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V25.1
  • LayoutSerializationOptions.StoreAppearance Property

    Gets or sets whether the control’s appearance settings are stored (restored) when the layout is saved to (loaded from) storage.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

    Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

    Declaration

    [DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
    public virtual DefaultBoolean StoreAppearance { get; set; }

    Property Value

    Type Default Description
    DefaultBoolean Default

    A value that specifies whether to store and restore the control’s appearance settings.

    Available values:

    Name Description Return Value
    True

    The value is true.

    0

    False

    The value is false.

    1

    Default

    The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

    2

    Property Paths

    You can access this nested property as listed below:

    Object Type Path to StoreAppearance
    LayoutControl
    .OptionsSerialization .StoreAppearance

    Remarks

    The StoreAppearance property specifies whether to save/load the control’s appearance settings from data storage when you call the SaveLayoutTo… and RestoreLayoutFrom… methods. The property affects the apperance settings of the following elements:

    Initially, when the StoreAppearance property is set to Default, (de)serialization of appearance settings is disabled.

    (De)Serialization of appearance settings is enabled in the cases below:

    • The StoreAppearance property is set to True.
    • The StoreAppearance property is set to Default and any of the following properties is set to true: RestoreAppearanceItemCaption, RestoreAppearanceTabPage, and RestoreLayoutGroupAppearanceGroup. These properties are not displayed in the Properties window and hidden from IntelliSence in Visual Studio (they are left for backward compatibility).
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