XRControlStyleSheet.SaveToFile(String) Method

Saves the styles contained in the given XRControlStyleSheet object to a file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void SaveToFile(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveToFile(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A string containing the full path to the file (including the file name and extension) in which the styles will be saved.

Remarks

All saved styles can be loaded by the XRControlStyleSheet.LoadFromFile method.

If a file with the specified name already exists in the given destination directory the existing file will be overwritten.

Example

This example demonstrates how the XRControlStyleSheet.SaveToFile method works.

C#

path = Application.StartupPath + @"\..\..\Styles\";

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    report.StyleSheet.SaveToFile(path + "currentStyleSheet.repss");
}

VB.NET

path = Application.StartupPath & "\..\..\Styles\"

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    report.StyleSheet.SaveToFile(path & "currentStyleSheet.repss")
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-edit-and-update-xtrareport-styles-outside-the-end-user-designer-e536/CS/Form1.cs#L39

    if (saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
        report.StyleSheet.SaveToFile(saveFileDialog1.FileName);
}

Reporting_how-to-create-and-store-report-style-sheets-e486/CS/Form1.cs#L42

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    report.StyleSheet.SaveToFile(path + "currentStyleSheet.repss");
}

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-edit-and-update-xtrareport-styles-outside-the-end-user-designer-e536/VB/Form1.vb#L41

If saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
    report.StyleSheet.SaveToFile(saveFileDialog1.FileName)
End If

Reporting_how-to-create-and-store-report-style-sheets-e486/VB/Form1.vb#L42

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    report.StyleSheet.SaveToFile(path & "currentStyleSheet.repss")
End Sub