How to restrict the automatic submission of suggestions in .NET MAUI Chat(SfChat)?

In .NET MAUI Chat, when a Suggestion is clicked or selected, the message is automatically sent. This guide explains how to prevent the automatic submission by handling the SendMessage event.

To restrict automatic submission, handle the SendMessage event in the XAML configuration.

<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ChatMaui"
             xmlns:sfchat="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Chat;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Chat"
             x:Class="ChatMaui.MainPage">
    
    <ContentPage.BindingContext>
        <local:GettingStartedViewModel/>
    </ContentPage.BindingContext>

    <ContentPage.Content>
    <sfchat:SfChat x:Name="sfChat" 
                       SendMessage="sfChat_SendMessage"
                       SuggestionItemSelected="sfChat_SuggestionItemSelected"
                       Messages="{Binding Messages}" 
                       CurrentUser="{Binding CurrentUser}">
        </sfchat:SfChat>
    </ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
   object selectedItem;
   
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void sfChat_SendMessage(object sender, SendMessageEventArgs e)
    {
        if (selectedItem  != null) 
        {
            e.Handled = true;
            selectedItem = null;
        }
    }

    private void sfChat_SuggestionItemSelected(object sender, SuggestionItemSelectedEventArgs e)
    {
        selectedItem = e.SelectedItem;
    }
  }

Download the complete sample on GitHub.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning how to restrict the automatic submission of suggestions in .NET MAUI Chat.

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