DxAIChat.SendMessage(String, ChatRole, List<AIChatUploadFileInfo>) Method

Sends a message to the chat.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat

Assembly: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat

Declaration

public Task SendMessage(
    string messageContent,
    ChatRole role,
    List<AIChatUploadFileInfo> files = null
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
messageContent	String	The message text to be sent.
role	Microsoft.Extensions.AI.ChatRole	The role of the message owner.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
files	List<AIChatUploadFileInfo>	null	A collection of files to be uploaded.

Returns

Type	Description
Task	A task that is completed when the message is sent.

Remarks

Call the SendMessage method to send a message to the chat.

<DxAIChat @ref="Chat" CssClass="demo-chat" />
<DxButton Text="Start dialog" Click="StartDialog" />

@code {
    DxAIChat Chat { get; set; }

    void StartDialog(MouseEventArgs args) {
        var filePath = "C:\\Users\\Public\\images\\AlbertEinstein.jpg";

        var fileBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);

        var testFiles = new List<AIChatUploadFileInfo> {
            new AIChatUploadFileInfo(
                name: Path.GetFileName(filePath),
                type: "image/jpeg",
                size: fileBytes.Length,
                data: new ReadOnlyMemory<byte>(fileBytes)
            )
        };
        Chat.SendMessage("What is s on the image?", Microsoft.Extensions.AI.ChatRole.User, testFiles);
    }
}

Implements

SendMessage(String, ChatRole, List<AIChatUploadFileInfo>)