XtraReport.SaveLayoutToXml(String) Method

Saves the report in XML format to the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public void SaveLayoutToXml(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveLayoutToXml(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String that is the name of the file to which to save the report.

Remarks

Use the SaveLayoutToXml and XtraReport.LoadLayoutFromXml methods to store reports in XML format.

Review the following topics for more information:

• XML Serialization
• Save Report Layouts
• Load Report Layouts

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-web-forms-designer-file-management-dialog/CS/T227679/FilesystemReportStorageWebExtension.cs#L78

    throw new NotSupportedException("Saving is not allowed."); //Comment this line to enable saving
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(filePath);
}

reporting-web-object-data-source/CS/Reporting-How-To-Use-Object-Data-Source/MVC/CS/Reporting_ObjectDS_Mvc/Services/CustomReportStorageWebExtension.cs#L84

        throw new FaultException(new FaultReason("Invalid report name."), new FaultCode("Server"), "GetData");
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(Path.Combine(reportDirectory, url + FileExtension));
}

reporting-winforms-parameter-custom-type-serialization/CS/Form1.cs#L116

public override void SetData(XtraReport report, string url) {
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(url);
}

reporting-web-forms-localization/CS/SubstituteLocalizationStringsExample/Services/ReportStorageWebExtension.cs#L67

    // This method is called only after the IsValidUrl and CanSetData methods are called.
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(Path.Combine(reportDirectory, url + FileExtension));
}

reporting-web-forms-report-designer-add-data-sources/CS/WebApplication1/ReportStorageWebExtension1.cs#L56

{
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(Path.Combine(reportDirectory, url + FileExtension));
}

VB.NET

reporting-web-forms-designer-file-management-dialog/VB/T227679/FilesystemReportStorageWebExtension.vb#L77

    Throw New NotSupportedException("Saving is not allowed.") 'Comment this line to enable saving
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(filePath)
Catch ex As Exception

reporting-web-object-data-source/CS/Reporting-How-To-Use-Object-Data-Source/MVC/VB/Reporting_ObjectDS_Mvc/Services/CustomReportStorageWebExtension.vb#L80

    End If
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(Path.Combine(reportDirectory, url & FileExtension))
End Sub

reporting-winforms-parameter-custom-type-serialization/VB/Form1.vb#L131

Public Overrides Sub SetData(ByVal report As XtraReport, ByVal url As String)
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(url)
End Sub

reporting-web-forms-localization/VB/SubstituteLocalizationStringsExample/Services/ReportStorageWebExtension.vb#L64

    ' This method is called only after the IsValidUrl and CanSetData methods are called.
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(Path.Combine(reportDirectory, url & FileExtension))
End Sub

reporting-web-forms-report-designer-add-data-sources/VB/WebApplication1/ReportStorageWebExtension1.vb#L43

Public Overrides Sub SetData(ByVal report As DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport, ByVal url As String)
    report.SaveLayoutToXml(Path.Combine(reportDirectory, url & FileExtension))
End Sub