ActiveReports 8
SaveLayout(XmlWriter) Method
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GrapeCity.ActiveReports.v8 Assembly > GrapeCity.ActiveReports Namespace > SectionReport Class > SaveLayout Method : SaveLayout(XmlWriter) Method

writer
XmlWriter object where the report's layout is saved.

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Saves a report's XML layout to the specified XmlWriter.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overloads Sub SaveLayout( _
   ByVal writer As System.Xml.XmlWriter _
)
C# 
public void SaveLayout( 
   System.Xml.XmlWriter writer
)

Parameters

writer
XmlWriter object where the report's layout is saved.

Remarks

You can use this method to save the report's layout to an XmlWriter object, then store it in a database or a resource file.

When using this method, any code behind the report is ignored. To embed code in the report, use Scripting.

Example

C#Copy Code
SectionReport1 ar = new SectionReport1();
System.Xml.XmlTextWriter xtw = new System.Xml.XmlTextWriter("\\report.rpx", null);
ar.SaveLayout(xtw);
xtw.Close();

// saving to stream
System.IO.MemoryStream memory_stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
using (System.Xml.XmlWriter writer = System.Xml.XmlWriter.Create(memory_stream))
{
  ar.SaveLayout(writer);
}

// saving to string
System.Text.StringBuilder layoutContent = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
using (System.Xml.XmlWriter writer = System.Xml.XmlWriter.Create(layoutContent))
{
  ar.SaveLayout(writer);
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim ar As New SectionReport1()
Dim xtw As New System.Xml.XmlTextWriter("\report.rpx", Nothing)
ar.SaveLayout(xtw)
xtw.Close()

' saving to stream
Dim memory_stream As New System.IO.MemoryStream
Using writer As System.Xml.XmlWriter = System.Xml.XmlWriter.Create(memory_stream)
    ar.SaveLayout(writer)
End Using

' saving to string
Dim layoutContent As New System.Text.StringBuilder()
Using writer As System.Xml.XmlWriter = System.Xml.XmlWriter.Create(layoutContent)
   ar.SaveLayout(writer)
End Using

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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