WorkspaceManager.LoadWorkspace(String, Object) Method

Loads a workspace from the specified file or stream, and adds it to the WorkspaceManager.Workspaces collection under the specified name.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public bool LoadWorkspace(
    string name,
    object path
)

VB.NET

Public Function LoadWorkspace(
    name As String,
    path As Object
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	A String that specifies the name which should be assigned to the loaded workspace.
path	Object	The source from which the workspace is loaded.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the workspace has been successfully loaded; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The LoadWorkspace method can load workspaces from files and streams. To load a workspace from a file, pass the String, specifying the path to the file, as the path parameter. To load a workspace from a stream, pass the Stream object instead.

Use the WorkspaceManager.SaveWorkspace method to save a workspace to a file or stream.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-use-workspacemanager-to-save-layout-of-multiple-controls-t191939/CS/WpfApplication102/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L49

WorkspaceManager workspaceManager = WorkspaceManager.GetWorkspaceManager(dockLayoutManager) as WorkspaceManager;
workspaceManager.LoadWorkspace("workspace1", "layout.xml");
workspaceManager.ApplyWorkspace("workspace1");

VB.NET

how-to-use-workspacemanager-to-save-layout-of-multiple-controls-t191939/VB/WpfApplication102/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L48

Dim workspaceManager As WorkspaceManager = TryCast(WorkspaceManager.GetWorkspaceManager(dockLayoutManager), WorkspaceManager)
workspaceManager.LoadWorkspace("workspace1", "layout.xml")
workspaceManager.ApplyWorkspace("workspace1")

Implements

LoadWorkspace(String, Object)