Sending a message

In the previous step you learned about conversations and events, sending a message creates a new event and sends it via the conversation.

To send a message, add the following function to ChatViewController.m class:

@implementation ViewController
    ...

- (void)sendMessage:(NSString *)message {
    [self.inputField setUserInteractionEnabled:NO];
    [self.conversation sendMessage: [[NXMMessage alloc] initWithText:message] completionHandler:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            [self.inputField setUserInteractionEnabled:YES];
        });
    }];
}

To get the text from the inputField you need to add another function provided by the UITextFieldDelegate:

This delegate function is called when the return button on the keyboard is pressed.

Build and Run

Cmd + R to build and run again. You now have a functioning chat app! To chat simultaneously you can run the app on two different simulators/devices: