ChatCodeBlock API

API reference docs for the React ChatCodeBlock component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

import { ChatCodeBlock } from '@mui/x-chat/ChatCodeBlock';
// or
import { ChatCodeBlock } from '@mui/x-chat';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Description
children*	string	The code string to display.
highlighter	func	Optional syntax highlighter. Receives the code string and a language identifier, and should return highlighted React nodes. When omitted, raw code is displayed. Signature:`function(code: string, language: string) => React.ReactNode` `code` The code string to highlight. `language` The language identifier for syntax highlighting.
language	string	Language identifier shown in the header (e.g. "typescript", "python").

The component cannot hold a ref.

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiChatCodeBlock-code	code	Styles applied to the code element.
.MuiChatCodeBlock-copyButton	copyButton	Styles applied to the copy button element.
.MuiChatCodeBlock-header	header	Styles applied to the header element.
.MuiChatCodeBlock-languageLabel	languageLabel	Styles applied to the language label element.
.MuiChatCodeBlock-pre	pre	Styles applied to the pre element.
.MuiChatCodeBlock-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.

If you did not find the information in this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.