SpreadsheetControl.LoadDocument(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Loads the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Spreadsheet

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Spreadsheet

Declaration

C#

public bool LoadDocument(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Function LoadDocument(
    fileName As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A string specifying the path of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if a document is loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

Remarks

When you use this method to load a document from a file, the document format is identified automatically based on its content (regardless of the filename extension).

If the data has an incorrect format, the SpreadsheetControl.InvalidFormatException event fires.