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FileInfo.Replace Method

Definition

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.

Overloads

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, 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.

Remarks

Use the Replace methods when you need to quickly replace a file with the contents of the file described by the current FileInfo object.

Replace(String, String)

Source:
FileInfo.cs
Source:
FileInfo.cs
Source:
FileInfo.cs

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.

public:
 System::IO::FileInfo ^ Replace(System::String ^ destinationFileName, System::String ^ destinationBackupFileName);
public System.IO.FileInfo Replace (string destinationFileName, string? destinationBackupFileName);
public System.IO.FileInfo Replace (string destinationFileName, string destinationBackupFileName);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public System.IO.FileInfo Replace (string destinationFileName, string destinationBackupFileName);
member this.Replace : string * string -> System.IO.FileInfo
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
member this.Replace : string * string -> System.IO.FileInfo
Public Function Replace (destinationFileName As String, destinationBackupFileName As String) As FileInfo

Parameters

destinationFileName
String

The name of a file to replace with the current file.

destinationBackupFileName
String

The name of a file with which to create a backup of the file described by the destinationFileName parameter.

Returns

A FileInfo object that encapsulates information about the file described by the destinationFileName parameter.

Attributes

Exceptions

The path described by the destinationFileName parameter was not of a legal form.

-or-

The path described by the destinationBackupFileName parameter was not of a legal form.

The destinationFileName parameter is null.

The file described by the current FileInfo object could not be found.

-or-

The file described by the destinationFileName parameter could not be found.

The current operating system is not Microsoft Windows NT or later.

Examples

The following example uses the Replace method to replace a file with another file and create a backup of the replaced file.


using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;


// Move a file into another file, delete the original,
// and create a backup of the replaced file.
void ReplaceFile(String^ fileToMoveAndDelete,
                 String^ fileToReplace, String^ backupOfFileToReplace)
{
    // Create a new FileInfo object.
    FileInfo^ fInfo = gcnew FileInfo(fileToMoveAndDelete);

    // replace the file.
    fInfo->Replace(fileToReplace, backupOfFileToReplace, false);
}


int main()
{
    try
    {
        // originalFile and fileToReplace must contain 
        // the path to files that already exist in the  
        // file system. backUpOfFileToReplace is created 
        // during the execution of the Replace method.

        String^ originalFile = "test.xml";
        String^ fileToReplace = "test2.xml";
        String^ backUpOfFileToReplace = "test2.xml.bak";

        if (File::Exists(originalFile) && (File::Exists(fileToReplace)))
        {
            Console::WriteLine("Move the contents of {0} into {1}, " +
                "delete {0}, and create a backup of {1}",
                originalFile, fileToReplace);

            // Replace the file.
            ReplaceFile(originalFile, fileToReplace,
                backUpOfFileToReplace);
            Console::WriteLine("Done");
        }
        else
        {
            Console::WriteLine("Either the file {0} or {1} doesn't " +
                "exist.", originalFile, fileToReplace);
        }
    }
    catch (IOException^ ex)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(ex->Message);
    }
}


//This code produces output similar to the following; 
//results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
//
//Move the contents of c:\test1.xml into c:\test2.xml, delete c:\test1.xml, 
//and create a backup of c:\test2.xml
//Done
using System;
using System.IO;

namespace FileSystemExample
{
    class FileExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            try
            {
                // originalFile and fileToReplace must contain the path to files that already exist in the
                // file system. backUpOfFileToReplace is created during the execution of the Replace method.

                string originalFile  = "test.txt";
                string fileToReplace = "test2.txt";
                string backUpOfFileToReplace = "test2.txt.bak";

                if (File.Exists(originalFile) && (File.Exists(fileToReplace)))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Move the contents of " + originalFile + " into " + fileToReplace + ", delete "
                        + originalFile + ", and create a backup of " + fileToReplace + ".");

                    // Replace the file.
                    ReplaceFile(originalFile, fileToReplace, backUpOfFileToReplace);

                    Console.WriteLine("Done");
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Either the file {0} or {1} doesn't " + "exist.", originalFile, fileToReplace);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        // Move a file into another file, delete the original, and create a backup of the replaced file.
        public static void ReplaceFile(string fileToMoveAndDelete, string fileToReplace, string backupOfFileToReplace)
        {
            // Create a new FileInfo object.
            FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(fileToMoveAndDelete);

            // replace the file.
            fInfo.Replace(fileToReplace, backupOfFileToReplace, false);
        }
    }
}
//Move the contents of test.txt into test2.txt, delete test.txt, and
//create a backup of test2.txt.
//Done
Imports System.IO

Module FileExample

    Sub Main()
        Try
            ' originalFile and fileToReplace must contain the path to files that already exist in the  
            ' file system. backUpOfFileToReplace is created during the execution of the Replace method.

