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ChartControl.LoadFromFile(String) Method

Restores the chart’s layout from the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v24.2.UI.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Charts

#Declaration

public void LoadFromFile(
    string path
)

#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.

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