clearPinnedMessage
Clears the currently pinned message from the chat.
Example
<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
{
id: 1,
text: "This is a pinned message that will be cleared automatically after 4 seconds.",
authorId: "admin",
authorName: "Admin",
authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0),
isPinned: true
},
{
id: 2,
text: "You can see the pinned message at the top of the chat.",
authorId: "user",
authorName: "User",
authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
}
];
let chat = $("#chat").kendoChat({
authorId: "user",
dataSource: messagesData
}).data("kendoChat");
// Clear pinned message after 4 seconds
setTimeout(function() {
chat.clearPinnedMessage();
}, 4000);
</script>
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