Class TextMessage

Represents a class which contains the functionalities for the simple string type of message in SfChat.

Inheritance
System.Object
MessageBase
TextMessage
CalendarMessage
CardMessage
DatePickerMessage
HyperlinkMessage
ImageMessage
TimePickerMessage
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.XForms.Chat
Assembly: Syncfusion.SfChat.XForms.dll
Syntax
public class TextMessage : MessageBase, ITextMessage, IMessage
Examples

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

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

namespace ChatDemo
{
public class SfChatDemo : ContentPage
{
SfChat sfChat;


    public SfChatDemo()
    {
        sfChat = new SfChat();

        TextMessage message = new TextMessage();
        message.Text = "HI";
        message.Author = new Author() { Name = "Andrea", Avatar = "Andrea.png" };
        sfChat.Messages.Add(message);

        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">
           <sfchat:SfChat.Messages>
               <sfchat:TextMessage
                       Author="{Binding IncomingMessageAuthor,Source={x:Reference viewModel}}"
                       Text = "HI" >
               </sfchat:TextMessage>
           </sfchat:SfChat.Messages>
       </sfchat:SfChat>
   </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>

Constructors

TextMessage()

Declaration
public TextMessage()

Fields

TextProperty

Identifies the Text Xamarin.Forms.BindableProperty.

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

Properties

Text

Gets or sets the text to be display as the message.

Declaration
public string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

Implements