DXSerializer.Deserialize(DependencyObject[], Object, String, DXOptionsLayout) Method

Restores (deserializes) layouts of the specified container (or control) collection and all their child elements from the XML file/Stream.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static void Deserialize(
    DependencyObject[] dObjects,
    object path,
    string appName = "",
    DXOptionsLayout options = null
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub Deserialize(
    dObjects As DependencyObject(),
    path As Object,
    appName As String = "",
    options As DXOptionsLayout = Nothing
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dObjects	DependencyObject[]	A collection of containers (or controls) whose layouts should be restored.
path	Object	The target XML File’s path/Stream.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
appName	String	String.Empty	The application name.
options	DXOptionsLayout	null	Settings that specify whether the container’s child object layouts should be deserialized.

Remarks

Call this method to restore (deserialize) layouts of a container (Window, View, UserControl) collection and its child controls from a Stream.

The following code restores layouts of GridControls from the XML file:

XAML

<Window . . .
    xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
    x:Name="mainWindow">
    <Grid>
        <dxg:GridControl dx:DXSerializer.SerializationID="gridControl1">
            <!--...-->
        </dxg:GridControl>
        <dxg:GridControl dx:DXSerializer.SerializationID="gridControl2">
            <!--...-->
        </dxg:GridControl>
    </Grid>
</Window>

C#

using DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization;

private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
    DXSerializer.Serialize(new DependencyObject[] { gridControl1, gridControl2 }, "Layout.xml");
}
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
    DXSerializer.Deserialize(new DependencyObject[] { gridControl1, gridControl2 }, "Layout.xml");
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

Private Sub Window_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    DXSerializer.Serialize(New DependencyObject() {gridControl1, gridControl2}, "Layout.xml")
End Sub 

Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    DXSerializer.Deserialize(New DependencyObject() {gridControl1, gridControl2}, "Layout.xml")
End Sub