VGridControlBase.RestoreLayoutFromXml(String) Method
SECURITY NOTE
Deserializing layout settings from untrusted resources may create security issues. Review the following help topic for additional information: Safe Deserialization.
Restores a vertical grid’s layout from the specified XML file.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraVerticalGrid.v24.2.dll
Declaration
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| xmlFile | String | A string value which specifies the path to the XML file from which the vertical grid’s settings are read. If the specified file doesn’t exist, an exception is raised. |
Remarks
Use the RestoreLayoutFromXml method to load the vertical grid’s layout which was written to a file in the XML format using the VGridControlBase.SaveLayoutToXml method.
Example
The following sample code saves the vertical grid’s layout to an XML file and then applies it to another vertical grid control. The VGridControlBase.SaveLayoutToXml and VGridControlBase.RestoreLayoutFromXml methods are used for this purpose.
string filename = "c:\\XtraVerticalGridLayout.xml";
vGridControl1.SaveLayoutToXml(filename);
vGridControl2.DataSource = vGridControl1.DataSource;
vGridControl2.RestoreLayoutFromXml(filename);