Info:
This is documentation for Stream Chat React Native SDK v8, which is no longer actively maintained. For up-to-date documentation, see the latest version (v9).

FileIcon

Renders the file attachment icon inside MessageList.

Best Practices

  • Use mimeType to select appropriate icons or colors.
  • Keep icon sizes consistent across file attachments.
  • Avoid heavy icon rendering logic in large lists.
  • Provide a fallback icon for unknown MIME types.
  • Customize via the Channel prop to keep overrides centralized.

Basic Usage

Customize it and pass it via the FileAttachmentIcon prop on Channel.

Example: change the icon size.

import { Channel, FileIcon } from "stream-chat-react-native";

<Channel FileAttachmentIcon={() => <FileIcon size={40} />} />;

Props

mimeType

MIME type for the file attachment (for example, application/pdf, audio/mp4).

Type
String

size

Icon size.

Type
Number
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