DXSerializer.SerializeSingleObject(DependencyObject, Object, String) Method

Saves (serializes) the specified container (or control) layout to an XML file/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.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static void SerializeSingleObject(
    DependencyObject d,
    object path,
    string appName = ""
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub SerializeSingleObject(
    d As DependencyObject,
    path As Object,
    appName As String = ""
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
d	DependencyObject	A container (or a control) whose layouts should be saved.
path	Object	The target XML file path/Stream.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
appName	String	String.Empty	The application name.

Remarks

Call this method to save (serialize) the layout of a container (Window, View, UserControl) to an XML file.

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 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;

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

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core.Serialization

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

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