RibbonExtension.BindToXML(String, String) Method

Binds the Ribbon extension to the XML file specified by its name and XPath expression.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5

Declaration

C#

public RibbonExtension BindToXML(
    string fileName,
    string xPath
)

VB.NET

Public Function BindToXML(
    fileName As String,
    xPath As String
) As RibbonExtension

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A string specifying the file name.
xPath	String	A string specifying the XPath expression.

Returns

Type	Description
RibbonExtension	A RibbonExtension object representing the Ribbon extension.

Remarks

You can specify data source fields to which the tabs, groups and items properties are mapped using the RibbonSettings.TabDataFields, RibbonSettings.GroupDataFields, and RibbonSettings.ItemDataFields properties respectively.

Note

The fileName parameter must refer to a physical file on the server, not a URL.

C#

BindToXML(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/MyDataFile.xml"), "/Root/*")

VB.NET

BindToXML(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/MyDataFile.xml"), "/Root/*")