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C1.Win.FlexGrid Namespace / C1FlexGridBase Class / WriteXml Method / WriteXml(String,XmlOptions) Method
Name of the file to save, including the path.
Options that allows to choose which elements of FlexGrid should be saved
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    WriteXml(String,XmlOptions) Method
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    Saves the grid contents to an Xml document.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    
    Public Overloads Sub WriteXml( _
       ByVal fileName As String, _
       Optional ByVal options As XmlOptions _
    ) 
    public void WriteXml( 
       string fileName,
       XmlOptions options
    )

    Parameters

    fileName
    Name of the file to save, including the path.
    options
    Options that allows to choose which elements of FlexGrid should be saved
    Remarks

    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,XmlOptions) 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.

    Example
    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:
    // 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]);
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