Populate email with data from web form

Question

I have a web form contains few fields such as: first and last name, email, phone, three checkboxes, and a submit button.

When the user fills out the form, and hits submit, an automatic email is been sent to the designated recipient.

My question is how can we populate the checkbox selected value in the email? The email content is something like this:

A new donor would like to share an in-kind gift!

[FIRST NAME][LAST NAME]

Here is a link to their record:

[IN-KIND DONATION TYPE](Check box field on the form)

[DESCRIPTION]

I appreciate your help with this!

From,
ABC.

Answer 1

I can see this being done one of two ways:

1. Adding the value of the field directly to the body of the email
2. Adding the field to an email template and applying that template to your message. Note this only works if your form inserts a record. if it does not insert a record you'll have to use option 1. Option 1 works whether or not a record is inserted.

Step 1 is making sure your variable is bound to the controller:

<apex:inputCheckbox value={!controllerVariable} />

OR

<apex:inputField value={!tempRecord.fieldName__c} />

Once you have it bound to the controller you can add it into your email:

public boolean controllerVariable {get;set;} // Method 1

// Method 2
public Object tempRecord {
    get {
        return tempRecord != null ? tempRecord : new Object();
    }

    set;
}


public void sendEmail() {
    Messaging.SingleEmailMessage message = new Messaging.SingleEmailMessage();

    // Method 1:
    message.textBody = 'message text ' + controllerVariable + ' More message text';

    // Method 2
    insert tempRecord;
    message.setTargetObjectId(tempREcord.Id);
}

With Method 2, you have to set up the email template as well: Docs