# Suggested Actions

**RadChat** offers different suggested actions to present the user a selection of action choices. Once an action is selected, the **SuggestedActionClicked** event is fired. Then, you can choose how to proceed further, e.g. adding a message with the user's choice. The **SuggestedActionEventArgs** gives you access to the **SuggestedActionDataItem**.

> caption Figure 1: Suggested Actions

![WinForms RadChat Suggested Actions](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/5c1609e8120f91df233624e59b6e68f3/chat-items-suggested-actions001.gif)

**SuggestedActionDataItem** is single action unit that can be added to a [ChatSuggestedActionsMessage](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/chat/chat-items/messages). Since R3 2019 you can use the **ShowScrollBar** property in order to show the horizontal scrollbar.

## Adding a SuggestedActionDataItem

```C#

private void AddSuggstedActions()
{
    this.radChat1.AddMessage(new ChatTextMessage("Hello, what kind of a vacation do you need?", this.radChat1.Author, DateTime.Now));

    List<SuggestedActionDataItem> actions = new List<SuggestedActionDataItem>();

    actions.Add(new SuggestedActionDataItem("Family trip"));
    actions.Add(new SuggestedActionDataItem("Summer holiday with friends"));
    actions.Add(new SuggestedActionDataItem("Business trip"));

    Author author = new Author(Properties.Resources.andrew1, "Andrew");
    ChatSuggestedActionsMessage suggestionActionsMessage = new ChatSuggestedActionsMessage(actions, author, DateTime.Now);
    this.radChat1.AddMessage(suggestionActionsMessage);
    this.radChat1.SuggestedActionClicked += radChat1_SuggestedActionClicked;
}

private void radChat1_SuggestedActionClicked(object sender, SuggestedActionEventArgs e)
{
    this.radChat1.AddMessage(new ChatTextMessage("You have chosen " + e.Action.Text, this.radChat1.Author, DateTime.Now));
}

```

```VB.NET
Private Sub AddSuggstedActions()
    Me.radChat1.AddMessage(New ChatTextMessage("Hello, what kind of a vacation do you need?", Me.radChat1.Author, DateTime.Now))
    Dim actions As List(Of SuggestedActionDataItem) = New List(Of SuggestedActionDataItem)()
    actions.Add(New SuggestedActionDataItem("Family trip"))
    actions.Add(New SuggestedActionDataItem("Summer holiday with friends"))
    actions.Add(New SuggestedActionDataItem("Business trip"))
    Dim author As Author = New Author(My.Resources.andrew1, "Andrew")
    Dim suggestionActionsMessage As ChatSuggestedActionsMessage = New ChatSuggestedActionsMessage(actions, author, DateTime.Now)
    Me.radChat1.AddMessage(suggestionActionsMessage)
    AddHandler Me.radChat1.SuggestedActionClicked, AddressOf radChat1_SuggestedActionClicked
End Sub

Private Sub radChat1_SuggestedActionClicked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As SuggestedActionEventArgs)
    Me.radChat1.AddMessage(New ChatTextMessage("You have chosen " & e.Action.Text, Me.radChat1.Author, DateTime.Now))
End Sub
```

## See Also

* [Messages](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/chat/chat-items/messages)

* [Cards](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/chat/chat-items/cards)

* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/chat/getting-started)