ChartControl.SaveToFile(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Saves the chart’s layout to the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.UI.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Charts

Declaration

C#

public void SaveToFile(
    string path
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveToFile(
    path As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
path	String	A String value, which specifies the path to the file where the layout should be stored. If an empty string is specified, an exception is raised.

Remarks

The SaveToFile method saves the chart’s layout (with information about the available series, their settings, etc.) to the specified file. The saved settings can then be restored from this file using the ChartControl.LoadFromFile method.

For more information, refer to Storing the Chart Layout.

Example

This example demonstrates how the ChartControl.SaveToFile method works.

C#

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

VB.NET

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