            Dim originalFile As String = "test.xml"
            Dim fileToReplace As String = "test2.xml"
            Dim backUpOfFileToReplace As String = "test2.xml.bak"

            If (File.Exists(originalFile) And (File.Exists(fileToReplace))) Then
                Console.WriteLine("Move the contents of " + originalFile + " into " + fileToReplace + ", delete " + originalFile + ", and create a backup of " + fileToReplace + ".")

                ' Replace the file.
                ReplaceFile(originalFile, fileToReplace, backUpOfFileToReplace)

                Console.WriteLine("Done")

            Else
                Console.WriteLine("Either the file {0} or {1} doesn't " + "exist.", originalFile, fileToReplace)
            End If
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
        End Try

        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub

    ' Move a file into another file, delete the original, and create a backup of the replaced file.
    Sub ReplaceFile(ByVal fileToMoveAndDelete As String, ByVal fileToReplace As String, ByVal backupOfFileToReplace As String)
        ' Create a new FileInfo object.
        Dim fInfo As New FileInfo(fileToMoveAndDelete)

        ' Replace the file.
        fInfo.Replace(fileToReplace, backupOfFileToReplace, False)

    End Sub
End Module

' Move the contents of test.txt into test2.txt, delete test.txt, and 
' create a backup of test2.txt.
' Done

Remarks

The Replace method replaces the contents of a specified file with the contents of the file described by the current FileInfo object. It also creates a backup of the file that was replaced. Finally, it returns a new FileInfo object that describes the overwritten file.

Pass null to the destinationBackupFileName parameter if you do not want to create a backup of the file being replaced.

Applies to

Replace(String, String, Boolean)

Source:
FileInfo.cs
Source:
FileInfo.cs
Source:
FileInfo.cs

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.

public:
 System::IO::FileInfo ^ Replace(System::String ^ destinationFileName, System::String ^ destinationBackupFileName, bool ignoreMetadataErrors);
public System.IO.FileInfo Replace (string destinationFileName, string? destinationBackupFileName, bool ignoreMetadataErrors);
public System.IO.FileInfo Replace (string destinationFileName, string destinationBackupFileName, bool ignoreMetadataErrors);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public System.IO.FileInfo Replace (string destinationFileName, string destinationBackupFileName, bool ignoreMetadataErrors);
member this.Replace : string * string * bool -> System.IO.FileInfo
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
member this.Replace : string * string * bool -> System.IO.FileInfo
Public Function Replace (destinationFileName As String, destinationBackupFileName As String, ignoreMetadataErrors As Boolean) As FileInfo

Parameters

destinationFileName
String

The name of a file to replace with the current file.

destinationBackupFileName
String

The name of a file with which to create a backup of the file described by the destinationFileName parameter.

ignoreMetadataErrors
Boolean

true to ignore merge errors (such as attributes and ACLs) from the replaced file to the replacement file; otherwise false.

Returns

A FileInfo object that encapsulates information about the file described by the destinationFileName parameter.

Attributes

Exceptions

The path described by the destinationFileName parameter was not of a legal form.

-or-

The path described by the destinationBackupFileName parameter was not of a legal form.

The destinationFileName parameter is null.

The file described by the current FileInfo object could not be found.

-or-

The file described by the destinationFileName parameter could not be found.

The current operating system is not Microsoft Windows NT or later.

Examples

The following example uses the Replace method to replace a file with another file and create a backup of the replaced file.


using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;


// Move a file into another file, delete the original,
// and create a backup of the replaced file.
void ReplaceFile(String^ fileToMoveAndDelete,
                 String^ fileToReplace, String^ backupOfFileToReplace)
{
    // Create a new FileInfo object.
    FileInfo^ fInfo = gcnew FileInfo(fileToMoveAndDelete);

    // replace the file.
    fInfo->Replace(fileToReplace, backupOfFileToReplace, false);
}


int main()
{
    try
    {
        // originalFile and fileToReplace must contain 
        // the path to files that already exist in the  
        // file system. backUpOfFileToReplace is created 
        // during the execution of the Replace method.

