FileInfo Methods |
The FileInfo type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AppendText | Creates a StreamWriter that appends text to the file represented by this instance of the FileInfo. |
| AppendText(Encoding) | Creates a StreamWriter that appends text to the file represented by this instance of the FileInfo. |
| Compress | [AlphaFS] Compresses a file using NTFS compression. |
| CopyTo(String) | Copies an existing file to a new file, disallowing the overwriting of an existing file.
Return ValueType:A new FileInfo instance with a fully qualified path. RemarksUse 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, disallowing the overwriting of an existing file.
RemarksUse 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. |
| CopyTo(String, Boolean) | Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file.
RemarksUse this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, Boolean) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, Boolean, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file.
RemarksUse this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function. RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, Boolean, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, Boolean, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function. RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| CopyTo(String, CopyOptions, Boolean, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.
and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function. RemarksOption NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers. Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing 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. |
| Create | Creates a file. |
| CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| CreateText | Creates a instance that writes a new text file. |
| Decompress | [AlphaFS] Decompresses an NTFS compressed file. |
| Decrypt | Decrypts a file that was encrypted by the current account using the Encrypt method. |
| Delete | Permanently deletes a file. (Overrides FileSystemInfoDelete.) |
| Delete(Boolean) | [AlphaFS] Permanently deletes a file. |
| Encrypt | Encrypts a file so that only the account used to encrypt the file can decrypt it. |
| EnumerateAlternateDataStreams | [AlphaFS] Returns an enumerable collection of AlternateDataStreamInfo instances for the file. |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetAccessControl | Gets a FileSecurity object that encapsulates the access control list (ACL) entries for the file described by the current FileInfo object. |
| GetAccessControl(AccessControlSections) | Gets a FileSecurity object that encapsulates the specified type of access control list (ACL) entries for the file described by the current FileInfo object. |
| GetFileId | [AlphaFS] Gets the unique identifier for the file. The identifier is composed of a 64-bit volume serial number and 128-bit file system entry identifier. |
| GetHash | [AlphaFS] Calculates the hash/checksum. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.) |
| GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| IsLocked | [AlphaFS] Compresses a file using NTFS compression. |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| MoveTo(String) | Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name.
RemarksUse this method to prevent overwriting of an existing file by default. This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt. 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. |
| MoveTo(String, MoveOptions) | [AlphaFS] Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name, MoveOptions can be specified.
Return ValueType:Returns a new FileInfo instance with a fully qualified path when successfully moved, RemarksUse this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing file. This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt. 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. |
| MoveTo(String, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name.
Return ValueType:Returns a new FileInfo instance with a fully qualified path when successfully moved, RemarksUse this method to prevent overwriting of an existing file by default. This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt. 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. |
| MoveTo(String, MoveOptions, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name, MoveOptions can be specified.
Return ValueType:Returns a new FileInfo instance with a fully qualified path when successfully moved, RemarksUse this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing file. This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt. 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. |
| MoveTo(String, MoveOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object) | [AlphaFS] Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name, MoveOptions can be specified,
and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function. RemarksUse this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing file. This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt. 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. |
| MoveTo(String, MoveOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name, MoveOptions can be specified.
RemarksUse this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing file. This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt. 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. |
| Open(FileMode) | Opens a file in the specified mode. |
| Open(FileMode, FileAccess) | Opens a file in the specified mode with read, write, or read/write access. |
| Open(FileMode, FileSystemRights) | [AlphaFS] Opens a file in the specified mode with read, write, or read/write access. |
| Open(FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare) | Opens a file in the specified mode with read, write, or read/write access and the specified sharing option. |
| Open(FileMode, FileSystemRights, FileShare) | [AlphaFS] Opens a file in the specified mode with read, write, or read/write access and the specified sharing option. |
| OpenRead | Creates a read-only FileStream. |
| OpenText | Creates a StreamReader with NativeMethods.DefaultFileEncoding encoding that reads from an existing text file. |
| OpenText(Encoding) | [AlphaFS] Creates a StreamReader with Encoding that reads from an existing text file. |
| OpenWrite | Creates a write-only FileStream. |
| Refresh | Refreshes the state of the object. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.) |
| RefreshEntryInfo | Refreshes the state of the FileSystemEntryInfo EntryInfo instance. |
| Replace(String, String) | Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file. |
| Replace(String, String, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file. Also specifies whether to ignore merge errors. |
| Replace(String, String, Boolean) | Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file. Also specifies whether to ignore merge errors. |
| Replace(String, String, Boolean, PathFormat) | [AlphaFS] Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file. Also specifies whether to ignore merge errors. |
| SetAccessControl(FileSecurity) | Applies access control list (ACL) entries described by a FileSecurity object to the file described by the current FileInfo object. |
| SetAccessControl(FileSecurity, AccessControlSections) | Applies access control list (ACL) entries described by a FileSecurity object to the file described by the current FileInfo object. |
| ToString | Returns the path as a string. (Overrides FileSystemInfoToString.) |
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