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.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub Deserialize(
    root As DependencyObject,
    stream As Stream,
    appName As String = "",
    options As DXOptionsLayout = Nothing
)

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:

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;

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);
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

Dim mainWindowLayout As Stream = New MemoryStream()

Private Sub Window_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    DXSerializer.Serialize(mainWindow, mainWindowLayout);
End Sub 

Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    DXSerializer.Deserialize(mainWindow, mainWindowLayout);
End Sub