Interface IAuthorConverter

Interface that defines the contract for conversion from a business object to an Author in the context of a RadChat.

Namespace: Telerik.Maui.Controls.Chat
Assembly: Telerik.Maui.Controls.dll

Syntax

public interface IAuthorConverter

Methods

ConvertToAuthor(Object, AuthorConverterContext)

Converts a data item to an Author instance. Return already existing Author instances, instead of always creating a new Author. Use the provided context to get the TypingIndicator and its Authors collection from where you can get the already existing authors. If an author does not exist, you can create one and add it to the Authors collection from where you can use it next time.

Declaration
Author ConvertToAuthor(object dataItem, AuthorConverterContext context)
Parameters
System.Object dataItem

The item to be converted.
AuthorConverterContext context

The respective AuthorConverterContext.
Returns
Author

An Author instance.

Extension Methods