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IsTypingField

configuration

Specifies the field name in the data source that indicates whether a message is currently being typed.

isTypingField

String

Default: "isTyping"

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "This message was removed",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John",
        typing: true,
        timestamp: new Date()
    }
];

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