DockManager.RestoreFromXml(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Deserializing layout settings from untrusted resources may create security issues. Review the following help topic for additional information: Safe Deserialization.

Restores the layout of dock controls from the specified XML file.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation

csharp

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public virtual void RestoreFromXml(
    string xmlFile
)

<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)>
Public Overridable Sub RestoreFromXml(
    xmlFile As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
xmlFile	String

A string value specifying the path to the XML file containing the settings for the dock panels. If the specified file doesn’t exist, an exception is raised.

Remarks

This method is obsolete. Use the DockManager.RestoreLayoutFromXml method instead.

Example

The following code can be used to read and write the layout of dock panels from and to an XML file.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

string xmlFile = "c:\\XtraBars\\DockStates\\MainState.xml";
dockManager1.SaveLayoutToXml(xmlFile);

// ...

dockManager1.RestoreLayoutFromXml(xmlFile);

Dim xmlFile As String = "c:\XtraBars\DockStates\MainState.xml"
DockManager1.SaveLayoutToXml(xmlFile)

    '...

DockManager1.RestoreLayoutFromXml(xmlFile)