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MessageActions

configuration

Defines the collection of actions that will be rendered in the context menu for messages. By default, the Chat includes four actions: Reply, Copy, and Pin. You can customize this list by providing your own actions or combining default actions with custom ones.

Default actions:

{ name: "reply", text: "Reply", icon: "undo" }
{ name: "copy", text: "Copy", icon: "copy" }
{ name: "pin", text: "Pin", icon: "pin" }
{ name: "delete", text: "Delete", icon: "trash" }

messageActions

Array

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "This message can be replied to, copied, pinned, or deleted",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0)
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        text: "Right-click on messages to see the context menu",
        authorId: "user2",
        authorName: "Jane Smith",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    // Uses default context menu actions
    authorId: "user1",
    dataSource: messagesData
});
</script>

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "This message has custom context menu actions",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0)
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        text: "Try right-clicking to see the custom menu",
        authorId: "user2",
        authorName: "Jane Smith",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    messageActions: [
        { name: "reply", text: "Reply", icon: "undo" },        // Default action
        { name: "copy", text: "Copy", icon: "copy" },          // Default action
        { name: "forward", text: "Forward", icon: "share" }    // Custom action
    ],
    authorId: "user1",
    dataSource: messagesData,
    contextMenuAction: function(e) {
        console.log(e);
    }
});
</script>

messageActions.icon

String

Defines the icon class for the context menu action.

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "Right-click this message to see the context menu with a reply action that has an undo icon.",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0)
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        text: "Icons make context menu actions more intuitive and visually appealing.",
        authorId: "user2",
        authorName: "Jane Smith",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    messageActions: [
        { name: "reply", text: "Reply", icon: "undo" }
    ],
    authorId: "user2",
    dataSource: messagesData
});
</script>

messageActions.name

String

Defines the name identifier for the context menu action.

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "Right-click this message to see the forward action. The 'name' property identifies which action was clicked.",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0)
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        text: "Action names are crucial for handling user interactions programmatically.",
        authorId: "user2",
        authorName: "Jane Smith",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    messageActions: [
        { name: "forward", text: "Forward", icon: "share" }
    ],
    authorId: "user2",
    dataSource: messagesData
});
</script>

messageActions.text

String

Defines the display text for the context menu action.

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        text: "Right-click this message to see the context menu with custom text for the copy action.",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John Doe",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0)
    },
    {
        id: 2,
        text: "Custom text makes the actions more descriptive and user-friendly.",
        authorId: "user2",
        authorName: "Jane Smith",
        authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg",
        timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5)
    }
];

$("#chat").kendoChat({
    messageActions: [
        { name: "copy", text: "Copy Message", icon: "copy" }
    ],
    authorId: "user2",
    dataSource: messagesData
});
</script>