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Overview

CometChatCreateGroup is a Component enabling users to create various types of groups, including public, private, and password-protected ones. This functionality enables users to curate their group settings according to their preferences and needs.
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Usage

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Integration

The following code snippet illustrates how you can directly incorporate the Create Groups component into your Application. 
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native";
import { CometChatCreateGroup } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

function App(): React.JSX.Element {
  return <CometChatCreateGroup />;
}

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Actions

Actions dictate how a component functions. They are divided into two types: Predefined and User-defined. You can override either type, allowing you to tailor the behavior of the component to fit your specific needs.
1. onCreatePress
The onCreatePress action is activated when you click the create Group button. This returns the created groups. You can override this action using the following code snippet. 
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native";
import { CometChatCreateGroup } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

function App(): React.JSX.Element {
  const onCreatePressHandler = (
    groupName: string,
    groupType: string,
    password: string
  ) => {
    //code
  };

  return (
    <CometChatCreateGroup
      onCreatePress={onCreatePressHandler}
    ></CometChatCreateGroup>
  );
}
2. onBack
The onBack event is typically triggered when the back/close button is clicked and it does not carry a default action. With the following code snippet, you can effortlessly override this default operation. 
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native";
import { CometChatCreateGroup } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

function App(): React.JSX.Element {
  const onBackHandler = () => {
    //code
  };

  return <CometChatCreateGroup onBack={onBackHandler} />;
}

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Filters

Filters allow you to customize the data displayed in a list within a Component. You can filter the list based on your specific criteria, allowing for a more customized. Filters can be applied using RequestBuilders of Chat SDK. The CreateGroup component does not have any exposed filters.

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Events

Events are emitted by a Component. By using event you can extend existing functionality. Being global events, they can be applied in Multiple Locations and are capable of being Added or Removed. Events emitted by the Create Group component is as follows.
EventDescription
ccGroupCreatedTriggers when the user creates a group successfully
import { CometChatUIEventHandler } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

CometChatUIEventHandler.addGroupListener("GROUP_LISTENER_ID", {
  ccGroupCreated: ({ group }) => {
    //code
  },
});

import { CometChatUIEventHandler } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

CometChatUIEventHandler.removeGroupListener("GROUP_LISTENER_ID");

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Customization

To fit your app’s design requirements, you can customize the appearance of the Create Groups component. We provide exposed methods that allow you to modify the experience and behavior according to your specific needs.

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Style

Using Style you can customize the look and feel of the component in your app, These parameters typically control elements such as the color, size, shape, and fonts used within the component.
1. CreateGroup Style
You can set the CreateGroupStyle to the Create Group Component to customize the styling.
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import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native";
import { CometChatCreateGroup } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

function App(): React.JSX.Element {
  const createGroupStyle: CreateGroupStyleInterface = {
    background: "#d2cafa",
    createIconTint: "red",
    closeIconTint: "red",
  };

  return <CometChatCreateGroup createGroupStyle={createGroupStyle} />;
}
List of properties exposed by CreateGroupStyle
PropertyDescriptionCode
borderUsed to set borderborder?: BorderStyleInterface,
borderRadiusUsed to set border radiusborderRadius?: number;
backgroundUsed to set background colourbackground?: string;
heightUsed to set heightheight?: string | number ;
widthUsed to set widthwidth?: string | number
tabColorSets the color for group type tabstabColor?: string;
selectedTabColorSets the color for selected group type tabselectedTabColor?: string;
createIconTintSets the create icon tintcreateIconTint?: sring
closeIconTintSets the close icon tintcloseIconTint?: sring
titleTextStyleSets the font style for the titletitleTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface
passwordInputTextStyleSets the font style for the password input fieldpasswordInputTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;
nameInputTextStyleSets the font style for group name fieldnameInputTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;
passwordPlaceholderTextStyleSets the font style for placeholder text in the password input fieldpasswordPlaceholderTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;
namePlaceholderTextStyleSets the font style for placeholder text in the name input fieldnamePlaceholderTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;
namePlaceholderTextStyleSets the font style for placeholder text in the name input fieldnamePlaceholderTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;
tabTextStyleSets the font style for group type tabstabTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;
selectedTabTextStyleSets the font style for selected group type tabselectedTabTextStyle?: FontStyleInterface;

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Functionality

These are a set of small functional customizations that allow you to fine-tune the overall experience of the component. With these, you can change text, set custom icons, and toggle the visibility of UI elements. 
import { CometChat } from "@cometchat/chat-sdk-react-native";
import { CometChatCreateGroup } from "@cometchat/chat-uikit-react-native";

function App(): React.JSX.Element {
  return (
    <CometChatCreateGroup title="Custom Title" disableCloseButton={true} />
  );
}
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PropertyDescriptionCode
titleCustom title for the componenttitle?: string;
passwordPlaceholderTextCustom text for the password placeholderpasswordPlaceholderText?: string
namePlaceholderTextCustom text for the name placeholdernamePlaceholderText?: string
disableCloseButtonUsed to disable close buttondisableCloseButton?: boolean

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Advance

For advanced-level customization, you can set custom views to the component. This lets you tailor each aspect of the component to fit your exact needs and application aesthetics. You can create and define your views, layouts, and UI elements and then incorporate those into the component. the Create Group component does not offer any advanced functionalities beyond this level of customization.