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dialog#2c171f72 flags:# pinned:flags.2?true unread_mark:flags.3?true peer:Peer top_message:int read_inbox_max_id:int read_outbox_max_id:int unread_count:int unread_mentions_count:int notify_settings:PeerNotifySettings pts:flags.0?int draft:flags.1?DraftMessage folder_id:flags.4?int = Dialog;| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| flags | # | Flags, see TL conditional fields |
| pinned | flags.2?true | Is the dialog pinned |
| unread_mark | flags.3?true | Whether the chat was manually marked as unread |
| view_forum_as_messages | flags.6?true | Users may also choose to display messages from all topics of a forum as if they were sent to a normal group, using a "View as messages" setting in the local client. This setting only affects the current account, and is synced to other logged in sessions using the channels.toggleViewForumAsMessages method; invoking this method will update the value of this flag. |
| peer | Peer | The chat |
| top_message | int | The latest message ID |
| read_inbox_max_id | int | Position up to which all incoming messages are read. |
| read_outbox_max_id | int | Position up to which all outgoing messages are read. |
| unread_count | int | Number of unread messages |
| unread_mentions_count | int | Number of unread mentions |
| unread_reactions_count | int | Number of unread reactions to messages you sent |
| notify_settings | PeerNotifySettings | Notification settings |
| pts | flags.0?int | PTS |
| draft | flags.1?DraftMessage | Message draft |
| folder_id | flags.4?int | Peer folder ID, for more info click here |
| ttl_period | flags.5?int | Time-to-live of all messages sent in this dialog |
Telegram allows creating forums with multiple distinct topics.
Users may also choose to display messages from all topics of a forum as if they were sent to a normal group, using a "View as messages" setting in the local client: this setting only affects the current account, and is synced to other logged in sessions using this method.
Invoking this method will update the value of the view_forum_as_messages flag of channelFull or dialog and emit an updateChannelViewForumAsMessages.
Telegram allows mentioning other users in case of urgent duckling matters, and quickly navigating to those mentions in order to read them as swiftly as possible.
How to subscribe to updates and handle them properly.
How to handle message drafts
Telegram allows placing chats into folders, based on their type, mute status, or other custom criteria, thanks to folder blacklists and whitelists.