iOS 5 simplest way to send email from an app

Question

I just tried to send email using this code and it seems to work:

NSString* urlEmail = [NSString stringWithString: @"mailto:foo@example.com?cc=bar@example.com&subject=test%20from%20me!&body=this%20is%20a%20test!"];

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: [NSURL URLWithString: urlEmail]];

The only problem is, is there a function I can use to automatically escape everything in a normal NSString so I don't have to write it out manually like this? If not, how can I use stringWithFormat without conflicting with the % signs already in the string? I basically want to be able to append to, subject, body, etc. dynamically.

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '12 at 03:07

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Use MFMailComposeViewController:

MFMailComposeViewController *picker = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init];
picker.mailComposeDelegate = self;
[picker setToRecipients:recipients];
[picker setSubject:subject];
[picker setMessageBody:body isHTML:YES];
[self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES];
[picker release];

answered Mar 15 '12 at 03:07

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this method is really much more reliable – Jayson Lane Mar 15 '12 at 03:09
what do I need to add to gain access to MFMailComposeViewController? – gonzobrains Mar 15 '12 at 15:24
MessageUI.framewor is not supported by iOS 5. How to do that if there is any other way? – Atul Sep 05 '13 at 07:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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According to https://stackoverflow.com/a/917630/535632, you can escape like this:

NSString *urlStr = [urlEmail stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Mar 15 '12 at 03:02

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Also, this answer (same question) shows handling of additional characters: http://stackoverflow.com/a/4140183/535632 – Jayson Lane Mar 15 '12 at 03:04

iOS 5 simplest way to send email from an app

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