FileCopy Method (String, String, Boolean, PathFormat) |
[AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed.
Namespace:
Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly:
AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0
Syntax public static void Copy(
string sourceFileName,
string destinationFileName,
bool overwrite,
PathFormat pathFormat
)
Public Shared Sub Copy (
sourceFileName As String,
destinationFileName As String,
overwrite As Boolean,
pathFormat As PathFormat
)
public:
static void Copy(
String^ sourceFileName,
String^ destinationFileName,
bool overwrite,
PathFormat pathFormat
)
static member Copy :
sourceFileName : string *
destinationFileName : string *
overwrite : bool *
pathFormat : PathFormat -> unit
Parameters
- sourceFileName
- Type: SystemString
The file to copy. - destinationFileName
- Type: SystemString
The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory. - overwrite
- Type: SystemBoolean
if the destination file should ignoring the read-only and hidden attributes and overwrite; otherwise, . - pathFormat
- Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemPathFormat
Indicates the format of the path parameter(s).
Exceptions Remarks The attributes of the original file are retained in the copied file.
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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