SankeyDiagramControl.LoadFromFile(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.

Restores the diagram’s layout from an XML file.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.Sankey

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

csharp

public void LoadFromFile(
    string fileName
)

Public Sub LoadFromFile(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String

The path to the file that contains the layout.

Remarks

Use the LoadFromFile method to load the diagram layout from an XML file. If this file does not exist, the System.IO.FileNotFoundException is raised. Note that the layout file does not contain data items. Specify the diagram’s DataSource property to load data to the Sankey Diagram Control after the LoadFromFile method is called.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

sankeyDiagramControl1.LoadFromFile("D:/temp/SankeyLayout.xml");
sankeyDiagramControl1.DataSource = model.GetData();

sankeyDiagramControl1.LoadFromFile("D:/temp/SankeyLayout.xml")
sankeyDiagramControl1.DataSource = model.GetData()

To save the layout to a file, call the SankeyDiagramControl.SaveToFile method.