All Implemented Interfaces:

io.getstream.chat.android.models.CustomObject , io.getstream.chat.android.models.querysort.ComparableFieldProvider
```
@Immutable() 
public final class Channel
 implements CustomObject, ComparableFieldProvider
                    
```
Channel is where conversations take place between two or more chat users. It contains a list of messages and have a list of the member users that are participating in the conversation.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`public final class`	`Channel.Builder`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private final Date`	`lastMessageAt`
`private final String`	`cid`
`private final Date`	`lastUpdated`
`private final Boolean`	`hasUnread`
`private final String`	`id`
`private final String`	`type`
`private final String`	`name`
`private final String`	`image`
`private final Integer`	`watcherCount`
`private final Boolean`	`frozen`
`private final Date`	`createdAt`
`private final Date`	`deletedAt`
`private final Date`	`updatedAt`
`private final SyncStatus`	`syncStatus`
`private final Integer`	`memberCount`
`private final List<Message>`	`messages`
`private final List<Member>`	`members`
`private final List<User>`	`watchers`
`private final List<ChannelUserRead>`	`read`
`private final Config`	`config`
`private final User`	`createdBy`
`private final Integer`	`unreadCount`
`private final String`	`team`
`private final Boolean`	`hidden`
`private final Date`	`hiddenMessagesBefore`
`private final Integer`	`cooldown`
`private final List<Message>`	`pinnedMessages`
`private final Set<String>`	`ownCapabilities`
`private final Member`	`membership`
`private final List<Message>`	`cachedLatestMessages`
`private final Boolean`	`isInsideSearch`
`private final Map<String, Object>`	`extraData`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
Channel(String id, String type, String name, String image, Integer watcherCount, Boolean frozen, Date createdAt, Date deletedAt, Date updatedAt, SyncStatus syncStatus, Integer memberCount, List<Message> messages, List<Member> members, List<User> watchers, List<ChannelUserRead> read, Config config, User createdBy, Integer unreadCount, String team, Boolean hidden, Date hiddenMessagesBefore, Integer cooldown, List<Message> pinnedMessages, Set<String> ownCapabilities, Member membership, List<Message> cachedLatestMessages, Boolean isInsideSearch, Map<String, Object> extraData)

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final Date`	`getLastMessageAt()`	The date of the last message sent.
`final String`	`getCid()`
`final Date`	`getLastUpdated()`
`final Boolean`	`getHasUnread()`
`final String`	`getId()`
`final String`	`getType()`
`final String`	`getName()`
`final String`	`getImage()`
`final Integer`	`getWatcherCount()`
`final Boolean`	`getFrozen()`
`final Date`	`getCreatedAt()`
`final Date`	`getDeletedAt()`
`final Date`	`getUpdatedAt()`
`final SyncStatus`	`getSyncStatus()`
`final Integer`	`getMemberCount()`
`final List<Message>`	`getMessages()`
`final List<Member>`	`getMembers()`
`final List<User>`	`getWatchers()`
`final List<ChannelUserRead>`	`getRead()`
`final Config`	`getConfig()`
`final User`	`getCreatedBy()`
`final Integer`	`getUnreadCount()`
`final String`	`getTeam()`
`final Boolean`	`getHidden()`
`final Date`	`getHiddenMessagesBefore()`
`final Integer`	`getCooldown()`
`final List<Message>`	`getPinnedMessages()`
`final Set<String>`	`getOwnCapabilities()`
`final Member`	`getMembership()`
`final List<Message>`	`getCachedLatestMessages()`
`final Boolean`	`isInsideSearch()`
`Map<String, Object>`	`getExtraData()`
`Comparable<?>`	`getComparableField(String fieldName)`	Gets a comparable fields from a name.
`final Channel.Builder`	`newBuilder()`

Methods inherited from class io.getstream.chat.android.models.CustomObject
getExtraValue
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Channel
```
Channel(String id, String type, String name, String image, Integer watcherCount, Boolean frozen, Date createdAt, Date deletedAt, Date updatedAt, SyncStatus syncStatus, Integer memberCount, List<Message> messages, List<Member> members, List<User> watchers, List<ChannelUserRead> read, Config config, User createdBy, Integer unreadCount, String team, Boolean hidden, Date hiddenMessagesBefore, Integer cooldown, List<Message> pinnedMessages, Set<String> ownCapabilities, Member membership, List<Message> cachedLatestMessages, Boolean isInsideSearch, Map<String, Object> extraData)
```
    Parameters:
    
    id - Channel's unique ID.
    
