FileReplace Method (String, String, String)

Replaces the contents of a specified file with the contents of another file, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

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public static void Replace(
	string sourceFileName,
	string destinationFileName,
	string destinationBackupFileName
)

Public Shared Sub Replace ( 
	sourceFileName As String,
	destinationFileName As String,
	destinationBackupFileName As String
)

public:
static void Replace(
	String^ sourceFileName, 
	String^ destinationFileName, 
	String^ destinationBackupFileName
)

static member Replace : 
        sourceFileName : string * 
        destinationFileName : string * 
        destinationBackupFileName : string -> unit

Parameters

sourceFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of a file that replaces the file specified by destinationFileName.
destinationFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of the file being replaced.
destinationBackupFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of the backup file.

Remarks

The Replace method replaces the contents of a specified file with the contents of another file. It also creates a backup of the file that was replaced.

Remarks

If the sourceFileName and destinationFileName are on different volumes, this method will raise an exception. If the destinationBackupFileName is on a different volume from the source file, the backup file will be deleted.

Remarks

Pass null to the destinationBackupFileName parameter if you do not want to create a backup of the file being replaced.

Reference

File Class

Replace Overload

Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem Namespace

FileAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST419B291_0?cpp=::|nu=.");Replace Method (String, String, String)

Parameters

Reference

FileReplace Method (String, String, String)