import {Channel, MessageAvatar} from 'stream-chat-react-native';
const SmallerMessageAvatar = () => <MessageAvatar size={30} />
<Channel MessageAvatar={SmallerMessageAvatar} />
This is documentation for
Stream Chat React Native SDK v3, which is nolonger actively maintained. For up-to-date documentation, see the latest version (v5).
MessageAvatar
Component to render the avatar of the sender (user) of a message within the MessageList
.
Basic Usage
You can customize the MessageAvatar
component and provide it back to the SDK via the MessageAvatar
prop on Channel
if desired.
Reducing the size of user avatar can be easily accomplished.
Props
This component uses default values for all the following props, from MessageContext
alignment
Sets if the message should be aligned to right or left side of list.
Type | Default |
---|---|
enum(‘right’, ‘left’) | ‘right’ |
lastGroupMessage
Whether or not this is the last message in a group of messages.
Type |
---|
boolean |
message
Message object
Type |
---|
object |
size
Dimension for avatar image.
You can also set the size for message avatar, using our theming system.
const theme = {
avatar: {
BASE_AVATAR_SIZE: 30,
},
};
Type | Default |
---|---|
number | 32 |
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