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Android

Posted by Alex Reed
Alex Reed
40 Points

parse how would you block a messages sent from a blocked user to current user ?

Can't seem to think of or find a good blocking algorithm

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

You could keep a list of blocked users attached to each user then check if the message has one of those user ids attached to it, either delete the message or at least not to display it.

Alex Reed
Alex Reed
40 Points

gosh you are a genious.

Haroon Akhtar
Haroon Akhtar
3,129 Points

how can you check if the message has one of those userIds attached to it