# C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartToString

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartToString_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartToString*">SaveChartToString Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartToString" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartToString">SaveChartToString()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Saves the all of the contents of the control to the specified file, including data.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override string SaveChartToString()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overrides Function SaveChartToString() As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>The string which contains chart description.</p>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1ChartBase.baseChart.SaveChartToString.html#C1_Win_C1ChartBase_baseChart_SaveChartToString">baseChart.SaveChartToString()</a></div>
<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartToString_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method saves the chart contents to the specified string in XML format.
If an error occurs, an appropriate exception is thrown indicating the cause of error.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartToString_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart.C1Chart.SaveChartToString(System.Boolean)">SaveChartToString(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Save all the chart information, including data to the returned string with optional formatting.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string SaveChartToString(bool formatting)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function SaveChartToString(formatting As Boolean) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</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>Whether to use formatting in XML output.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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  <thead>
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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>
      <td><p>The string which contains chart description.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart_C1Chart_SaveChartToString_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method saves the chart contents to the specified string in XML format.
If an error occurs, an appropriate exception is thrown indicating the cause of error.</p>
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