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RadChat's Properties
Updated over 6 months ago
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ChatElement | Gets the main chat element. |
| Author | Gets or sets the current author. This instance is used when is set to true as well as to determine the messages alignment and styling. |
| AutoAddUserMessages | Gets or sets a value indicating whether messages typed by the user will automatically be added as to the chat. |
| AvatarSize | Gets or sets the size of the avatar images. |
| ShowAvatars | Gets or sets whether avatar images will be displayed in the chat window next to messages. |
| ShowMessagesOnOneSide | Gets or sets whether messages will be displayed aligned to only one side of the chat window or on both. |
| TimeSeparatorInterval | Gets or sets the time interval between messages that will trigger the automatic addition of a Time separator. If set to no Time separators will be added. |
RadChatElement's Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| MessagesViewElement | Gets the messages view element. |
| SuggestedActionsElement | Gets the actions element. |
| ToolbarElement | Gets the toolbar element. |
| InputTextBox | Gets the input box. |
| ShowToolbarButtonElement | Gets the toolbar button element in the input box. |
| SendButtonElement | Gets the send button element in the input box. |
| OverlayElement | Gets the overlay element. |
| OverlayPopupElement | Gets the overlay popup element. |
| IsOverlayShown | Indicates whether the overlay is shown. |
| IsPopupOverlayShown | Indicates whether the popup overlay is shown. |
| ChatFactory | Gets or sets the chat factory. |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| ShowOverlay | Shows the provided overlay in the control. |
| HideOverlay | Hides any overlays that are currently displayed by the control. |
| AddMessage | Adds a new message to the chat. Typical messages are ChatTextMessage, ChatSuggestedActionsMessage, ChatMediaMessage, ChatCardMessage, and ChatOverlayMessage. |
Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| SendMessage | Occurs when the user performs an action e.g hits the Enter key, clicks the Send message button, clicks OK on an overlay. |
| SuggestedActionClicked | Occurs when the user clicks on a Suggested Action. |
| CardActionClicked | Occurs when the user clicks on a Card Action. |
| ToolbarActionClicked | Occurs when the user clicks on a Toolbar Action. |
| TimeSeparatorAdding | Occurs after a new message is added. Allows you to decide whether a time separator should be inserted before the currently added message. |
| ItemFormatting | Occurs when the data item of a visual element is changed and the element is prepared for visualization. |