# SmartSession.Message

Namespace: **Wisej.AI**

Assembly: **Wisej.AI** (3.5.0.0)

Represents a message within a SmartSession, containing various types of content such as text, image, and binary data.

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The `Message` class is used to encapsulate different types of content that can be part of a session. It includes properties for text, image, and binary content, as well as methods to retrieve role and image data in specific formats.

## Constructors

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Message()

Initializes a new instance of [Message](/ai/components/api/smartsession/wisej.ai.smartsession.message.md).

## Properties

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Binary

[BinaryContent](https://docs.wisej.com/api?q=wisej.ai.smartsession+binarycontent): Gets or sets the binary content of the message.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) FinishReason

[String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string): Gets the "finish\_reason" returned by the model.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Image

[Image](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.image): Gets or sets the image content of the message.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Role

[MessageRole](/ai/components/api/smartsession/wisej.ai.smartsession.messagerole.md): Gets or sets the role associated with the message.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Text

[String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string): Gets or sets the text content of the message.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) Usage

[Metrics](/ai/components/api/smartendpoint/wisej.ai.smartendpoint.metrics.md): Gets the usage metrics associated with the message.

## Methods

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) GetImageBase64()

Converts the image content of the message to a Base64 string.

**Returns:** [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string). A Base64 string representation of the image content.

If the image is null, an empty string is returned. Otherwise, the image is serialized to a Base64 string.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) GetImageBase64DataURL()

Converts the image content of the message to a Base64 Data URL string.

**Returns:** [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string). A Base64 Data URL string representation of the image content.

If the image is null, an empty string is returned. Otherwise, the image is serialized to a Base64 Data URL string.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) GetImageMediaType()

Returns the media type string for the image content.

**Returns:** [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string). The media type string, or an empty string if the image is null.

### ![](/files/ptrKjmmRoQB76pvrIqh0) GetRole()

Retrieves the role of the message as a string.

**Returns:** [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string). A string representing the role of the message.

The method returns a string representation of the message role, which can be "system", "assistant", or "user".


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