AIChatControl.SendMessageAsync(String, List<IAIChatMessageContextItem>) Method

Sends a message to the AI service.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat

Declaration

C#

public Task SendMessageAsync(
    string text,
    List<IAIChatMessageContextItem> contexts = null
)

VB.NET

Public Function SendMessageAsync(
    text As String,
    contexts As List(Of IAIChatMessageContextItem) = Nothing
) As Task

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	The message text.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
contexts	List<IAIChatMessageContextItem>	null	A collection of context items associated with the message.

Returns

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

Remarks

To manually process messages sent to an AI service, handle the MessageSending event. For example, you can manually call the AI client or service of choice, and return its responses to the chat. The following example adds responses to user questions:

XAML

<dxaichat:AIChatControl x:Name="aiChatControl"
                MessageSending="AiChatControl_MessageSending"
                HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
                VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
                Margin="10">
</dxaichat:AIChatControl>

C#

async void AiChatControl_MessageSending(object sender, AIChatControlMessageSendingEventArgs e) {
    e.Cancel = true; 
    await e.Chat.SendMessageAsync($"Processed: {e.Content}", ChatRole.User);
}

Note

Set the e.Cancel event parameter to true to block automatic message delivery and use the AIChatControl.SendMessageAsync method to send the message to the AI service manually.

Refer to the following help topic for additional information: AI Chat Control