StorageFile.CopyAsync Method
Definition
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Overloads
| CopyAsync(IStorageFolder) |
Creates a copy of the file in the specified folder. |
| CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String) |
Creates a copy of the file in the specified folder and renames the copy. |
| CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String, NameCollisionOption) |
Creates a copy of the file in the specified folder and renames the copy. This method also specifies what to do if a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder. |
CopyAsync(IStorageFolder)
Creates a copy of the file in the specified folder.
public:
virtual IAsyncOperation<StorageFile ^> ^ CopyAsync(IStorageFolder ^ destinationFolder) = CopyAsync;/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("CopyOverloadDefaultNameAndOptions")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
IAsyncOperation<StorageFile> CopyAsync(IStorageFolder const& destinationFolder);[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("CopyOverloadDefaultNameAndOptions")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
public IAsyncOperation<StorageFile> CopyAsync(IStorageFolder destinationFolder);function copyAsync(destinationFolder)Public Function CopyAsync (destinationFolder As IStorageFolder) As IAsyncOperation(Of StorageFile)Parameters
- destinationFolder
- IStorageFolder
The destination folder where the copy of the file is created.
Returns
When this method completes, it returns a StorageFile that represents the copy of the file created in the destinationFolder.
Implements
- Attributes
Exceptions
You don't have permission to copy a file into the destination folder.
Examples
The following example copies a file to the specified folder and renames the copy by calling the CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String, NameCollisionOption) method. This example explicitly specifies a value for option that replaces the file in the destination folder if a file with the specified name already exists.
using Windows.Storage;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
// Get the app's temporary folder.
StorageFolder tempFolder = ApplicationData.Current.TemporaryFolder;
// Create a sample file in the temporary folder.
string newFileName = "test.txt";
StorageFile newFile = await tempFolder.CreateFileAsync(newFileName);
// Get the app's local folder to use as the destination folder.
StorageFolder localFolder = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
// Specify a new name for the copied file.
string renamedFileName = "renamed_test.txt";
// Copy the file to the destination folder and rename it.
// Replace the existing file if the file already exists.
StorageFile copiedFile = await newFile.CopyAsync(localFolder, renamedFileName, NameCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);
IAsyncAction MainPage::CopyFileAsync()
{
// Get the app's temporary folder.
StorageFolder sourceFolder{ ApplicationData::Current().TemporaryFolder() };
StorageFolder targetFolder{ ApplicationData::Current().LocalFolder() };
// Choose source file name and new name for the copied file.
std::wstring newFileName{ L"test.txt" };
std::wstring copyFileName{ L"renamed_test.txt" };
// Create a sample file in the temporary folder.
StorageFile sourceFile{ co_await sourceFolder.CreateFileAsync(newFileName, Windows::Storage::CreationCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting) };
// Overwrite any existing file with the same name.
StorageFile copiedFile{ co_await sourceFile.CopyAsync(targetFolder, copyFileName, Windows::Storage::NameCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting) };
// Do something with copied file.
}
//Get the app's temporary folder
StorageFolder^ sourceFolder = ApplicationData::Current->TemporaryFolder;
StorageFolder^ targetFolder = ApplicationData::Current->LocalFolder;
// Choose source file name and new name for the copied file
String^ newFileName = "test.txt";
String^ copyFileName = "renamed_test.txt";
//Create a sample file in the temporary folder
auto copyFileTask = create_task(sourceFolder->CreateFileAsync(newFileName, Windows::Storage::CreationCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting)).then
([targetFolder, copyFileName](StorageFile^ sourceFile) -> task<StorageFile^>
{
//Overwrite any existing file with the same name
auto copyFileTask = sourceFile->CopyAsync(targetFolder, copyFileName, Windows::Storage::NameCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting);
return create_task(copyFileTask);
}).then([](StorageFile^ copiedFile) {
//do something with copied file
});
Remarks
This method uses the FailIfExists value from the CreationCollisionOption enumeration by default. That is, this method raises an exception if a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder. If you want to handle a file name collision in a different way, call the CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String, NameCollisionOption) overloaded method.
Note
When StorageFile.CopyAsync is used to copy a file that is encrypted to a destination that is not encrypted, the call will fail with the following exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. (Excep_FromHResult 0x80070005)
See also
Applies to
CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String)
Creates a copy of the file in the specified folder and renames the copy.
public:
virtual IAsyncOperation<StorageFile ^> ^ CopyAsync(IStorageFolder ^ destinationFolder, Platform::String ^ desiredNewName) = CopyAsync;/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("CopyOverloadDefaultOptions")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
IAsyncOperation<StorageFile> CopyAsync(IStorageFolder const& destinationFolder, winrt::hstring const& desiredNewName);[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("CopyOverloadDefaultOptions")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
public IAsyncOperation<StorageFile> CopyAsync(IStorageFolder destinationFolder, string desiredNewName);function copyAsync(destinationFolder, desiredNewName)Public Function CopyAsync (destinationFolder As IStorageFolder, desiredNewName As String) As IAsyncOperation(Of StorageFile)Parameters
- destinationFolder
- IStorageFolder
The destination folder where the copy of the file is created.
- desiredNewName
-
String
Platform::String
winrt::hstring
The new name for the copy of the file created in the destinationFolder.
Returns
When this method completes, it returns a StorageFile that represents the copy of the file created in the destinationFolder.
Note
When StorageFile.CopyAsync is used to copy a file that is encrypted to a destination that is not encrypted, the call will fail with the following exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. (Excep_FromHResult 0x80070005)
Implements
- Attributes
Exceptions
You don't have permission to copy a file into the destination folder.
See also
Applies to
CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String, NameCollisionOption)
Creates a copy of the file in the specified folder and renames the copy. This method also specifies what to do if a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder.
public:
virtual IAsyncOperation<StorageFile ^> ^ CopyAsync(IStorageFolder ^ destinationFolder, Platform::String ^ desiredNewName, NameCollisionOption option) = CopyAsync;/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("CopyOverload")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
IAsyncOperation<StorageFile> CopyAsync(IStorageFolder const& destinationFolder, winrt::hstring const& desiredNewName, NameCollisionOption const& option);[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("CopyOverload")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
public IAsyncOperation<StorageFile> CopyAsync(IStorageFolder destinationFolder, string desiredNewName, NameCollisionOption option);function copyAsync(destinationFolder, desiredNewName, option)Public Function CopyAsync (destinationFolder As IStorageFolder, desiredNewName As String, option As NameCollisionOption) As IAsyncOperation(Of StorageFile)Parameters
- destinationFolder
- IStorageFolder
The destination folder where the copy of the file is created.
- desiredNewName
-
String
Platform::String
winrt::hstring
The new name for the copy of the file created in the destinationFolder.
- option
- NameCollisionOption
One of the enumeration values that determines how to handle the collision if a file with the specified desiredNewName already exists in the destination folder.
Returns
When this method completes, it returns a StorageFile that represents the copy of the file created in the destinationFolder.
Note
When StorageFile.CopyAsync is used to copy a file that is encrypted to a destination that is not encrypted, the call will fail with the following exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. (Excep_FromHResult 0x80070005)
Implements
- Attributes
Exceptions
You don't have permission to copy a file into the destination folder.
See also
Applies to
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