# C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartTemplateToString

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartTemplateToString_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartTemplateToString*">SaveChartTemplateToString Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartTemplateToString" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartTemplateToString">SaveChartTemplateToString()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Saves the all of the contents of the control to a string, excluding data.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string SaveChartTemplateToString()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function SaveChartTemplateToString() As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartTemplateToString_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method saves the chart contents to the returned string in XML format.
If an error occurs during the string creation, an appropriate exception
is thrown indicating the cause of error.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartTemplateToString_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartTemplateToString(System.Boolean)">SaveChartTemplateToString(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Saves the all of the contents of the control to a string, excluding data.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string SaveChartTemplateToString(bool formatting)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function SaveChartTemplateToString(formatting As Boolean) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">formatting</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies whether the returned string is formatted and
indented for readability.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartTemplateToString_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method saves the chart contents to the returned string in XML format.
If an error occurs during the string creation, an appropriate exception
is thrown indicating the cause of error.</p>
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