Tim Larson
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Tim Larson
asked on 19 Jul 2018, 08:38 PM
Would it be possible to add other controls like a combobox or list view into the Chat UI? If the user has many choise I wouldn't want to fill the screen with all of the choices.
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Tim
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Tim Larson
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answered on 19 Jul 2018, 08:45 PM
I know there is the list overlay but I was thinking of just injecting a multi-column combobox to show multiple columns of data to help the user choose easier.
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Hello, Tim,
RadChat allows you to create custom items and add any element that you need in the chat messages. A sample approach is demonstrated in the following help article: https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/chat/customizing-appearance/custom-items
When you need to offer the user a list of options, the ChatListOverlay is the appropriate solution as you can select an item from a predefined list of choices. If you wish to display a RadMultiColumnComboBox you can create a custom ChatListOverlay. a sample approach is demonstrated in the following code snippet:
I hope this information helps. If you have any additional questions, please let me know.
Regards,
Dess
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RadChat allows you to create custom items and add any element that you need in the chat messages. A sample approach is demonstrated in the following help article: https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/chat/customizing-appearance/custom-items
When you need to offer the user a list of options, the ChatListOverlay is the appropriate solution as you can select an item from a predefined list of choices. If you wish to display a RadMultiColumnComboBox you can create a custom ChatListOverlay. a sample approach is demonstrated in the following code snippet:
public RadForm1(){ InitializeComponent(); CustomBaseChatItemOverlay listOverlay = new CustomBaseChatItemOverlay("List overlay"); DataTable dt = new DataTable(); dt.Columns.Add("Id", typeof(int)); dt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string)); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { dt.Rows.Add(i, "Item" + i); } listOverlay.Mccb.DisplayMember = "Name"; listOverlay.Mccb.ValueMember = "Id"; listOverlay.Mccb.DataSource = dt; bool showAsPopup = false; Author author = new Author(Properties.Resources.AndrewFuller, "Andrew"); this.radChat1.Author = author; ChatOverlayMessage overlayMessage = new ChatOverlayMessage(listOverlay, showAsPopup, author, DateTime.Now); this.radChat1.AddMessage(overlayMessage);}public class CustomBaseChatItemOverlay : BaseChatItemOverlay{ public CustomBaseChatItemOverlay(string title) : base(title) { this.mccb.SelectedValueChanged += mccb_SelectedValueChanged; } public RadMultiColumnComboBox Mccb { get { return this.mccb; } } private void mccb_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (this.mccb.SelectedItem != null) { this.CurrentValue = this.mccb.SelectedValue; } } RadMultiColumnComboBox mccb; protected override Telerik.WinControls.RadElement CreateMainElement() { mccb = new RadMultiColumnComboBox(); return new RadHostItem(this.mccb); } protected override void DisposeManagedResources() { this.mccb.SelectedValueChanged -= mccb_SelectedValueChanged; base.DisposeManagedResources(); }}I hope this information helps. If you have any additional questions, please let me know.
Dess
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