Getting Started with the .NET MAUI AIPrompt

This guide provides the information you need to start using the Telerik UI for .NET MAUI AIPrompt by adding the control to your project.

At the end, you will achieve the following result.

Prerequisites

Before adding the AIPrompt, you need to:

1. Set up your .NET MAUI application.

2. Download Telerik UI for .NET MAUI.

3. Install Telerik UI for .NET MAUI.

Define the Control

1. When your .NET MAUI application is set up, you are ready to add an AIPrompt control to your page.

• XAML

<telerik:RadAIPrompt x:Name="aiPrompt"
                     InputText="{Binding InputText}"
                     PromptRequestCommand="{Binding PromptRequestCommand}"
                     OutputItems="{Binding OutputItems}" />

2. Add the telerik namespace:

• XAML

xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui"

3. Add the ViewModel class:

• C#

public class ViewModel : NotifyPropertyChangedBase
{
    private string inputText = string.Empty;
    private IList<AIPromptOutputItem> outputItems = new ObservableCollection<AIPromptOutputItem>();
    private ICommand promptRequestCommand;

    public ViewModel()
    {
        this.promptRequestCommand = new Command(this.ExecutePromptRequestCommand, this.CanExecutePromptRequestCommand);
    }

    public string InputText { get { return this.inputText; } set { this.UpdateValue(ref this.inputText, value); } }
    public IList<AIPromptOutputItem> OutputItems { get { return this.outputItems; } }
    public ICommand PromptRequestCommand { get { return this.promptRequestCommand; } }

    private bool CanExecutePromptRequestCommand(object arg)
    {
        string text = (string)arg;
        return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(text?.Trim());
    }

    private void ExecutePromptRequestCommand(object arg)
    {
        AIPromptOutputItem outputItem = new AIPromptOutputItem
        {
            Title = "Generated with AI:",
            InputText = arg?.ToString(),
            ResponseText = "This is the response from the AI in relation to your request. For real prompt processing, please connect the component to a preferred AI service."
        };

        this.OutputItems.Insert(0, outputItem);
        this.InputText = string.Empty;
    }
}

4. Set the ViewModel as a BindingContext of the page:

• C#

this.BindingContext = new ViewModel();

5. Register the Telerik controls through the Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility.UseTelerik extension method called inside the CreateMauiApp method of the MauiProgram.cs file of your project:

• C#

using Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;

public static class MauiProgram
{
    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
    {
        var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
        builder
            .UseTelerik()
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
            });

        return builder.Build();
    }
}