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

OBSOLETE

The 'SendMessage' method is obsolete and will be removed in a future release. Use SendMessageAsync instead.

Sends a message to the AI service.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat

Assembly: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat.v26.1.dll

Declaration

[Obsolete("The 'SendMessage' method is obsolete and will be removed in a future release. Use SendMessageAsync instead.")]
Task SendMessage(
    string messageContent,
    ChatRole role,
    List<AIChatUploadFileInfo> files = null
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
messageContent	String	The message text.
role	Microsoft.Extensions.AI.ChatRole	The intended purpose of the message within a chat interaction.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
files	List<AIChatUploadFileInfo>	null	A collection of files attached to the message.

Returns

Type	Description
Task	The task completed when the message is sent.

Remarks

Call the SendMessage method to send a message to the AI service.

<DxAIChat MessageSending="OnMessageSending" />

@code {
    private async Task OnMessageSending(MessageSendingEventArgs args) {
        args.Cancel = true;
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.AppendLine("Hello!");
        sb.AppendLine(args.Content);
        await args.Chat.SendMessage(sb.ToString(), ChatRole.User);
    }
}

Run Demo: AI Chat - Manual Message Processing

Tip

The MessageSending event automatically sends a message to the AI service. To block automatic message delivery and send the message to the AI service manually, set the Cancel property of the event argument to true.