onTextMessageEdited

An existing message was edited.

info

If the edited message is a direct reply, you cannot delete nor change the quoted message.

Received properties

Apart from Base properties, a WireMessage.TextEdited object contains the following fields:

• replacingMessageId — Identifier of the message being replaced.
  • When sending, this is the ID of the message you’re updating.
  • When received, this is the ID of the original message it replaces.
• newContent — The new message content.
• newMentions — List of mentions in the message. Empty if none.
• newLinkPreviews — List of link previews generated from URLs in the message. Empty if none.

Sample usage

Count text message edits

Kotlin

private var editCount = 0

override suspend fun onTextMessageEdited(wireMessage: WireMessage.TextEdited) {
    editCount++

    val indicator = "✏️ " + editCount + "x"

    val message = WireMessage.Text.create(
        conversationId = wireMessage.conversationId,
        text = indicator
    )
    manager.sendMessageSuspending(message)
}

Java

private int editCount = 0;

@Override
public void onTextMessageEdited(@NotNull WireMessage.TextEdited wireMessage) {
    editCount++;

    String indicator = "✏️ " + editCount + "x";

    WireMessage.Text message = WireMessage.Text.create(
            wireMessage.conversationId(),
            indicator,
            List.of(),
            List.of(),
            null
    );
    getManager().sendMessage(message);
}