PivotGridControl.RestoreLayoutFromXml(String) Method
Restores the pivot grid’s layout from the specified XML file.
Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.PivotGrid
Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.PivotGrid.v20.2.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Wpf.PivotGrid
Declaration
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
fileName | String | A String value that specifies the target file name. |
Remarks
To save the pivot grid’s layout, use the PivotGridControl.SaveLayoutToXml method.
Note that you should specify unique names for all pivot grid fields to correctly save and restore the layout. You can do this using the PivotGridField.Name property.
To learn more, see Save and Restore Layout.
Example
The following example shows how to save the pivot grid’s layout to a file in XML format. To investigate how this works, click the “Save” button, which calls the PivotGridControl.SaveLayoutToXml method. Once saved, the pivot grid’s layout can then be restored by clicking the “Load” button, which calls the PivotGridControl.RestoreLayoutFromXml
method.
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Windows
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.PivotGrid
Imports HowToBindToMDB.NwindDataSetTableAdapters
Namespace HowToBindToMDB
Partial Public Class MainWindow
Inherits Window
Private salesPersonDataTable As New NwindDataSet.SalesPersonDataTable()
Private salesPersonDataAdapter As New SalesPersonTableAdapter()
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
pivotGridControl1.DataSource = salesPersonDataTable
End Sub
Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
salesPersonDataAdapter.Fill(salesPersonDataTable)
End Sub
Private Sub buttonSave_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
pivotGridControl1.SaveLayoutToXml("layout.xml")
End Sub
Private Sub buttonLoad_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
pivotGridControl1.RestoreLayoutFromXml("layout.xml")
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace