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FilesField

configuration

Specifies the field name in the data source from which the array of files attached to a message will be read.

filesField

String

Default: "files"

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "Check out these files!",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John",
        attachments: [
            { name: "document.pdf", size: 12345, extension: "pdf" }
        ],
        timestamp: new Date()
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    filesField: "attachments",
    dataSource: messagesData
});
</script>