A chat UI component for displaying messages, attachments, and input interaction.

Element
igc-chat
Slots
prefix — Slot for injecting content (e.g., avatar or icon) before the chat title.
title — Slot for overriding the chat title content.
actions — Slot for injecting header actions (e.g., buttons, menus).
suggestions-header — Slot for rendering a custom header for the suggestions list.
suggestions — Slot for rendering a custom list of quick reply suggestions.
suggestions-actions — Slot for rendering additional actions.
suggestion — Slot for rendering a single suggestion item.
empty-state — Slot shown when there are no messages.
typing-indicator — Slot for the "is typing" indicator.
CSS Parts
chat-container — Styles the main chat container.
header — Styles the chat header container.
prefix — Styles the element before the chat title (e.g., avatar).
title — Styles the chat header title.
message-area-container — Styles the container holding the messages and (optional) suggestions.
message-list — Styles the message list container.
message-item — Styles each message wrapper.
typing-indicator — Styles the typing indicator container.
typing-dot — Styles individual typing indicator dots.
suggestions-container — Styles the container holding all suggestions.
suggestions-header — Styles the suggestions header.
suggestion — Styles each suggestion item.
suggestion-prefix — Styles the icon or prefix in a suggestion.
suggestion-title — Styles the text/title of a suggestion.
empty-state — Styles the empty state container when there are no messages.
input-area-container — Styles the wrapper around the chat input area.
input-area — Styles the main text input area.
input-attachments-container — Styles the container for attachments in the input.
input-attachment-container — Styles a single attachment in the input area.
input-attachment-name — Styles the file name of an attachment.
input-attachment-icon — Styles the icon of an attachment.
text-input — Styles the text input field for typing messages.
input-actions-container — Styles the container for input actions.
input-actions-start — Styles the group of actions at the start of the input after the default file upload.
input-actions-end — Styles the group of actions at the end of the input.
file-upload-container — Styles the container for the file upload input.
file-upload — Styles the file upload input itself.
send-button-container — Styles the container around the send button.
send-button — Styles the send button.
message-container — Styles the container of a single message.
message-list (forwarded) — Styles the internal list of messages.
message-header — Styles the header of a message (e.g., sender, timestamp).
message-content — Styles the text content of a message.
message-attachments-container — Styles the container for message attachments.
message-attachment — Styles a single message attachment.
message-actions-container — Styles the container holding message actions.
message-sent — Styles messages marked as sent by the current user.
attachment-header — Styles the header of an attachment block.
attachment-content — Styles the content of an attachment block.
attachment-icon — Styles the icon of an attachment.
file-name — Styles the file name shown in an attachment.

The resource strings of the chat.

resourceStrings: IgcChatResourceStrings = IgcChatResourceStringEN

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:307

The tagName read-only property of the Element interface returns the tag name of the element on which it's called.

MDN Reference

tagName: "igc-chat" = 'igc-chat'

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:189

Scrolls the view to a specific message by id.

scrollToMessage(messageId: string): void

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:330

Parameters

  • messageId: string

Returns void

Dispatched when attachment(s) are added either through drag & drop or through the default file input.

igcAttachmentAdded: CustomEvent<IgcChatMessageAttachment[]>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:61

Dispatched when a chat message attachment is clicked.

igcAttachmentClick: CustomEvent<IgcChatMessageAttachment>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:55

Dispatched during an attachment drag operation.

igcAttachmentDrag: CustomEvent<void>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:71

Dispatched when an attachment is dropped (e.g., in a drag-and-drop operation).

igcAttachmentDrop: CustomEvent<void>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:76

Dispatched when an attachment is removed by the user.

igcAttachmentRemoved: CustomEvent<IgcChatMessageAttachment>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:66

Dispatched when the chat input field loses focus.

igcInputBlur: CustomEvent<void>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:91

Dispatched when the content of the chat input changes.

igcInputChange: CustomEvent<string>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:96

Dispatched when the chat input field gains focus.

igcInputFocus: CustomEvent<void>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:86

Dispatched when a new chat message is created (sent).

igcMessageCreated: CustomEvent<IgcChatMessage>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:45

Dispatched when a message is reacted to.

igcMessageReact: CustomEvent<IgcChatMessageReaction>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:50

Dispatched when the typing status changes (e.g., user starts or stops typing).

igcTypingChange: CustomEvent<boolean>

Defined in src/components/chat/chat.ts:81