XtraReport.LoadLayoutFromXml(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.

Loads a report from a file that contains an XML-serialized report.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

public void LoadLayoutFromXml(
    string fileName
)

Public Sub LoadLayoutFromXml(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

A String that is the path and name of the file that contains a serialized report.

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Remarks

TheLoadLayoutFromXml method allows you to deserialize a report from the XML serialization data created with the following methods:

• XtraReport.SaveLayoutToXml
• The Save action in the End-User Designer. Review the following topic for more information: Save Report Layouts.

Review the following topics for more information:

• XML Serialization
• Save Report Layouts
• Load Report Layouts

Related GitHub Examples

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• C#
• VB.NET

reporting-winforms-custom-xml-serialization/CS/WindowsApplication54/Form1.cs#L43

XtraReport report = new XtraReport();
report.LoadLayoutFromXml(openfd.FileName);
report.ShowDesignerDialog();

reporting-winforms-custom-xml-serialization/VB/WindowsApplication54/Form1.vb#L48

Dim report As New XtraReport()
report.LoadLayoutFromXml(openfd.FileName)
report.ShowDesignerDialog()

See Also

XtraReport Class

XtraReport Members

DevExpress.XtraReports.UI Namespace