role Element
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Provides the role each participant holds. This element is returned to a logged-on user as part of an asynchronous response.
Syntax
<role>attendee | presenter</role>
Enumerations
Possible Value |
Description |
|---|---|
attendee |
Participant has limited rights in the conference. |
presenter |
Normally displayed as Leader, this participant has the right to eject, invite, and promote participants. |
Element Information
Parent Element
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Grouping for conference related events. |
Remarks
An IM conversation between two participants assigns the role of attendee to both participants. If a third participant is added to a conversation, the IM session is escalated to a focus-based conference. Each participant receives a conference event that contains his new role in the conference. The participant who invited the third participant is assigned the role of presenter while the others remain in the attendee role. The conference presenter can promote other participants to the presenter role.
Examples
This element indicates the recipient of the event is the in the role of presenter for the focus-based conference.
<role>presenter</role>