RibbonExtension.BindToXML(String, String, String) Method

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public RibbonExtension BindToXML(
    string fileName,
    string xPath,
    string transformFileName
)

VB.NET

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

Parameters

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

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/*", "transformFileName")

VB.NET

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