Serialization in Windows Forms Gradient Label

2 Nov 20222 minutes to read

We can save and load the background color information in an XML file to persist the color state of a GradientLabel. The XmlSerializer Class can be used for providing serialization support.

• First include the required namespaces.

  C#

  using System.Drawing;
   using Syncfusion.Drawing;
   using System.Xml.Serialization;
   using System.IO;

  VB.NET

  Imports System.Drawing
   Imports Syncfusion.Drawing
   Imports System.Xml.Serialization
   Imports System.IO

• The below code snippet saves the information in a file called the color.xml.

  C#

  private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
   {
   	this.gradientLabel1.BackgroundColor = new BrushInfo(GradientStyle.Gradient, Color.ForwardDiagonal , Color.Beige);
   	string xmlFilename = "C:\\color.xml";
   	XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Syncfusion.Drawing.BrushInfo));
   	FileStream fs= new FileStream(xmlFilename, FileMode.Create);
   	System.Xml.XmlTextWriter writer = new System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(fs, System.Text.Encoding.Default);
   	serializer.Serialize(fs,this.gradientLabel1.BackgroundColor);
   	writer.Close();
   }

  VB.NET

  Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
   Me.gradientLabel1.BackgroundColor = New BrushInfo(GradientStyle.Gradient, Color.ForwardDiagonal, Color.Beige)
   Private xmlFilename As String = "C:\color.xml"
   Private serializer As XmlSerializer = New XmlSerializer(GetType(Syncfusion.Drawing.BrushInfo))
   Private fs As FileStream = New FileStream(xmlFilename, FileMode.Create)
   Private writer As System.Xml.XmlTextWriter = New System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(fs, System.Text.Encoding.Default)
   serializer.Serialize(fs,Me.gradientLabel1.BackgroundColor)
   writer.Close()
   End Sub