holoviz · philippjfr · Mar 16, 2024 · Mar 15, 2024
diff --git a/panel/chat/interface.py b/panel/chat/interface.py
@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@ def _click_send(
         active_widget = self.active_widget
         # value_input for ChatAreaInput because value is unsynced until "Enter",
         # value for TextInput and others
-        value = active_widget.value or active_widget.value_input
+        value = active_widget.value
+        if not value and hasattr(active_widget, "value_input"):
+            value = active_widget.value_input
+
         if value:
             if isinstance(active_widget, FileInput):
                 value = _FileInputMessage(

diff --git a/panel/tests/chat/test_interface.py b/panel/tests/chat/test_interface.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from panel.tests.util import async_wait_until, wait_until
 from panel.widgets.button import Button
 from panel.widgets.input import FileInput, TextAreaInput, TextInput
+from panel.widgets.select import RadioButtonGroup
 
 ChatInterface.callback_exception = "raise"
 
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ def test_click_send(self, chat_interface: ChatInterface):
         chat_interface._click_send(None)
         assert len(chat_interface.objects) == 1
 
+    def test_click_send_with_no_value_input(self, chat_interface: ChatInterface):
+        chat_interface.widgets = [RadioButtonGroup(options=["A", "B"])]
+        chat_interface.active_widget.value = "A"
+        chat_interface._click_send(None)
+        assert chat_interface.objects[0].object == "A"
+
     def test_show_stop_disabled(self, chat_interface: ChatInterface):
         async def callback(msg, user, instance):
             yield "A"