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TextField

configuration

Specifies the field name in the data source from which the message text content will be read.

textField

String

Default: "text"

<div id="chat"></div>
<script>
let messagesData = [
    {
        id: 1,
        content: "Hello world!",
        authorId: "user1",
        authorName: "John",
        timestamp: new Date()
    }
];

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