DataControlBase.SaveLayoutToStream(Stream) Method

Saves a control’s layout to the specified stream.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public void SaveLayoutToStream(
    Stream stream
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveLayoutToStream(
    stream As Stream
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stream	Stream	A Stream descendant to which a control’s layout is written.

Remarks

To restore a control’s layout previously saved by the SaveLayoutToStream method, use the DataControlBase.RestoreLayoutFromStream method.

Note

Detail grids aren’t automatically serialized when saving the master grid’s layout. To learn more, see Master-Detail Mode Limitations.

To learn more, see Saving and Restoring Layout.

Example

This example shows how to save the GridControl‘s layout to a memory stream. To do this, click the Save Layout button. Click the Restore Layout button to restore the saved layout.

View Example: Save Layout and Restore It from a Memory Stream

XAML

<dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid"
                 dx:DXSerializer.StoreLayoutMode="All" 
                 dxg:GridSerializationOptions.AddNewColumns="False" 
                 dxg:GridSerializationOptions.RemoveOldColumns="False"
                 UseFieldNameForSerialization="True">
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="IssueName"/>
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="IssueType"/>
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="IsPrivate" Header="Private"/>
    <dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:TableView AutoWidth="True"/>
    </dxg:GridControl.View>
</dxg:GridControl>

<StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Vertical">
    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
        <Button Margin="1" Content="Add a New Column" Click="OnAddNewColumn"/>
    </StackPanel>
    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
        <Button Content="Save Layout" Margin="1" Click="OnSaveLayout"/>
        <Button Content="Restore Layout" Margin="1" Click="OnRestoreLayout"/>
    </StackPanel>
</StackPanel>

C#

public partial class Window1 : Window {
    MemoryStream layoutStream;
    public Window1() {
        InitializeComponent();
        grid.ItemsSource = IssueList.GetData();
    }

    void OnSaveLayout(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
        layoutStream = new MemoryStream();
        grid.SaveLayoutToStream(layoutStream);
    }
    void OnRestoreLayout(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
        layoutStream.Position = 0;
        grid.RestoreLayoutFromStream(layoutStream);
    }
    void OnAddNewColumn(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
        grid.Columns.Add(new DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.GridColumn() { FieldName = "IsPrivate" });
    }
}

VB.NET

Public Partial Class Window1
    Inherits Window

    Private layoutStream As MemoryStream

    Public Sub New()
        Me.InitializeComponent()
        Me.grid.ItemsSource = IssueList.GetData()
    End Sub

    Private Sub OnSaveLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        layoutStream = New MemoryStream()
        Me.grid.SaveLayoutToStream(layoutStream)
    End Sub

    Private Sub OnRestoreLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        layoutStream.Position = 0
        Me.grid.RestoreLayoutFromStream(layoutStream)
    End Sub

    Private Sub OnAddNewColumn(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        Me.grid.Columns.Add(New DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.GridColumn() With {.FieldName = "IsPrivate"})
    End Sub
End Class