DockLayoutManager.RestoreLayoutFromXml(String) Method

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Restores the layout of dock panes from an XML file.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public void RestoreLayoutFromXml(
    string path
)

VB.NET

Public Sub RestoreLayoutFromXml(
    path As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
path	String	An XML file that contains the layout of dock panes.

Remarks

See Saving and Restoring the Layout of Dock Panels and Controls to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-dock-layout-manager-save-and-restore-the-dock-layout-managers-layout/CS/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L17

private void OnRestoreButtonClick(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e) {
    manager.RestoreLayoutFromXml(LayoutFileName);
}

wpf-docklayoutmanager-serialize-docklayoutmanager-when-tabbeddocumentuiservice-is-used/CS/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L22

    (dockLayoutManager.DataContext as MainViewModel).RestoreDocsInfo(docPath);
    dockLayoutManager.RestoreLayoutFromXml(path);
}

VB.NET

wpf-dock-layout-manager-save-and-restore-the-dock-layout-managers-layout/VB/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L21

Private Sub OnRestoreButtonClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.manager.RestoreLayoutFromXml(LayoutFileName)
End Sub

wpf-docklayoutmanager-serialize-docklayoutmanager-when-tabbeddocumentuiservice-is-used/VB/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L30

    TryCast(Me.dockLayoutManager.DataContext, MainViewModel).RestoreDocsInfo(docPath)
    Me.dockLayoutManager.RestoreLayoutFromXml(path)
End If