DirectoryInfoCopyTo Method (String, PathFormat) |
[AlphaFS] Copies a
DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path.
Namespace:
Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly:
AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0
Syntax public DirectoryInfo CopyTo(
string destinationPath,
PathFormat pathFormat
)
Public Function CopyTo (
destinationPath As String,
pathFormat As PathFormat
) As DirectoryInfo
public:
DirectoryInfo^ CopyTo(
String^ destinationPath,
PathFormat pathFormat
)
member CopyTo :
destinationPath : string *
pathFormat : PathFormat -> DirectoryInfo
Parameters
- destinationPath
- Type: SystemString
The destination directory path. - pathFormat
- Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemPathFormat
Indicates the format of the path parameter(s).
Return Value
Type:
DirectoryInfoA new
DirectoryInfo instance if the directory was completely copied.
Exceptions Remarks Use this method to prevent overwriting of an existing directory by default.
Whenever possible, avoid using short file names (such as XXXXXX~1.XXX) with this method.
If two directories have equivalent short file names then this method may fail and raise an exception and/or result in undesirable behavior.
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