Xceed Docking Windows for WinForms v2.3 Documentation
LoadLayout(Stream) Method


Xceed.DockingWindows Namespace > DockLayoutManager Class > LoadLayout Method : LoadLayout(Stream) Method
The readable System.IO.Stream to which to load the layout. Cannot be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Loads the layout from the specified stream.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub LoadLayout( _

   ByVal stream As Stream _

) 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As DockLayoutManager

Dim stream As Stream

 

instance.LoadLayout(stream)
public void LoadLayout( 

   Stream stream

)

Parameters

stream
The readable System.IO.Stream to which to load the layout. Cannot be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

The name of the layout that was loaded.
Remarks

If a ToolWindow specified in the layout does not exist in the ToolWindows collection before the layout is loaded, an exception will be thrown. Normally, a layout would be saved when the application is being closed and loaded after the ToolWindows have been added to the DockLayoutManager's ToolWindows collection.

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

See Also

Reference

DockLayoutManager Class
DockLayoutManager Members
Overload List