WPF Dock Layout Manager - Serialize Custom Panels and Their Properties

This example saves and restores custom panels and its properties.

This example contains a custom panel derived from the LayoutPanel:

class MyCustomPanel : LayoutPanel {
   ...
}

To mark some panel properties as serializable, you can apply the XtraSerializablePropertyAttribute to the setters of corresponding properties. Target properties can be a dependency or an attached type:

[DevExpress.Utils.Serializing.XtraSerializableProperty]
public int Prop1 { get; set; }
...
[DevExpress.Utils.Serializing.XtraSerializableProperty]
public static int GetProp2(DependencyObject obj) {
   return (int)obj.GetValue(Prop2Property);
}

The CustomSerializationController class extends the DockLayoutManager serialization logic when you need to create new panels when you restore a layout.

To inject the CustomSerializationController class in the DockLayoutManager, you can override the CreateSerializationController() method.

Files to Look At

• CustomSerialization.cs (VB: CustomSerialization.vb)
• MainWindow.xaml (VB: MainWindow.xaml)
• MainWindow.xaml.cs (VB: MainWindow.xaml.vb)

Documentation

• Save and Restore the Layout of Dock Panels and Controls
• Save/Restore Control Layout Overview

More Examples

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Save and Restore Settings of All Controls That Are Present in the UI
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Save and Restore the DockLayoutManager's Layout

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