ChartControl.LoadFromFile(String) Method

Restores the chart’s layout from the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.1.UI.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Charts

Declaration

C#

public void LoadFromFile(
    string path
)

VB.NET

Public Sub LoadFromFile(
    path As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
path	String	A String value which specifies the path to the file that contains the layout to be loaded.

Remarks

Use the LoadFromFile method to load a chart’s layout, which has been saved to a file using the ChartControl.SaveToFile method. If the specified file doesn’t exist, an exception is raised.

For more information, refer to Storing the Chart Layout.

Example

This example demonstrates how the ChartControl.LoadFromFile method works.

C#

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    chartControl1.LoadFromFile(@"C:\\myChart.xml");
}

VB.NET

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    chartControl1.LoadFromFile("C:\\myChart.xml")
End Sub