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V24.1

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.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

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

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:

<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;

private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
    DXSerializer.Deserialize(mainWindow, "Layout.xml");
}

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