Class SfAIAssistView

A user interface control that can create modern conversational chatbot experiences in mobile applications. It is a flexible control that shows a conversation between two or more users in a fully customizable layout.

Inheritance

System.Object

SfAIAssistView

Namespace: Syncfusion.UI.Xaml.Chat

Assembly: Syncfusion.SfChat.Wpf.dll

Syntax

public class SfAIAssistView : Control

Constructors

SfAIAssistView()

Initializes a new instance of the SfAIAssistView class.

Declaration

public SfAIAssistView()

Fields

BannerTemplateProperty

Identifies the BannerTemplate dependency property."/>

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty BannerTemplateProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

CurrentUserProperty

Identifies the CurrentUser dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty CurrentUserProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

EditTemplateSelectorProperty

Identifies the EditTemplateSelector dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty EditTemplateSelectorProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

EnableStopRespondingProperty

Identifies the EnableStopResponding dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty EnableStopRespondingProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

IsResponseToolbarVisibleProperty

Identifies the IsResponseToolbarVisible dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty IsResponseToolbarVisibleProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

MessagesProperty

Identifies the Messages dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty MessagesProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

ResponseToolbarItemsProperty

Identifies the ResponseToolbarItems dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty ResponseToolbarItemsProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

ShowTypingIndicatorProperty

Identifies the ShowTypingIndicator dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty ShowTypingIndicatorProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

StopRespondingCommandProperty

Identifies the StopRespondingCommand dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty StopRespondingCommandProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

StopRespondingTemplateProperty

Identifies the StopRespondingTemplate dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty StopRespondingTemplateProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

SuggestionsProperty

Identifies the Suggestions dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty SuggestionsProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

TypingIndicatorProperty

Identifies the TypingIndicator dependency property.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty TypingIndicatorProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

ViewTemplateSelectorProperty

Gets or sets the template selector for the view mode.

Declaration

public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewTemplateSelectorProperty

Field Value

Type
System.Windows.DependencyProperty

Properties

BannerTemplate

Gets or sets the template for the banner content in the chat control.

Declaration

public DataTemplate BannerTemplate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.DataTemplate

CurrentUser

Gets or sets the current author of a message.

Declaration

public Author CurrentUser { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
Author

EditTemplateSelector

Gets or sets the template selector for the edit mode.

Declaration

public DataTemplateSelector EditTemplateSelector { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.Controls.DataTemplateSelector

EnableStopResponding

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the "Stop Responding" option is enabled or disabled. When set to true, users can manually stop the AI response using the stop responding button. When set to false, the option is disabled, preventing users from interrupting the response. The default value is false.

<syncfusion:SfAIAssistView EnableStopResponding="True"/>

Declaration

public bool EnableStopResponding { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

IsResponseToolbarVisible

Declaration

public bool IsResponseToolbarVisible { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

Messages

Gets or sets the collection of messages to be displayed in the chat.

Declaration

public object Messages { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Object

ResponseToolbarItems

Gets or sets the collection of response toolbar items.

Declaration

public ObservableCollection<ResponseToolbarItem> ResponseToolbarItems { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<ResponseToolbarItem>

Remarks

This property allows you to customize the toolbar actions available for response messages (AI messages).

By default, the collection includes "Copy", "Regenerate", "Like", and "Dislike" toolbar items. You can add custom toolbar items to this collection.

Example:

// Add a custom toolbar item
myAssistView.ResponseToolbarItems.Add(new ResponseToolbarItem 
{ 
    Text = "Summarize", 
    Tooltip = "Summarize response", 
    IsEnabled = true,
    Visible = true
});
// Handle the toolbar item click event
myAssistView.ResponseToolbarItemClicked += (sender, args) =>
{
if (args.Item.Text == "Summarize")
{
// Handle custom action
}
};

ShowTypingIndicator

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the typing indicator should be displayed at the bottom of the chat control to notify when a user is typing.

Declaration

public bool ShowTypingIndicator { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Boolean

StopRespondingCommand

Gets or sets the command to be executed when the Stop Responding view is clicked.

Declaration

public ICommand StopRespondingCommand { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.Input.ICommand

Remarks

This command allows handling user interactions when they choose to stop an ongoing response. It can be bound to a command in the ViewModel to execute specific logic.

Examples

<syncfusion:SfAIAssistView StopRespondingCommand="{Binding StopCommand}" />

StopRespondingTemplate

Gets or sets the template used to define the Stop Responding view of the SfAIAssistView.

Declaration

public DataTemplate StopRespondingTemplate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.DataTemplate

Remarks

This property allows customization of the appearance and layout of the Stop Responding view. The provided System.Windows.DataTemplate can include UI elements such as buttons, icons, or messages.

Examples

<syncfusion:SfAIAssistView>
    <syncfusion:SfAIAssistView.StopRespondingTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                <TextBlock Text="Stopping..." />
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
    </syncfusion:SfAIAssistView.StopRespondingTemplate>
</syncfusion:SfAIAssistView>

Suggestions

Gets or sets the list of items to be displayed as a response to a user message. The suggestions will be displayed above the message typing/input area as part of the footer view.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<string> Suggestions { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String>

TypingIndicator

Gets or sets the helper to set the settings for the typing indicator.

Declaration

public TypingIndicator TypingIndicator { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
TypingIndicator

ViewTemplateSelector

Gets or sets the template selector for the view mode.

Declaration

public DataTemplateSelector ViewTemplateSelector { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
System.Windows.Controls.DataTemplateSelector

Methods

OnApplyTemplate()

Builds the visual tree for the SfAIAssistView class.

Declaration

public override void OnApplyTemplate()

Events

ResponseToolbarItemClicked

Occurs when a response toolbar item is clicked.

Declaration

public event EventHandler<ResponseToolbarItemClickedEventArgs> ResponseToolbarItemClicked

Event Type

Type
System.EventHandler<ResponseToolbarItemClickedEventArgs>

StopResponding

Occurs when the stop responding view is clicked.

Declaration

public event EventHandler<EventArgs> StopResponding

Event Type

Type
System.EventHandler<System.EventArgs>

Remarks

This event is triggered when the user interacts with the stop responding view to cancel an ongoing AI response.

Examples

SfAIAssistView aiAssistView = new SfAIAssistView();
aiAssistView.StopResponding += AiAssistView_StopResponding;

private void AiAssistView_StopResponding(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Handle AI response cancellation logic
    MessageBox.Show("AI response has been stopped.");
}

SuggestionSelected

Occurs when the suggestion item is selected in the SfAIAssistView control.

Declaration

public event EventHandler<SuggestionClickedEventArgs> SuggestionSelected

Event Type

Type
System.EventHandler<SuggestionClickedEventArgs>