DXSerializer.Serialize(DependencyObject, Stream, String, DXOptionsLayout) Method

Saves (serializes) layouts of the specified container (or control) and all its child elements to a Stream. The method saves layouts of visual controls that exist in the application’s visual tree.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub Serialize(
    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 saved.
stream	Stream	The stream for output data.

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 serialized.

Remarks

Call this method to save (serialize) layouts of a container (Window, View, UserControl) and its child controls to a Stream.

If your target object (specified with the root method parameter) contains multiple serializable child objects with the same type, specify unique SerializationID attached property values (within the container) for each of these objects.

Note

The RibbonControl and each instance of its category/page/group should also have unique SerializationID attached property values.

The following code saves the layout of the window and its child GridControls to an 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;

Stream mainWindowLayout = new MemoryStream();

private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
    DXSerializer.Serialize(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 

To deserialize these layouts, use the Deserialize(DependencyObject, Stream, String, DXOptionsLayout) method.