XtraReport.SaveLayout(String, Boolean) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Saves the report definition to a file as a Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) graph, with an exception thrown if an error occurs.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public void SaveLayout(
    string fileName,
    bool throwOnError
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveLayout(
    fileName As String,
    throwOnError As Boolean
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String that specifies a file name for the saved report.
throwOnError	Boolean	true to throw an exception on error; otherwise, false.

Remarks

A report definition contains all report settings and information about report controls. The SaveLayout method saves a report as a Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) graph. To save a report definition in XML format, use the XtraReport.SaveLayoutToXml method.

Use the XtraReport.LoadLayout and XtraReport.FromFile methods to load a report.

For more information, review the following help topic: Store Report Layouts.