Groups With Messages

Groups With Messages — CometChat documentation.

This component is responsible for listing all the groups created on CometChat. It also allows group members to send text, images, videos, or other media as messages to communicate with one another in real-time.

This component typically includes the following component:

Groups: This component lists all the groups created on CometChat.

Messages: This component displays the conversation between participants in a 1:1 or group chat.

Properties

Group Information

Details associated with the group.

Name	Type	Description
group	Group Class	View details of this particular CometChat group

isMobileView

This refers to the display or presentation of the component specifically optimized for viewing on mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets.

Name	Type	Description
isMobileView	boolean	When set to true, the component adapts the layout, design, and functionality to provide an optimal user experience on smaller screens and touch-based interfaces.

messageText

Temporary text displayed to provide a suggestion to the user to select a particular user / group to chat with.

Name	Type	Description
messageText	string	It represents the textual content which will be replaced with the messages component when user clicks on a particular user / group chat.

Function Callback

Functions that can be invoked by the user in response to a specific event or condition.

Name	Type	Description
onError	(error: CometChat.CometChatException) => void | null	Override the method that is invoked when an error is encountered within the component

Configurations

Properties of the child components like conversations and messages that are available for customisation.

Name	Type	Description
groupsConfiguration	GroupsConfiguration	Properties of the groups component that are available for customisation via this component.
messagesConfiguration	MessagesConfiguration	Properties of the messages component that are available for customisation via this component.
createGroupConfiguration	CreateGroupConfiguration	Properties of the create group component that are available for customisation via this component.
joinGroupConfiguration	JoinGroupConfiguration	Properties of the join group component that are available for customisation via this component.

Style

Styling properties of all the involved components

Name	Type	Description
groupsWithMessagesStyle	WithMessagesStyle	Styling properties of the component

Usage

//creating groups configuration
const groupsConfiguration:GroupsConfiguration = new GroupsConfiguration({
hideSeparator:true,
hideSearch:false,
privateGroupIcon:"",
protectedGroupIcon:""
});

//applying groups configuration to groupswithmessages component
<CometChatGroupsWithMessages :GroupsConfiguration="groupsConfiguration"></CometChatGroupsWithMessages>