        String^ originalFile = "test.xml";
        String^ fileToReplace = "test2.xml";
        String^ backUpOfFileToReplace = "test2.xml.bak";

        if (File::Exists(originalFile) && (File::Exists(fileToReplace)))
        {
            Console::WriteLine("Move the contents of {0} into {1}, " +
                "delete {0}, and create a backup of {1}",
                originalFile, fileToReplace);

            // Replace the file.
            ReplaceFile(originalFile, fileToReplace,
                backUpOfFileToReplace);
            Console::WriteLine("Done");
        }
        else
        {
            Console::WriteLine("Either the file {0} or {1} doesn't " +
                "exist.", originalFile, fileToReplace);
        }
    }
    catch (IOException^ ex)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(ex->Message);
    }
}


//This code produces output similar to the following; 
//results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
//
//Move the contents of c:\test1.xml into c:\test2.xml, delete c:\test1.xml, 
//and create a backup of c:\test2.xml
//Done
using System;
using System.IO;

namespace FileSystemExample
{
    class FileExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            try
            {
                // originalFile and fileToReplace must contain the path to files that already exist in the
                // file system. backUpOfFileToReplace is created during the execution of the Replace method.

                string originalFile  = "test.txt";
                string fileToReplace = "test2.txt";
                string backUpOfFileToReplace = "test2.txt.bak";

                if (File.Exists(originalFile) && (File.Exists(fileToReplace)))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Move the contents of " + originalFile + " into " + fileToReplace + ", delete "
                        + originalFile + ", and create a backup of " + fileToReplace + ".");

                    // Replace the file.
                    ReplaceFile(originalFile, fileToReplace, backUpOfFileToReplace);

                    Console.WriteLine("Done");
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Either the file {0} or {1} doesn't " + "exist.", originalFile, fileToReplace);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        // Move a file into another file, delete the original, and create a backup of the replaced file.
        public static void ReplaceFile(string fileToMoveAndDelete, string fileToReplace, string backupOfFileToReplace)
        {
            // Create a new FileInfo object.
            FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(fileToMoveAndDelete);

            // replace the file.
            fInfo.Replace(fileToReplace, backupOfFileToReplace, false);
        }
    }
}
//Move the contents of test.txt into test2.txt, delete test.txt, and
//create a backup of test2.txt.
//Done
Imports System.IO

Module FileExample

    Sub Main()
        Try
            ' originalFile and fileToReplace must contain the path to files that already exist in the  
            ' file system. backUpOfFileToReplace is created during the execution of the Replace method.

            Dim originalFile As String = "test.xml"
            Dim fileToReplace As String = "test2.xml"
            Dim backUpOfFileToReplace As String = "test2.xml.bak"

            If (File.Exists(originalFile) And (File.Exists(fileToReplace))) Then
                Console.WriteLine("Move the contents of " + originalFile + " into " + fileToReplace + ", delete " + originalFile + ", and create a backup of " + fileToReplace + ".")

                ' Replace the file.
                ReplaceFile(originalFile, fileToReplace, backUpOfFileToReplace)

                Console.WriteLine("Done")

            Else
                Console.WriteLine("Either the file {0} or {1} doesn't " + "exist.", originalFile, fileToReplace)
            End If
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
        End Try

        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub

    ' Move a file into another file, delete the original, and create a backup of the replaced file.
    Sub ReplaceFile(ByVal fileToMoveAndDelete As String, ByVal fileToReplace As String, ByVal backupOfFileToReplace As String)
        ' Create a new FileInfo object.
        Dim fInfo As New FileInfo(fileToMoveAndDelete)

        ' Replace the file.
        fInfo.Replace(fileToReplace, backupOfFileToReplace, False)

    End Sub
End Module

' Move the contents of test.txt into test2.txt, delete test.txt, and 
' create a backup of test2.txt.
' Done

Remarks

The Replace method replaces the contents of a specified file with the contents of the file described by the current FileInfo object. It also creates a backup of the file that was replaced. Finally, it returns a new FileInfo object that describes the overwritten file.

Pass null to the destinationBackupFileName parameter if you do not want to create a backup of the file being replaced.

Applies to