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ChartControl.SaveToFile(String) Method

Saves the chart’s layout to the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Charts

Declaration

public void SaveToFile(
    string path
)

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.

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