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

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
root	DependencyObject	A container (or a control) whose layouts should be restored.
path	Object	The target XML file’s path.

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 an XML file.

The following code restores the layout of the mainWindow and its child 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.Deserialize(mainWindow, "Layout.xml");
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

Private Sub Window_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    DXSerializer.Deserialize(mainWindow, "Layout.xml")
End Sub 

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-dock-layout-manager-serialize-custom-panels-and-their-properties/CS/DX_WPF_Application10/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L24

MyCustomPanel.SetProp2(panel3, 0);
DXSerializer.Deserialize(this, LayoutPath, App,
        new DXOptionsLayout() { AcceptNestedObjects = AcceptNestedObjects.VisualTreeOnly }

VB.NET

wpf-dock-layout-manager-serialize-custom-panels-and-their-properties/VB/DX_WPF_Application10/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L24

    MyCustomPanel.SetProp2(panel3, 0)
    DXSerializer.Deserialize(Me, LayoutPath, App, New DXOptionsLayout() With {.AcceptNestedObjects = AcceptNestedObjects.VisualTreeOnly})
End Sub