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1 | 1 | # disable-send-icon-when-editor-text-reaches-certain-length-xamarin.forms-chat |
2 | | -How to disable the send icon when the editor text reaches a certain length in Xamarin.Forms Chat (SfChat) ? |
| 2 | +This sample demonstrates how to disable the send icon when the editor text reaches a certain length in Xamarin.Forms Chat (SfChat). |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +## Sample |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +```xaml |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | + <ContentPage.Content> |
| 9 | + <sfChat:SfChat x:Name="sfChat" |
| 10 | + Messages="{Binding Messages}" |
| 11 | + CurrentUser="{Binding CurrentUser}" |
| 12 | + ShowIncomingMessageAvatar="True" |
| 13 | + ShowOutgoingMessageAvatar="True"> |
| 14 | + <sfChat:SfChat.Behaviors> |
| 15 | + <local:SfChatBehavior/> |
| 16 | + </sfChat:SfChat.Behaviors> |
| 17 | + </sfChat:SfChat> |
| 18 | + </ContentPage.Content |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Behavior: |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + public class SfChatBehavior : Behavior<SfChat> |
| 23 | + { |
| 24 | + #region Fields |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | + private SfChat sfChat = null; |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | + #endregion |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | + #region Overrides |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + protected override void OnAttachedTo(SfChat bindable) |
| 33 | + { |
| 34 | + base.OnAttachedTo(bindable); |
| 35 | + sfChat = bindable; |
| 36 | + if (sfChat != null) |
| 37 | + { |
| 38 | + sfChat.Editor.TextChanged += Editor_TextChanged; |
| 39 | + } |
| 40 | + } |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | + protected override void OnDetachingFrom(SfChat bindable) |
| 43 | + { |
| 44 | + base.OnAttachedTo(bindable); |
| 45 | + sfChat.Editor.TextChanged -= Editor_TextChanged; |
| 46 | + sfChat = null; |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + } |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | + #endregion |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | + private void Editor_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) |
| 53 | + { |
| 54 | + var editorGrid = this.sfChat.GetType().GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "FooterView").GetValue(this.sfChat) as Grid; |
| 55 | + var inputView = editorGrid.Children.FirstOrDefault(x => x.GetType() == typeof(MessageInputView)) as MessageInputView; |
| 56 | + var border = (inputView as ContentView).Content; |
| 57 | + var grid = (border as ContentView).Content as Grid; |
| 58 | + if ((sender as Editor).Text.Length >= 40) |
| 59 | + { |
| 60 | + (grid.Children[2] as SendMessageView).IsVisible = false; |
| 61 | + } |
| 62 | + else |
| 63 | + ((grid.Children[2] as SendMessageView)).IsVisible = true; |
| 64 | + } |
| 65 | + } |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +``` |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +## Requirements to run the demo |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +To run the demo, refer to [System Requirements for Xamarin](https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/system-requirements) |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +### Path too long exception |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +If you are facing path too long exception when building this example project, close Visual Studio and rename the repository to short and build the project. |
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