useChannelOnlineMemberCount

Returns the number of online members in a channel excluding the current user.

Best Practices

• Use this hook for lightweight presence summaries in list rows.
• Keep online count formatting concise for compact channel previews.
• Handle optional returns when channel is not yet available.
• Avoid recomputing member online counts manually in render.
• Pair this hook with member-state hooks only when additional details are needed.

Usage

import { useChannelOnlineMemberCount } from "stream-chat-react-native";

const onlineCount = useChannelOnlineMemberCount(channel) ?? 0;

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Returns