// Prepares the chat item to be sent to the cloud
private void SendChatLine()
{
string msg = TextInput.Text.Trim();
if (isLoggedin && msg.Length > 0)
{
DateTimeOffset myDTO = (DateTimeOffset)GetCurrentTime();
DateTime utc = myDTO.UtcDateTime;
var chatItem = new ChatItem {
Text = msg, UserName = String.Format("{0}", userUniqueID), TimeStamp = utc
};
//lastChatline = chatItem.Text;
InsertChatItem(chatItem);
TextInput.Text = "";
//RefreshChatItems();
}
}
// Inserts a new chat item to the conversation by posting it in the Azure Mobile
// Services table, and posting it in the application's chat window
private async void InsertChatItem(ChatItem chatItem)
{
// This code inserts a new ChatItem into the database
await chatTable.InsertAsync(chatItem);
}
