Messages sent from other members can be received through the channel(_:didReceive:)
method in channel delegate. A BaseMessage
object for each received message is one of the following message types.
Message type | Description |
---|---|
UserMessage | A text message sent by a user |
FileMessage | A binary file message sent by a user |
A text message sent by an admin through the Platform API |
To register multiple concurrent handlers, pass a UNIQUE_DELEGATE_ID
argument as a unique identifier into the SendbirdChat.add()
method.
When the UI isn't valid anymore, remove the channel event handler.
Once a reply is created or deleted from a thread, the channel(_:didUpdateThreadInfo:)
event delegate method is invoked. The method returns a ThreadInfoUpdateEvent
object that has the latest information about the thread. This object needs to be applied to the parent message object.
Note: Like other messages, when a reply is created in a channel, the
channel(_:didReceive:)
method of the channel event delegate in client apps is called.
Parameter name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
channel | Specifies the channel that has the message thread. | |
threadInfoUpdateEvent | Specifies a |
When a message is delivered to a group channel member who is online at the time, it is automatically marked as delivered and other members who are online are also notified of the successful message delivery through the channelDidUpdateDeliveryStatus(_:)
method of GroupChannelDelegate
. However, when a message is delivered to an offline member as a push notification, the message can be marked as delivered through the markAsDelivered(remoteNotificationPayload:completionHandler:)
method of SendbirdChat
, and other members who are online are notified of the successful message delivery through the channelDidUpdateDeliveryStatus(_:)
method of GroupChannelDelegate
.