Class ImageMessage

Represents a class which specifies an image type message in SfChat.

Inheritance
System.Object
MessageBase
TextMessage
ImageMessage
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.XForms.Chat
Assembly: Syncfusion.SfChat.XForms.dll
Syntax
public class ImageMessage : TextMessage, IImageMessage, ITextMessage, IMessage
Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to add card message in SfChat control.

using Syncfusion.XForms.Chat;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace ChatDemo
{
public class SfChatDemo : ContentPage
{
public SfChatDemo()
{
SfChat sfChat = new SfChat();
Author currentUser = new Author() { Name = "Nancy", Avatar = "People_Circle16.png" };
sfChat.CurrentUser = currentUser;
ImageMessage message = new ImageMessage()
{
Aspect = Xamarin.Forms.Aspect.AspectFit,
Source = "Image3.jpg",
Author = currentUser,
};


        ImageMessage message1 = new ImageMessage()
        {
            Aspect = Xamarin.Forms.Aspect.Fill,
            Source = "Image3.jpg",
            Author = new Author() { Name = "Andrea", Avatar = "People_Circle2.png" },
        };

        sfChat.Messages.Add(message);
        sfChat.Messages.Add(message1);
        this.Content = sfChat;
    }
}



}

<? xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns = "http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
            xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
            xmlns:d="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms/design"
            xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
            xmlns:sfchat="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.XForms.Chat;assembly=Syncfusion.SfChat.XForms"
            xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Chat"
            mc:Ignorable="d"
            x:Class="Chat.SfChatDemo">
    <ContentPage.BindingContext>
       <local:ViewModel x:Name="viewModel" />
    </ContentPage.BindingContext>
    <ContentPage.Content>
       <sfchat:SfChat x:Name="Sfchat" 
                      CurrentUser="{Binding CurrentUser}">
            <sfchat:SfChat.Messages>

                <sfchat:SfChat.Messages>
                    <sfchat:ImageMessage
                        Size = "{Binding Size,Source={x:Reference viewModel}}"
                        Author="{Binding Author,Source={x:Reference viewModel}}"
                        Source="{Binding ImageSource,Source={x:Reference viewModel}}">
                    </sfchat:ImageMessage>

                    <sfchat:ImageMessage
                        Size = "{Binding Size}"
                        Author="{Binding CurrentUser,Source={x:Reference viewModel}}"
                        Source="{Binding ImageSource,Source={x:Reference viewModel}}">
                    </sfchat:ImageMessage>
                </sfchat:SfChat.Messages>

            </sfchat:SfChat.Messages>
        </sfchat:SfChat>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>

Constructors

ImageMessage()

Initializes a new instance of the ImageMessage class.

Declaration
public ImageMessage()

Fields

AspectProperty

Identifies the Aspect Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty.

Declaration
public static readonly BindableProperty AspectProperty
Field Value
Type Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

SizeProperty

Identifies the Size Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty.

Declaration
public static readonly BindableProperty SizeProperty
Field Value
Type Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

SourceProperty

Identifies the Source Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty.

Declaration
public static readonly BindableProperty SourceProperty
Field Value
Type Description
Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty

Properties

Aspect

Gets or sets the scaling mode of an image.

Declaration
public Aspect Aspect { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Xamarin.Forms.Aspect

Size

Gets or sets the size of an image message.

Declaration
public Size Size { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Xamarin.Forms.Size
Remarks

The maximum width of an image message is restricted to 80% of the chat control's width to ensure consistent UI among messages.

Source

Gets or sets the source of an image.

Declaration
public ImageSource Source { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Xamarin.Forms.ImageSource

Implements