Copy Method (String, String, Boolean)

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Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub Copy ( _
    sourceFileName As String, _
    destFileName As String, _
    overwrite As Boolean _
)

public static void Copy(
    string sourceFileName,
    string destFileName,
    bool overwrite
)

public:
static void Copy(
    String^ sourceFileName, 
    String^ destFileName, 
    bool overwrite
)

static member Copy : 
        sourceFileName:string * 
        destFileName:string * 
        overwrite:bool -> unit 

public static function Copy(
    sourceFileName : String, 
    destFileName : String, 
    overwrite : boolean
)

Parameters

• sourceFileName
  Type: System. . :: . .String
  The file to copy.

• destFileName
  Type: System. . :: . .String
  The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory.

• overwrite
  Type: System. . :: . .Boolean
  true if the destination file can be overwritten; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The sourceFileName and destFileName parameters can specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

File Class

Copy Overload

System.IO Namespace