# sendChatState method

Future <void> sendChatState(

1. ChatState state,
2. String to,
3. {String messageType = 'chat'}

)

Send a chat state notification to `to`. You can specify the type attribute of the message with `messageType`.

## Implementation

    Future<void> sendChatState(
      ChatState state,
      String to, {
      String messageType = 'chat',
    }) async {
      await getAttributes().sendStanza(
        StanzaDetails(
          Stanza.message(
            to: to,
            type: messageType,
            children: [
              state.toXML(),
            ],
          ),
          awaitable: false,
        ),
      );
    }