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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

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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