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