AccordionControl.SaveLayoutToXml(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

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Saves the current AccordionControl layout to a local XML file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Navigation

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public virtual void SaveLayoutToXml(
    string xmlFile
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Sub SaveLayoutToXml(
    xmlFile As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
xmlFile	String	A String value that is the name of the XML file that should keep the current AccordionControl layout.

Remarks

The AccordionControl layout, saved by the SaveLayoutToXml method, can be later restored by calling the AccordionControl.RestoreLayoutFromXml method.

To save/load the layout of the entire application rather than just one AccordionControl, use the Workspace Manager component or Persistence Behavior.