AIChatControl.SaveMessages() Method

Saves messages from chat history.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.Chat

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.Chat

Declaration

C#

public IEnumerable<BlazorChatMessage> SaveMessages()

VB.NET

Public Function SaveMessages As IEnumerable(Of BlazorChatMessage)

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<BlazorChatMessage>	A collection of messages.

Remarks

Use the following methods to manage chat history:

• SaveMessages - Returns an IEnumerable<BlazorChatMessage> collection of messages.
• LoadMessages - Loads messages from the specified IEnumerable<BlazorChatMessage> collection to the AI Chat Control and refreshes the control.

Example

The following example saves and loads chat history when a user clicks the Save/Load button:

C#

public partial class Chat : XtraForm {
    List<BlazorChatMessage> chatHistory;
    public Chat() {
        InitializeComponent();
        buttonSave.Click += ButtonSave_Click;
        buttonLoad.Click += ButtonLoad_Click;
    }

    void ButtonSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        chatHistory = (List<BlazorChatMessage>)aiChatControl1.SaveMessages();
    }

    void ButtonLoad_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        if(chatHistory != null)
            aiChatControl1.LoadMessages(chatHistory);
    }
}

VB.NET

Partial Public Class Chat
    Inherits XtraForm

    Private chatHistory As List(Of BlazorChatMessage)
    Public Sub New()
        InitializeComponent()
        AddHandler buttonSave.Click, AddressOf ButtonSave_Click
        AddHandler buttonLoad.Click, AddressOf ButtonLoad_Click
    End Sub

    Private Sub ButtonSave_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        chatHistory = CType(aiChatControl1.SaveMessages(), List(Of BlazorChatMessage))
    End Sub

    Private Sub ButtonLoad_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        If chatHistory IsNot Nothing Then
            aiChatControl1.LoadMessages(chatHistory)
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

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

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-generate-skin-palettes-with-ai/CS/DevExpress.AI.WinForms.AIGeneratePalette/UI/GeneratePaletteDialog.cs#L78

viewModel.DeleteMessage(messageContent);
IEnumerable<BlazorChatMessage> saveMessages = aiChatControl1.SaveMessages();
List<BlazorChatMessage> list = saveMessages.ToList();