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Edit user name

A common use case of pre-call UI is to give the user a option to set / edit their name.

Permissions​

Requires meeting.self.permissions.canEditDisplayName to be true

In the preset editor, ensure Miscellaneous > Edit Name is toggled enabled.

File: CustomMeetingPreview.tsx​

We add a <input> element for entering the participant name. We should not show this input if the user doese not have permission to edit name (permissions.canEditDisplayName)

await meeting.self.setName(participantName); sets the new name for the participant.

At the end, we let user join the meeting using await meeting.join();.

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import { useDyteMeeting, useDyteSelector } from "@dytesdk/react-web-core";
import { DyteButton } from "@dytesdk/react-ui-kit";
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";

export default function CustomMeetingPreview() {
const { meeting } = useDyteMeeting();
const permissions = useDyteSelector((m) => m.self.permissions);
const [participantName, setParticipantName] = useState("");

useEffect(() => {
if (!meeting) {
return;
}
setParticipantName(meeting.self.name);
}, [meeting]);

return (
<div
className="h-full w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center"
style={{ minHeight: "400px" }} >
<div className="flex w-full items-center justify-around p-[10%]">
<div></div>
<div className="flex w-1/4 flex-col justify-between">
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p>Joining as</p>
</div>
{permissions.canEditDisplayName && (
<input
placeholder="Your name"
className="mb-10 rounded-sm border p-2.5 focus:border-blue-500"
value={participantName}
onChange={(event) => setParticipantName(event.target.value)}
/>
)}
<DyteButton