DockManager.SaveToXml(String) 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 layout of dock panels to an XML file.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation

csharp

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

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
xmlFile	String

A string value specifying the path to the file in which the docking layout will be stored. If an empty string is specified, an exception is raised.

Remarks

This method is obsolete. Use the DockManager.SaveLayoutToXml 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)