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title: RtkFileMessage
description: API reference for RtkFileMessage component (React Native Library)
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# RtkFileMessage

Renders a file message in chat with file name, size, extension, and download button.

## Properties

| Property    | Type     | Required | Default         | Description                                         |
| ----------- | -------- | -------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| message     | Message  | ✅        | \-              | The chat message object                             |
| isContinued | boolean  | ❌        | false           | Whether this message continues from the same sender |
| now         | Date     | ❌        | new Date()      | Current time for relative timestamps                |
| iconPack    | IconPack | ❌        | defaultIconPack | Custom icon pack                                    |

## Usage Examples

### Basic Usage

```

import { RtkFileMessage } from "@cloudflare/realtimekit-react-native-ui";


function MyComponent() {

  return <RtkFileMessage message={message} />;

}


```

### With Properties

```

import { RtkFileMessage } from "@cloudflare/realtimekit-react-native-ui";


function MyComponent() {

  return (

    <RtkFileMessage message={message} isContinued={true} now={new Date()} />

  );

}


```

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```