Hide the "Type a message" component so the user cannot send a message.

[Rodrigo]

Hi!

Is it possible to hide the message sending component?
I want to ensure that the user interacts only by suggestion, so hide the message sending

Regards,

Rodrigo.

[Yana]

Hello Rodrigo,

You'd need to customize the Chat ControlTemplate and remove the elements you don't need. I've attached a quick example with the default ControlTemplate ( the part with the entry and the Send button is commented), so you can modify it according to the requirements you have.

I hope I was of help.  Let me know if you have any additional questions on this.

Regards,
Yana
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[Rodrigo]

Hi Yana!

I changed the sample, changing to Mvvm, but the data does not appear.
Can you help me?

Resgard,

Rodrigo.

[Yana]

Hi Rodrigo,

Thank you for sharing the updated app.  You just need to set the ItemsSource of the Chat control to make it work:

<telerik:RadChat x:Name="chat"
                ControlTemplate="{StaticResource MyRadChatControlTemplate}"
                ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"/>

For more details on the MVVM approach, please take a look at our article on the topic: Chat: MVVM Support.

I hope I was of help.

[Rodrigo]

Hi Yana!

In this sample, ItemsSource is added, but it is not working! 

I using the MVVM model and it's not working. I don't know what could be wrong.
Can you make the sample work?

 

Regards,

Rodrigo.

[Yana]

Hi Rodrigo,

I just double-checked the updated sample app and the Chat definition is missing the ItemsSource - after setting the ItemsSource the messages are properly displayed on my side. In addition, you can bind the Author property of the Chat, so that the outgoing messages are aligned on the right.

I've attached the updated app, please download it and give it a try. Let me know if it's ok now.

[Rodrigo]

Thank you Yana!
Sorry, the example I added didn't go with the change. Everything is fine now.

Regards,

Rodrigo.