Caplin Systems - ChatEvent (StreamLink Android 7.1.18-971-ffbcda4 API Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

DataEvent
```
public interface ChatEvent
extends DataEvent
```
Provides information about updates to a chat subject.

The ChatEvent is provided in an onChatUpdate callback to a SubscriptionListener.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getMessage()`	Returns the chat message.
`java.lang.String`	`getTime()`	Returns the time when the chat event was raised.
`ChatEventType`	`getUpdateType()`	Returns the type of chat event that this event represents.
`java.lang.String`	`getUser()`	Returns the username of the user who generated this chat event.

Methods inherited from interface com.caplin.streamlink.DataEvent
getSubject, isImage

- Method Detail
  - getUpdateType
```
ChatEventType getUpdateType()
```
    Returns the type of chat event that this event represents.
    
    Returns:
    
    The event type.
  - getUser
```
java.lang.String getUser()
```
    Returns the username of the user who generated this chat event.
    
    Returns:
    
    The username.
  - getTime
```
java.lang.String getTime()
```
    Returns the time when the chat event was raised.
    
    The time stamp is in the format HH:MM:SS.
    
    Returns:
    
    The timestamp.
  - getMessage
```
java.lang.String getMessage()
```
    Returns the chat message.
    
    This method returns null for all events events apart from ChatEventType.MESSAGE.
    
    Returns:
    
    The chat message if the chat event type is ChatEventType.MESSAGE, otherwise null.