    type - Type of the channel.
    
    name - Channel's name.
    
    image - Channel's image.
    
    watcherCount - Number of channel watchers.
    
    frozen - Whether channel is frozen or not.
    
    createdAt - Date/time of creation.
    
    deletedAt - Date/time of deletion.
    
    updatedAt - Date/time of the last update.
    
    syncStatus - Local field used to store channel's sync status and retry requests if needed.
    
    memberCount - Number of members in the channel.
    
    messages - The list of channel's messages.
    
    members - The list of channel's members.
    
    watchers - The list of channel's watchers.
    
    read - The list of read states.
    
    config - Channel's configuration.
    
    createdBy - Creator of the channel.
    
    unreadCount - The number of unread messages for the current user.
    
    team - Team the channel belongs to (multi-tenant only).
    
    hidden - Whether this channel is hidden by current user or not.
    
    hiddenMessagesBefore - Messages before this date are hidden from the user.
    
    cooldown - Cooldown period after sending each message in seconds.
    
    pinnedMessages - The list of pinned messages in the channel.
    
    ownCapabilities - Channel's capabilities available for the current user.
    
    membership - Represents relationship of the current user to this channel.
    
    cachedLatestMessages - The list of cached messages if the regular list does not contain the newest messages.
    
    isInsideSearch - When the channel is inside search, eg.
    
    extraData - A map of custom fields for the channel.
- Method Detail
  - getLastMessageAt
```
 final Date getLastMessageAt()
```
    The date of the last message sent.
  - getCid
```
 final String getCid()
```
  - getLastUpdated
```
 final Date getLastUpdated()
```
  - getHasUnread
```
 final Boolean getHasUnread()
```
  - getId
```
 final String getId()
```
  - getType
```
 final String getType()
```
  - getName
```
 final String getName()
```
  - getImage
```
 final String getImage()
```
  - getWatcherCount
```
 final Integer getWatcherCount()
```
  - getFrozen
```
 final Boolean getFrozen()
```
  - getCreatedAt
```
 final Date getCreatedAt()
```
  - getDeletedAt
```
 final Date getDeletedAt()
```
  - getUpdatedAt
```
 final Date getUpdatedAt()
```
  - getSyncStatus
```
 final SyncStatus getSyncStatus()
```
  - getMemberCount
```
 final Integer getMemberCount()
```
  - getMessages
```
 final List<Message> getMessages()
```
  - getMembers
```
 final List<Member> getMembers()
```
  - getWatchers
```
 final List<User> getWatchers()
```
  - getRead
```
 final List<ChannelUserRead> getRead()
```
  - getConfig
```
 final Config getConfig()
```
  - getCreatedBy
```
 final User getCreatedBy()
```
  - getUnreadCount
```
 final Integer getUnreadCount()
```
  - getTeam
```
 final String getTeam()
```
  - getHidden
```
 final Boolean getHidden()
```
  - getHiddenMessagesBefore
```
 final Date getHiddenMessagesBefore()
```
  - getCooldown
```
 final Integer getCooldown()
```
  - getPinnedMessages
```
 final List<Message> getPinnedMessages()
```
  - getOwnCapabilities
```
 final Set<String> getOwnCapabilities()
```
  - getMembership
```
 final Member getMembership()
```
  - getCachedLatestMessages
```
 final List<Message> getCachedLatestMessages()
```
  - isInsideSearch
```
 final Boolean isInsideSearch()
```
  - getExtraData
```
 Map<String, Object> getExtraData()
```
  - getComparableField
```
 Comparable<?> getComparableField(String fieldName)
```
    Gets a comparable fields from a name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - The name of the field.
  - newBuilder
```
@SinceKotlin(version = "99999.9") final Channel.Builder newBuilder()
```

Class Channel

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class io.getstream.chat.android.models.CustomObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Channel

Method Detail

getLastMessageAt

getCid

getLastUpdated

getHasUnread

getId

getType

getName

getImage

getWatcherCount

getFrozen

getCreatedAt

getDeletedAt

getUpdatedAt

getSyncStatus

getMemberCount

getMessages

getMembers

getWatchers

getRead

getConfig

getCreatedBy

getUnreadCount

getTeam

getHidden

getHiddenMessagesBefore

getCooldown

getPinnedMessages

getOwnCapabilities

getMembership

getCachedLatestMessages

isInsideSearch

getExtraData

getComparableField

newBuilder