BaseView.SaveLayoutToJson(Stream) Method

Saves the View’s layout settings specified by the View’s OptionsLayout property to a file in JSON format.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v26.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public void SaveLayoutToJson(
    Stream utf8jsonStream
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveLayoutToJson(
    utf8jsonStream As Stream
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
utf8jsonStream	Stream	The layout in UTF-8 encoded JSON format.

Remarks

Use the RestoreLayoutFromJson method to load the layout from a file in JSON format.

C#

string filePath = "gridlayout.json";
void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    if (File.Exists(filePath)) {
        using (var jsonStream = File.OpenRead(filePath))
            gridView1.RestoreLayoutFromJson(jsonStream);
    }
}

void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e) {
    using (var jsonStream = File.OpenWrite(filePath))
        gridView1.SaveLayoutToJson(jsonStream);
}

VB.NET

Private filePath As String = "gridlayout.json"
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    If File.Exists(filePath) Then
        Using jsonStream = File.OpenRead(filePath)
            gridView1.RestoreLayoutFromJson(jsonStream)
        End Using
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As FormClosingEventArgs)
    Using jsonStream = File.OpenWrite(filePath)
        gridView1.SaveLayoutToJson(jsonStream)
    End Using
End Sub

Tip

Use the Persistence Behavior or Workspace Manager component to save and restore layouts for all DevExpress UI controls simultaneously.

Important

The Document Manager component identifies child documents by names of controls they host. Ensure control names are unique to prevent errors when saving or restoring layouts.