From 034353b22d7ef2d4dcced6d7f23c48922485faed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evy Kassirer <evy@zulip.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 11:48:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] compose: Use compose_state.message_content for preview
 rendering.

Followup to #36048. Since the trimming done by the compose_state
function is designed to not impact the actual Markdown rendering of a
message, it's safe to simplify the code path in this way.
---
 web/src/compose.ts | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/src/compose.ts b/web/src/compose.ts
index c473e406b4..ed8db6f0b4 100644
--- a/web/src/compose.ts
+++ b/web/src/compose.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ export function show_preview_area(): void {
 
 export function render_preview_area(): void {
     const $compose_textarea = $<HTMLTextAreaElement>("textarea#compose-textarea");
-    const content = $compose_textarea.val();
-    assert(content !== undefined);
+    const content = compose_state.message_content();
     const $preview_message_area = $("#compose .preview_message_area");
     compose_ui.render_and_show_preview(
         $("#compose"),