# C1.Win.C1Chart3D.C1Chart3D.SaveChartTemplateToString

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart3D.C1Chart3D.SaveChartTemplateToString*">SaveChartTemplateToString Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart3D.C1Chart3D.SaveChartTemplateToString">SaveChartTemplateToString()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Save chart template to a string.</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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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>String that contains the chart template.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>When a chart is saved to xml, the chart loads all the set properties into an xml file.
With the SaveChartTemplateToString method the chart can also write these properties to a string value.
The chart can also be loaded from this string.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString_seealso">See Also</h5>
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    <div><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Chart3D.C1Chart3D.html">C1Chart3D</a></div>
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Chart3D.C1Chart3D.SaveChartTemplateToString(System.Boolean)">SaveChartTemplateToString(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Save chart description to the string.</p>
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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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      <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 the output string is formatted.</p>
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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>
      <td><p>String that contains chart description.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>When a chart is saved to xml, the chart loads all the set properties into an xml file.
With the SaveChartTemplateToString method the chart can also write these properties to a string value.
The chart can also be loaded from this string.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Chart3D_C1Chart3D_SaveChartTemplateToString_System_Boolean__seealso">See Also</h5>
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    <div><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Chart3D.C1Chart3D.html">C1Chart3D</a></div>
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