XtraReport.LoadLayoutFromXml(Stream, Boolean) Method

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Loads a report from a Stream that contains a serialized report in XML format.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public void LoadLayoutFromXml(
    Stream stream,
    bool throwOnError = false
)

VB.NET

Public Sub LoadLayoutFromXml(
    stream As Stream,
    throwOnError As Boolean = False
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stream	Stream	A Stream object that contains the report serialization data.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
throwOnError	Boolean	False	True to throw an exception if an error occurs; otherwise, false.

Remarks

TheLoadLayoutFromXml method allows you to deserialize a report from the XML serialization data created with the following methods:

• XtraReport.SaveLayoutToXml
• The Save action in the End-User Designer. Review the following topic for more information: Save Report Layouts.

Review the following topics for more information:

• XML Serialization
• Save Report Layouts
• Load Report Layouts

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-winforms-provide-authentication-to-access-json-data/CS/Form1.cs#L96

using(var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(repxContent))) {
    report.LoadLayoutFromXml(ms);
}

VB.NET

reporting-winforms-provide-authentication-to-access-json-data/VB/Form1.vb#L96

Using ms = New MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(repxContent))
    report.LoadLayoutFromXml(ms)
End Using