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MessageDirectionTake

Controls the direction of message pagination when listing messages with ChannelMessageClient.list(). Used together with dateAt (a reference timestamp) and limit (maximum number of messages to return) on ChannelMessageListRequest.

Enumeration Members​

Both​

Both: 3

Return messages in both directions from dateAt, splitting the limit between newer and older results. Use when jumping to a specific point in message history and displaying context above and below it.

Newer​

Newer: 1

Return messages created after dateAt, ordered from oldest to newest. Use when loading newer messages as the user scrolls up from a known position.

Older​

Older: 2

Return messages created before dateAt, ordered from newest to oldest. Use when loading message history as the user scrolls down from a known position.

Unspecified​

Unspecified: 0

Reserved default value. Do not use in application code.