PromptToExpressionBehavior Class

Converts natural language into valid filter and unbound column expressions for data-aware WinForms controls.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms

Assembly: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms

Declaration

C#

public sealed class PromptToExpressionBehavior :
    Behavior<IPromptToExpressionBehaviorSource>,
    IAIExpressionEditorCustomization

VB.NET

Public NotInheritable Class PromptToExpressionBehavior
    Inherits Behavior(Of IPromptToExpressionBehaviorSource)
    Implements IAIExpressionEditorCustomization

Remarks

Prompt to Expression converts natural language into valid filter and unbound column expressions for data-aware WinForms controls. Instead of writing complex expressions, users describe the desired logic in plain text. The system sends the prompt to the configured AI service, which generates a valid expression for the control. The Expression Editor or Filter Editor immediately displays and validates the result immediately.

Run Demo: Prompt to Expression

To attach the Prompt to Expression Behavior to a control, do the following:

1. Install AI-related NuGet packages and register an AI client.
2. Drop the BehaviorManager component from the Toolbox onto a Form.

3. Add a PromptToExpressionBehavior, configure its settings, and attach the behavior to a DevExpress UI control (GridControl, VGridControl, or TreeList). You can do this at design time or in code:

   

   using DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms;
   
   public Form1() {
       InitializeComponent();
   
       behaviorManager1.Attach<PromptToExpressionBehavior>(gridView1, behavior =>
       {
           behavior.Properties.RetryAttemptCount = 3;
           behavior.Properties.Temperature = 0.3;
       });
   }
   

See the following help topic for more information: Prompt to Expression.

Inheritance

Object

DevExpress.Utils.MVVM.BehaviorBase

DevExpress.Utils.Behaviors.Behavior

DevExpress.Utils.Behaviors.Behavior<DevExpress.AIIntegration.WinForms.IPromptToExpressionBehaviorSource>

PromptToExpressionBehavior