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V25.1
  • DXSerializer.Deserialize(DependencyObject, Stream, String, DXOptionsLayout) Method

    Restores (deserializes) layouts of the specified container (or a control) and all its child elements from the Stream.

    Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

    Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

    Declaration

    public static void Deserialize(
        DependencyObject root,
        Stream stream,
        string appName = "",
        DXOptionsLayout options = null
    )

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    root DependencyObject

    A container (or a control) whose layouts should be restored.

    stream Stream

    The target 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) and its child controls from a Stream.

    The following code restores the layout of the window and its child GridControls from the Stream:

    <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>
    
    using DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization;
    
    Stream mainWindowLayout = new MemoryStream();
    
    private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
        DXSerializer.Serialize(mainWindow, mainWindowLayout);
    }
    private void Window_Loaded(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
        DXSerializer.Deserialize(mainWindow, mainWindowLayout);
    }
    
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