WorkdaysOptions.LoadHolidays(String, String) Method

Imports holidays from the specified file for the selected location.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void LoadHolidays(
    string fileName,
    string location
)

VB.NET

Public Sub LoadHolidays(
    fileName As String,
    location As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String value that specifies the file name.
location	String	A String value that specifies the location.

Remarks

Important

Note that there is a known vulnerability with CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) when you use the LoadHolidays method in web applications. Refer to the following KB article for more information: False Positive Vulnerabilities - Known alerts detected by various security scanners and services (see the CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path section)

Call the LoadHolidays method to import holidays in the DevExpress Scheduler (.xml) or Microsoft Office Outlook® (.hol) formats from a file. You can also use the WorkdaysOptions.Holidays property to populate the collection of holidays.

If you have Microsoft® Outlook on your machine, you can obtain the holidays list (the outlook.hol file) that is shipped with its installation. The default file location is:

drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office xx\LCID\outlook.hol

This file contains all known holidays for many countries (marked in square brackets and called locations) in the following format:

…

[United States] 168

Christmas Day,2006/12/25

Christmas Day,2007/12/25

Christmas Day,2008/12/25

Christmas Day,2009/12/25

Christmas Day,2010/12/25

Christmas Day,2011/12/25

Christmas Day,2012/12/25

Christmas Eve,2006/12/24

…

You can use this file to add a collection of holidays for the specified country.