AIChatControl.SetResources(IEnumerable<AIChatResource>) Method

Specifies a collection of resources that supply external or dynamically generated data to the AI model.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.Chat

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.Chat

Declaration

C#

public void SetResources(
    IEnumerable<AIChatResource> resources
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SetResources(
    resources As IEnumerable(Of AIChatResource)
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
resources	IEnumerable<AIChatResource>	A collection of AIChatResource objects.

Remarks

The AIChatControl can access external or dynamically generated data through resources. A resource is an instance of the AIChatResource class that supplies text or binary content to the AI model at request time.

After you assign resources, the AIChatControl displays the “Attach Context” (+) button. Users can select one or more resources to include in the chat request.

Run Demo: AI Chat – Resources

Example

The following example assigns a collection of resources to the AI Chat Control:

C#

using System.Collections.Generic;
using DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat;

aiChatControl1.SetResources(new List<AIChatResource> {
    new AIChatResource(
        "access.txt",
        "Access Log",
        GetLogResourceAsync,
        "text/plain",
        "Contains web server access records collected over the last 24 hours.")
});

VB.NET

Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports DevExpress.AIIntegration.Blazor.Chat

aiChatControl1.SetResources(New List(Of AIChatResource) From {
    New AIChatResource(
        "access.txt",
        "Access Log",
        AddressOf GetLogResourceAsync,
        "text/plain",
        "Contains web server access records collected over the last 24 hours.")
})

Call the SetResourceItemTemplate method to customize the appearance of resource entries.

Refer to the following help topic for additional information: Resources