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# rtk-text-message

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@deprecated `rtk-text-message` is deprecated and will be removed soon. Use `rtk-text-message-view` instead. A component which renders a text message from chat.

## Properties

| Property    | Type        | Required | Default         | Description                                             |
| ----------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| iconPack    | IconPack    | ❌        | defaultIconPack | Icon pack                                               |
| isContinued | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | Whether the message is continued by same user           |
| message     | TextMessage | ✅        | \-              | Text message object                                     |
| now         | Date        | ✅        | \-              | Date object of now, to calculate distance between dates |
| showBubble  | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | show message in bubble                                  |
| t           | RtkI18n     | ❌        | useLanguage()   | Language                                                |

## Usage Examples

### Basic Usage

```html
<!-- component.html -->
<rtk-text-message></rtk-text-message>
```

### With Properties

```html
<!-- component.html -->
<rtk-text-message
 [isContinued]="true"
 [message]="textmessage"
 [now]="date">
</rtk-text-message>
```

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