DockManager.RestoreLayoutError Event

Occurs when a saved layout is invalid and cannot be restored. Allows you to fix restore layout exceptions.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

[DXCategory("Layout")]
public event EventHandler<RestoreLayoutErrorEventArgs> RestoreLayoutError

<DXCategory("Layout")>
Public Event RestoreLayoutError As EventHandler(Of RestoreLayoutErrorEventArgs)

Event Data

The RestoreLayoutError event's data class is RestoreLayoutErrorEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
Exceptions	Gets the list of exceptions that occurred during the restore layout operation.
IsLayoutBroken	Gets whether the layout cannot be restored due to the invalid layout file.
Throw	Gets or sets whether to throw exceptions that occur during the restore layout operation.

The event data class exposes the following methods:

Method	Description
ThrowIfRestoreLayoutExceptionsNotHandled()	For internal use.

Remarks

The TabContainerActiveChildNotSetException occurs when the DockPanel.ActiveChild property of the restored tab container is not specified.

Follow the steps below to fix this exception:

Handle the RestoreLayoutError event.
Obtain the exception from the e.Exceptions list.
Assign the container’s child panel to the ActiveChild property.
Set the e.Throw property to false to suppress the exception.

csharp

void dockManager1_RestoreLayoutError(object sender, DevExpress.Utils.Serializing.RestoreLayoutErrorEventArgs e) {
    foreach (var exception in e.Exceptions) {
        if (exception is TabContainerActiveChildNotSetException activeChildException)
            activeChildException.Panel.ActiveChild = activeChildException.Panels[1];
    }
    e.Throw = false;
}