Saving/Loading Graph using Persistant Framework

[Ian]

Hi was told that its possible to save the layout of a graph (its series definitions/filters/groupings) and somehow save that to a database (such as xml)

I want users to be able to store a custom graph they have created and then be able to load it in at a later date. Is this easily doable ? All i see in the examples are for RadPanes (already implemented) and gridviews (not required). Would love an example of saving a radgraph and its details.

Thanks

[Tina Stancheva]

Hi Ian,

You can definitely use the PersistenceFramework to save the visual state of the RadChart. However, in order to do so you'll need to set up a custom property provider for the RadChart control (similarly to the approach used both for the RadGridView and RadDocking controls).

As I am not sure which properties you need to persist, I created a sample solution to get you started. You can further customize it to better suit your needs. Also, I saved the UI properties data in a stream and you can use that stream to save the settings in a database. But the PersistenceManager can also save the layout data in an isolated storage (read more).

All the best,
Tina Stancheva
the Telerik team