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VIConversationParticipant

Class that represents a participant of the conversation.

In order to apply changes made by setters, you have to call one of the following methods:

The default permissions for all participants are: write / edit / remove their own messages.

The creator of any conversation by default:

Props

canEditAllMessages

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@property (assign, nonatomic) 

BOOL

canEditAllMessages

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant can edit messages other than its own.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] permission.

If the user that calls this method has both canManageParticipants and isOwner permissions, it can edit other owners.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

canEditMessages

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@property (assign, nonatomic) 

BOOL

canEditMessages

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant can edit its own messages.

Once a participant is created, it's YES by default.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] permission.

If the user that calls this method has both canManageParticipants and isOwner permissions, it can edit other owners.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

canManageParticipants

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@property (assign, nonatomic) 

BOOL

canManageParticipants

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant can manage other participants in the conversation:

  • add / remove / edit permissions
  • add / remove participants

If YES and isOwner is YES, the participant can manage other owners.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] permission.

If the user that calls this method has both canManageParticipants and isOwner permissions, it can edit other owners.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

canRemoveAllMessages

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@property (assign, nonatomic) 

BOOL

canRemoveAllMessages

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant can remove messages other than its own.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] permission.

If the user that calls this method has both canManageParticipants and isOwner permissions, it can edit other owners.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

canRemoveMessages

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@property (assign, nonatomic) 

BOOL

canRemoveMessages

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant can remove its own messages.

Once a participant is created, it's YES by default.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] permission.

If the user that calls this method has both canManageParticipants and isOwner permissions, it can edit other owners.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

canWrite

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@property (assign, nonatomic) 

BOOL

canWrite

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant can send messages to the conversation.

Once a participant is created, it's YES by default.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] permission.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

imUserId

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@property (strong, readonly, nonatomic) 

NSNumber *

imUserId

The IM user id.

Returns

  • type:

    NSNumber *

lastReadEventSequence

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@property (assign, readonly, nonatomic) 

SInt64

lastReadEventSequence

Sequence of the event that was last marked as read or 0 if the participant didn't mark events as read.

Participants mark events as read via [VIConversation markAsRead:completion:].

Returns

  • type:

    SInt64

owner

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@property (assign, nonatomic, getter = isOwner) 

BOOL

owner

A Boolean value that determines whether the conversation participant is an owner.

There could be more than one owner in the conversation.

If YES, the participant can edit the conversation. If YES and canManageParticipants is YES, the participant can manage other owners.

It could be changed only if the user has the [VIConversationParticipant canManageParticipants] and [VIConversationParticipant owner] permissions.

Note that a value change doesn't apply changes by itself; there are appropriate methods for applying:

Returns

  • type:

    BOOL

Methods

forIMUserId:

Static
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instancetype

)forIMUserId:(

NSNumber *

)imUserId

Create a new participant with default permissions.

Use [VIConversationConfig participants] or [VIConversation addParticipants:completion:] to add participants to the conversation.

Parameters

  • imUserId:

    NSNumber *

    IM User id. Can be retrieved from [VIUser imId]

Returns

  • type:

    instancetype

initWithIMUserId:

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- (

instancetype

)initWithIMUserId:(

NSNumber *

)imUserId

Create a new participant with default permissions.

Use [VIConversationConfig participants] or [VIConversation addParticipants:completion:] to add participants to the conversation.

Parameters

  • imUserId:

    NSNumber *

    IM User id. Can be retrieved from [VIUser imId]

Returns

  • type:

    instancetype