DockManager.SaveToRegistry(String) Method

Saves the layout of the dock panels to the registry.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual bool SaveToRegistry(
    string path
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function SaveToRegistry(
    path As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
path	String	A string value specifying the registry path at which to save the layout.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the operation is successfully completed; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method is obsolete. Use the DockManager.SaveLayoutToRegistry method instead.

Example

The following code can be used to write and read a docking layout to and from the system registry. The full path to the docking layout will be: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\DevExpress\XtraBars\DockStates\MainState.

C#

string regKey = "DevExpress\\XtraBars\\DockStates\\MainState";
dockManager1.SaveLayoutToRegistry(regKey);

// ...

dockManager1.RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(regKey);

VB.NET

Dim regKey As String = "DevExpress\XtraBars\DockStates\MainState"
DockManager1.SaveLayoutToRegistry(regKey)

'...

DockManager1.RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(regKey)