IAIChat.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

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 MessageSent="MessageSent"
          FileUploadEnabled="true" />

@code {
    async Task MessageSent(MessageSentEventArgs args) {
        if(args.Files != null && args.Files.Count > 0) {
            var fileNames = args.Files.Select(x => x.Name);
            var response = $"Processed message content: {args.Content}.{System.Environment.NewLine}";
            response += $"The message contains {args.Files.Count} attached file(s):{System.Environment.NewLine}";
            response += string.Join(System.Environment.NewLine, fileNames);
            await args.Chat.SendMessage(response, ChatRole.Assistant);
        }
    }
}

Run Demo: AI Chat - Manual Message Processing