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V24.1

DXSerializer.CustomGetSerializableProperties Attached Event

Allows you to serialize standard/custom controls or custom properties.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

Remarks

Serialize Standard and Custom Controls

Do the following to save/restore properties of custom and standard controls:

  1. Specify the SerializationID property for a control that contains the layout you want to save/restore.
  2. Assign the XtraSerializableProperty attribute to the control’s properties whose values you want to save/restore.
  3. Choose one of the following:

Save Properties that are not Marked with the XtraSerializablePropertyAttribute

  1. Handle the CustomGetSerializableProperties event.
  2. Pass the property whose value you want to save/restore to the CustomGetSerializablePropertiesEventArgs.SetPropertySerializable method.

The following code sample saves (serializes) the GridColumn.Tag property:

Imports DevExpress.Utils.Serializing
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Grid
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core
//...
public partial class MainWindow : Window {
    public MainWindow() {
        //...
        grid.AddHandler(DXSerializer.CustomGetSerializablePropertiesEvent, new CustomGetSerializablePropertiesEventHandler(CustomGetSerializablePropertiesHandler));
    }

    void CustomGetSerializablePropertiesHandler(object sender, CustomGetSerializablePropertiesEventArgs e) {
        e.SetPropertySerializable(GridColumn.TagProperty, new DXSerializable() { });
    }
}  
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