This is documentation for Stream Chat React Native SDK v5, which is nolonger actively maintained. For up-to-date documentation, see the latest version (v6).

MessageSimple

Component to render a message within the MessageList. This component has been well optimized to save un-necessary re-renderings. This is the default component provided to the prop MessageSimple on the Channel component.

Props

alignment

Sets if the message should be aligned to right or left side of list.

TypeDefault
enum(‘right’, ‘left’)‘right’

enableMessageGroupingByUser

Note: This prop is available only in SDK version >= v3.9.0

If false, consecutive messages from same user won’t be grouped together.

TypeDefault
booleantrue

groupStyles

Position of message in the group. A message group is a group of consecutive messages from the same user. groupStyles can be used to style the message as per their position in message group.

For example, user avatar (to which message belongs to) is only showed for last (bottom) message in group.

Type
array of enum(‘top’, ‘bottom’, ‘middle’, ‘single’)

hasReactions

True if the message has at least 1 reaction.

Type
boolean

message

Message object.

Type
Message type

UI Component Props

MessageAvatar

Component to render avatar of sender for message, within MessageList. This component is only rendered for messages from other users.

TypeDefault
ComponentTypeMessageAvatar

MessageContent

Component to render content of message including status, attachments, reactions etc., within MessageList.

TypeDefault
ComponentTypeMessageContent

ReactionList

Component to render list of reactions at top of message bubble.

TypeDefault
ComponentTypeReactionList

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