# C1.Win.FlexGrid.CellStyleCollection.BuildString

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<h1 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_CellStyleCollection_BuildString_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.CellStyleCollection.BuildString*">BuildString Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_CellStyleCollection_BuildString_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.CellStyleCollection.BuildString(System.Boolean)">BuildString(bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Builds and returns a compact string representation of the style collection.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string BuildString(bool includeEmpty)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function BuildString(includeEmpty As Boolean) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">includeEmpty</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether styles with no attributes should be included.</p>
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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>A compact string representation of the style collection.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_CellStyleCollection_BuildString_System_Boolean__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method is used internally to implement design-time persistence.</p>
<p>It can also be used for implementing 'skins', by saving the current styles into
a collection and later applying them to the grid using the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.CellStyleCollection.ParseString.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_CellStyleCollection_ParseString_System_String_">ParseString(string)</a> method.</p>
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