DiagramExtension.Export(String) Method

Exports the diagram data in JSON format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5

Declaration

C#

public static string Export(
    string name
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function Export(
    name As String
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The diagram’s name.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The diagram data in JSON format.

Remarks

The Export method allows you to save information about the diagram’s layout, appearance, and shape positions.

Use the Import(String) method to load this data to the Diagram extension.

Use the ASPxClientDiagram.Export and ASPxClientDiagram.Import methods to save and load the diagram data on the client side.

Note

The Diagram stores an opened diagram’s data in its own text format. Do not modify the data the Export method returns because a modified document can be loaded incorrectly.