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MessageKit Reference MessageContentCell Class Reference

MessageContentCell

open class MessageContentCell: MessageCollectionViewCell

A subclass of MessageCollectionViewCell used to display text, media, and location messages.

avatarView
The image view displaying the avatar.
Declaration
Swift

open var avatarView = AvatarView()
messageContainerView
The container used for styling and holding the message’s content view.
Declaration
Swift

open var messageContainerView: MessageContainerView =
cellTopLabel
The top label of the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open var cellTopLabel: InsetLabel =
messageTopLabel
The top label of the messageBubble.
Declaration
Swift

open var messageTopLabel: InsetLabel =
messageBottomLabel
The bottom label of the messageBubble.
Declaration
Swift

open var messageBottomLabel: InsetLabel =
delegate
The MessageCellDelegate for the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open weak var delegate: MessageCellDelegate?
init(frame:)
Undocumented
Declaration
Swift

public override init(frame: CGRect)


                    
                    
                    init(coder:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

required public init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder)

setupSubviews()
Undocumented
Declaration
Swift

open func setupSubviews()
prepareForReuse()
Undocumented
Declaration
Swift

open override func prepareForReuse()

Configuration


                    
                    
                    apply(_:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open override func apply(_ layoutAttributes: UICollectionViewLayoutAttributes)


                    
                    
                    configure(with:at:and:)

Used to configure the cell.

Declaration

Swift

open func configure(with message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath, and messagesCollectionView: MessagesCollectionView)

Parameters

`message`	The `MessageType` this cell displays.
`indexPath`	The `IndexPath` for this cell.
`messagesCollectionView`	The `MessagesCollectionView` in which this cell is contained.

handleTapGesture(_:)
Handle tap gesture on contentView and its subviews.
Declaration
Swift

open func handleTapGesture(_ gesture: UIGestureRecognizer)
gestureRecognizerShouldBegin(_:)
Handle long press gesture, return true when gestureRecognizer’s touch point in messageContainerView‘s frame
Declaration
Swift

open override func gestureRecognizerShouldBegin(_ gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) -> Bool
cellContentView(canHandle:)
Handle ContentView‘s tap gesture, return false when ContentView doesn’t needs to handle gesture
Declaration
Swift

open func cellContentView(canHandle touchPoint: CGPoint) -> Bool

Origin Calculations

layoutAvatarView(with:)
Positions the cell’s AvatarView.
- attributes: The MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes for the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open func layoutAvatarView(with attributes: MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes)
layoutMessageContainerView(with:)
Positions the cell’s MessageContainerView.
- attributes: The MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes for the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open func layoutMessageContainerView(with attributes: MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes)
layoutCellTopLabel(with:)
Positions the cell’s top label.
- attributes: The MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes for the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open func layoutCellTopLabel(with attributes: MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes)
layoutMessageTopLabel(with:)
Positions the message bubble’s top label.
- attributes: The MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes for the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open func layoutMessageTopLabel(with attributes: MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes)
layoutBottomLabel(with:)
Positions the cell’s bottom label.
- attributes: The MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes for the cell.
Declaration
Swift

open func layoutBottomLabel(with attributes: MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes)