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CreationCollisionOption Enum

Definition

Specifies what to do if a file or folder with the specified name already exists in the current folder when you create a new file or folder.

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public enum CreationCollisionOption
Inheritance
CreationCollisionOption
Attributes

Windows requirements

Device family
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Fields

Name Value Description
GenerateUniqueName 0

Automatically append a number to the base of the specified name if the file or folder already exists.

For example, if MyFile.txt already exists, then the new file is named MyFile (2).txt. If MyFolder already exists, then the new folder is named MyFolder (2).

ReplaceExisting 1

Replace the existing item if the file or folder already exists.

FailIfExists 2

Raise an exception of type System.Exception if the file or folder already exists.

Methods that don't explicitly pass a value from the CreationCollisionOption enumeration use the FailIfExists value as the default when you try to create, rename, copy, or move a file or folder.

OpenIfExists 3

Return the existing item if the file or folder already exists.

Remarks

Methods that don't explicitly pass a value from the CreationCollisionOption enumeration use the FailIfExists value as the default when you create a file or folder.

For example, the CreateFileAsync method has one overload, CreateFileAsync (String, .CreationCollisionOption), that explicitly passes a value from the CreationCollisionOption enumeration. If you call the other overload, CreateFileAsync (String), the method uses the FailIfExists option as the default.

Applies to

Product Versions
WinRT Build 10240, Build 10586, Build 14383, Build 15063, Build 16299, Build 17134, Build 17763, Build 18362, Build 19041, Build 20348, Build 22000, Build 22621, Build 26100