SendEmailAsync() public method

Initiates the asynchronous execution of the SendEmail operation.
public SendEmailAsync ( SendEmailRequest request, System cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken) ) : Task
request SendEmailRequest Container for the necessary parameters to execute the SendEmail operation.
cancellationToken System /// A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation. ///
return Task
        /// <summary>
        /// Send the email message
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="messageBody">the body text to include in the mail</param>
        protected virtual void SendEmail(string messageBody)
        {
            // Create the email object first, then add the properties.
            var subject = new Content(Subject);
            Body body = new Body();
            if (IsBodyHTML)
            {
                body.Html = new Content(messageBody);
            }
            else
            {
                body.Text = new Content(messageBody);
            }

            var destination = new Destination();
            var msg = new Message(subject, body);
            destination.ToAddresses = m_to.Split(ADDRESS_DELIMITERS).ToList();
            if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(m_cc))
            {
                destination.CcAddresses = m_cc.Split(ADDRESS_DELIMITERS).ToList();
            }
            if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(m_bcc))
            {
                destination.BccAddresses = m_bcc.Split(ADDRESS_DELIMITERS).ToList();
            }

            var request = new SendEmailRequest(From, destination, msg);
            var credentials = new Amazon.Runtime.BasicAWSCredentials(AccessKey, SecretKey);
            var client = new AmazonSimpleEmailServiceClient(credentials, Amazon.RegionEndpoint.EUWest1);

            try
            {
                client.SendEmailAsync(request);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ErrorHandler.Error("Error occurred while sending e-mail notification.", ex);
            }
        }