Public Overloads Sub LoadLayout( _
   ByVal reader As XmlReader _
) 

public void LoadLayout( 
   XmlReader reader
)

DataDynamics.ActiveReports.ActiveReport report = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports.ActiveReport();
System.Xml.XmlTextReader xtr = new System.Xml.XmlTextReader("\\report.rpx");
report.LoadLayout(xtr);
xtr.Close();

// reading from XML DOM (XmlNode)
using (System.Xml.XmlNodeReader reader = new System.Xml.XmlNodeReader(node))
{
   report.LoadLayout(reader);
}

// reading from stream
using (System.Xml.XmlReader reader = System.Xml.XmlReader.Create(inputStream))
{
   report.LoadLayout(reader);
}
          
// reading from string
string layoutContent = "<ActiveReports>...  ...</ActiveReports>";
using (System.Xml.XmlReader reader = System.Xml.XmlReader.Create(new System.IO.StringReader(layoutContent)))
{
   report.LoadLayout(reader);
}

Dim report As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.ActiveReport()
Dim xtr As New System.Xml.XmlTextReader("\report.rpx")
report.LoadLayout(xtr)
xtr.Close()

' reading from XML DOM (XmlNode)
Using reader As New System.Xml.XmlNodeReader(node)
    report.LoadLayout(reader)
End Using

' reading from stream
Using reader As New System.Xml.XmlTextReader(inputStream)
    report.LoadLayout(reader)
End Using

' reading from string
Dim layoutContent As String = "<ActiveReports>... ...</ActiveReports>"
Using reader As New System.Xml.XmlTextReader(New System.IO.StringReader(layoutContent))
    report.LoadLayout(reader)
End Using