMail to self using iOS.

Question

I have worked with MFMailComposeViewController via messageUIFramework. I have a case where I have to send email to self. How do i add the "from" address MFMailComposeViewController delegate? any suggestions?

Answer 1

How to send an email in-APP ?

- (IBAction)sendMail:(id)sender {
    if ([MFMailComposeViewController canSendMail])
    {
        MFMailComposeViewController *mailer = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init];

        mailer.mailComposeDelegate = self;

        [mailer setSubject:@"Message Pro"];

        //Destination adress
        NSArray *toRecipients = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"your adress", nil];
        [mailer setToRecipients:toRecipients];

        //Attachement Object
        UIImage *myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"image.jpeg"];
        NSData *imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(myImage);
        [mailer addAttachmentData:imageData mimeType:@"image/png" fileName:@"mobiletutsImage"]; 

        //Message Body
        NSString *emailBody = @"message body";
        [mailer setMessageBody:emailBody isHTML:NO];

        [self presentModalViewController:mailer animated:YES];

        [mailer release];
    }
    else
    {
        UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Failure"
                                                        message:@"Your device doesn't support the composer sheet"
                                                       delegate:nil
                                              cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
                                              otherButtonTitles: nil];
        [alert show];
        [alert release];
    }
}

-(void)mailComposeController:(MFMailComposeViewController *)controller didFinishWithResult:(MFMailComposeResult)result error:(NSError *)error{
    switch (result)
    {
        case MFMailComposeResultCancelled:
            NSLog(@"Mail cancelled: you cancelled the operation and no email message was queued.");
            break;
        case MFMailComposeResultSaved:
            NSLog(@"Mail saved: you saved the email message in the drafts folder.");
            break;
        case MFMailComposeResultSent:
            NSLog(@"Mail send: the email message is queued in the outbox. It is ready to send.");
            break;
        case MFMailComposeResultFailed:
            NSLog(@"Mail failed: the email message was not saved or queued, possibly due to an error.");
            break;
        default:
            NSLog(@"Mail not sent.");
            break;
    }

    // Remove the mail view
    [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}

Don't forgot

1. to add a button with IBAction = sendMail
2. to import MessageUI.framework
3. add delegate in your .h file MFMailComposeViewControllerDelegate

Answer 2

The "from" address is specified for you by the MFMailComposeViewController (and the user can override to be any of their configured mail accounts when they get the compose mail view). You, the programmer, don't have to worry about getting/setting the "from" address.