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Constructor: messages.messagesSlice

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Incomplete list of messages and auxiliary data.

Attributes:

NameTypeRequiredDescription
inexactBoolOptionalIf set, indicates that the results may be inexact
countintYesTotal number of messages in the list
next_rateintOptionalRate to use in the offset_rate parameter in the next call to messages.searchGlobal
offset_id_offsetintOptionalIndicates the absolute position of messages[0] within the total result set with count count.
This is useful, for example, if the result was fetched using offset_id, and we need to display a progress/total counter (like photo 134 of 200, for all media in a chat, we could simply use photo ${offset_id_offset} of ${count}.
messagesArray of MessageYesList of messages
chatsArray of ChatYesList of chats mentioned in messages
usersArray of UserYesList of users mentioned in messages and chats

Type: messages.Messages

Example:

$messages_messagesSlice = ['_' => 'messages.messagesSlice', 'inexact' => Bool, 'count' => int, 'next_rate' => int, 'offset_id_offset' => int, 'messages' => [Message, Message], 'chats' => [Chat, Chat], 'users' => [User, User]];