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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

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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