Save and Load Layouts in C# for Dock Control

• WinForms Dock UI Control
• Arrange Windows
• Floating Windows
• Create a Dock Window
• Advanced Layout of Dock Control
• User Control and Forms
• Dock Localization Customizing

C# code to Save a Layout

this.dock.SavetoXml("d:\\layout.xml");

C# code to Load a Layout

this.dock.LoadfromXml("d:\\layout.xml");

C# Tutorial to Save and Load Content

1. First, we need to put the content of the task into the user controls which is included in dock window to make it easy to save and load the content.
2. Second, we need to set the path to the xml file, in which the layout will be saved.
3. Third, we can check whether the xml file exists or not at the Load event of our form. Then we can load the layout when the xml file exists.
4. It is the time to arrange the dock window in a way of user friendly
5. Close the form which contains the dock control. Save the layout to the place with the Form Closing event handler
6. Open the form again and the content and layout will be loaded with the methods such as, LoadfromXml, which will create and arrange host window, and LoadContent, which loads the content in the created host window.
7. Then, we can get the result that save and load the layout and content