FileInfo.CopyTo Method (String, CopyOptions, Boolean)

FileInfoCopyTo Method (String, CopyOptions, Boolean)

[AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file, allowing the overwriting of an existing file, CopyOptions can be specified.

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

Syntax

public FileInfo CopyTo(
	string destinationPath,
	CopyOptions copyOptions,
	bool preserveDates
)

Public Function CopyTo ( 
	destinationPath As String,
	copyOptions As CopyOptions,
	preserveDates As Boolean
) As FileInfo

public:
FileInfo^ CopyTo(
	String^ destinationPath, 
	CopyOptions copyOptions, 
	bool preserveDates
)

member CopyTo : 
        destinationPath : string * 
        copyOptions : CopyOptions * 
        preserveDates : bool -> FileInfo

destinationPath: Type: SystemString
The name of the new file to copy to.
copyOptions: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemCopyOptions
CopyOptions that specify how the file is to be copied.
preserveDates: Type: SystemBoolean
if original Timestamps must be preserved, otherwise.

Returns a new file, or an overwrite of an existing file if copyOptions is not FailIfExists.

If the file exists and copyOptions contains FailIfExists, an IOException is thrown.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Passed when the path parameter contains invalid characters, is empty, or contains only white spaces.
ArgumentNullException	Passed when path is .
DirectoryNotFoundException	Passed when the directory was not found.
FileNotFoundException	Passed if the file was not found.
IOException	Passed when an I/O error occurs.
NotSupportedException
UnauthorizedAccessException

Remarks

Option 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.