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1 | 1 | # show-drop-down-menu-on-tapping-a-message-in-Xamarin.Forms.Chat |
2 | 2 | Describes how to show a drop down menu with options upon tapping a message in Xamarin.Forms.Chat(SfChat) |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +## Sample |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +```xaml |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | + <ResourceDictionary> |
| 9 | + <Style TargetType="sfChat:IncomingMessageAuthorView"> |
| 10 | + <Setter Property="ControlTemplate"> |
| 11 | + <Setter.Value> |
| 12 | + <ControlTemplate> |
| 13 | + <StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal"> |
| 14 | + <Label Text="{Binding Author.Name}" HorizontalTextAlignment="Start" BackgroundColor="Transparent" BindingContext="{TemplateBinding BindingContext}"/> |
| 15 | + <Image HorizontalOptions="EndAndExpand" Source="GroupExpander.png" HeightRequest="20" WidthRequest="20"> |
| 16 | + <Image.GestureRecognizers> |
| 17 | + <TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="OnImageTapGestureRecognizerTapped"/> |
| 18 | + </Image.GestureRecognizers> |
| 19 | + </Image> |
| 20 | + </StackLayout> |
| 21 | + </ControlTemplate> |
| 22 | + </Setter.Value> |
| 23 | + </Setter> |
| 24 | + </Style> |
| 25 | + </ResourceDictionary> |
| 26 | + </ContentPage.Resources> |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | + <ContentPage.Content> |
| 29 | + <sfPopup:SfPopupLayout x:Name="popupLayout"> |
| 30 | + <sfPopup:SfPopupLayout.PopupView> |
| 31 | + <sfPopup:PopupView ShowHeader="False" ShowFooter="False" AutoSizeMode="Both"> |
| 32 | + <sfPopup:PopupView.ContentTemplate> |
| 33 | + <DataTemplate> |
| 34 | + <StackLayout> |
| 35 | + <StackLayout.GestureRecognizers> |
| 36 | + <TapGestureRecognizer Tapped="OnLabelTapGestureRecognizerTapped"/> |
| 37 | + </StackLayout.GestureRecognizers> |
| 38 | + ... |
| 39 | + </DataTemplate> |
| 40 | + </sfPopup:PopupView.ContentTemplate> |
| 41 | + </sfPopup:PopupView> |
| 42 | + </sfPopup:SfPopupLayout.PopupView> |
| 43 | + <sfPopup:SfPopupLayout.Content> |
| 44 | + <Grid x:Name="chatGrid"> |
| 45 | + <Grid.RowDefinitions> |
| 46 | + <RowDefinition Height="*"/> |
| 47 | + </Grid.RowDefinitions> |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | + <sfChat:SfChat x:Name="sfChat" |
| 50 | + Grid.Row="0" |
| 51 | + AllowMultilineInput="True" |
| 52 | + Messages="{Binding Messages}" |
| 53 | + CurrentUser="{Binding CurrentUser}"> |
| 54 | + </sfChat:SfChat> |
| 55 | + </Grid> |
| 56 | + </sfPopup:SfPopupLayout.Content> |
| 57 | + </sfPopup:SfPopupLayout> |
| 58 | + </ContentPage.Content> |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Code behind: |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | + void OnImageTapGestureRecognizerTapped(object sender, EventArgs args) |
| 63 | + { |
| 64 | + popupLayout.ShowAtTouchPoint(); |
| 65 | + } |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + void OnLabelTapGestureRecognizerTapped(object sender, EventArgs args) |
| 68 | + { |
| 69 | + popupLayout.Dismiss(); |
| 70 | + } |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +``` |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +## Requirements to run the demo |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +To run the demo, refer to [System Requirements for Xamarin](https://help.syncfusion.com/xamarin/system-requirements) |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +### Path too long exception |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +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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