AIChatControl.SendMessageAsync(List<AIContent>) Method

Sends a message to the AI service.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.Chat

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.Chat

Declaration

C#

public Task SendMessageAsync(
    List<AIContent> contents
)

VB.NET

Public Function SendMessageAsync(
    contents As List(Of AIContent)
) As Task

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
contents	List<Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AIContent>	A list of content items that make up the message.

Returns

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

Remarks

Call this overload to send a message that combines multiple content items (for example, text and an image).

To manually process messages sent to an AI service, handle the MessageSending event.

Note

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

Example

The following example sends a message that contains text and an image:

C#

using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;

async void ButtonSend_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    await aiChatControl1.SendMessageAsync(new List<AIContent> {
        new TextContent("Describe this screenshot."),
        new DataContent(File.ReadAllBytes("dashboard.jpg"), "image/jpeg")
    });
}

VB.NET

Imports Microsoft.Extensions.AI

Private Async Sub ButtonSend_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Await aiChatControl1.SendMessageAsync(New List(Of AIContent) From {
        New TextContent("Describe this screenshot."),
        New DataContent(File.ReadAllBytes("dashboard.jpg"), "image/jpeg")
    })
End Sub

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