ChatAuthor class

Represents the author of a chat message.

The ChatAuthor class contains details about the person who sent the message, such as their unique ID, name, and optional avatar image.

Example:

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
 return SfChat(
   messages: [
     ChatMessage(
       author: ChatAuthor(id: '123-001', name: 'Chat A'),
     ),
   ],
 );
}

Constructors

ChatAuthor({required String id, required String name, ImageProvider<Object>? avatar})

Creates a new ChatAuthor with the specified id, name, and optional avatar.

const

Properties

avatar → ImageProvider<Object>?

Optional avatar image for the author. This field holds an optional image that represents the author. If no avatar is provided, the chat application will display the initial letter of the author's name.

final

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

id → String

Unique identifier for the author which contains information about user name and user ID.

final

name → String

Name of the author.

final

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

Methods

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

toString() → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited