WriteXml(String) Method

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub WriteXml( _
   ByVal fileName As String _
)

public void WriteXml( 
   string fileName
)

Parameters

fileName: Name of the file to save, including the path.

The grid serializes all its contents into the Xml document, including the data stored in the cells, row and column properties, styles, images, etc.

Objects of custom types stored in the grid are also serialized as long as they have an associated System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter that provides conversions to and from string.

The WriteXml(String) method has several overloads that allow you to save several grids into a single Xml document, along with other information stored in the Xml document.

The code below saves a grid into an Xml file: The code below saves two grids into an Xml file, then reads them back in reverse order:

C#
C#

// save a grid into am Xml file
flex.WriteXml(fileName);

// prepare XmlTextWriter
XmlTextWriter w = new XmlTextWriter(fileName, new UTF8Encoding(false));
w.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
w.WriteStartDocument();
w.WriteStartElement("Grids");
            
// save first grid
w.WriteStartElement(c1FlexGrid1.Name);
c1FlexGrid1.WriteXml(w);
w.WriteEndElement();
            
// save second grid
w.WriteStartElement(c1FlexGrid2.Name);
c1FlexGrid2.WriteXml(w);
w.WriteEndElement();
            
// close document
w.WriteEndElement();
w.Close();
            
// load document from file
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(fileName);
XmlNode n = doc.SelectSingleNode("Grids");
            
// load grids in reverse order
c1FlexGrid2.ReadXml(n.ChildNodes[0]);
c1FlexGrid1.ReadXml(n.ChildNodes[1]);

Reference

C1FlexGridBase Class
C1FlexGridBase Members
Overload List