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.v21.1.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Design, 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 |
|---|---|
| True | Corresponds to a Boolean value of true. |
| False | Corresponds to a Boolean value of false. |
| Default | The default behavior determined by the control’s logic. |
Property Paths
You can access this nested property as listed below:
| Object Type | Path to StoreAppearance |
|---|---|
| DataLayoutControl |
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| LayoutControl |
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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:
- Groups (LayoutItemContainer.AppearanceGroup)
- Items (BaseLayoutItem.AppearanceItemCaption)
- Tab pages (LayoutItemContainer.AppearanceTabPage).
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. Note that these properties are now hidden at design time; they are left for backward compatibility.