FileInfo.MoveTo Method
Definition
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Overloads
| MoveTo(String) |
Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name. |
| MoveTo(String, Boolean) |
Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the options to specify a new file name and to overwrite the destination file if it already exists. |
MoveTo(String)
- Source:
- FileInfo.cs
- Source:
- FileInfo.cs
- Source:
- FileInfo.cs
Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name.
public:
void MoveTo(System::String ^ destFileName);public void MoveTo (string destFileName);member this.MoveTo : string -> unitPublic Sub MoveTo (destFileName As String)Parameters
- destFileName
- String
The path to move the file to, which can specify a different file name.
Exceptions
An I/O error occurs, such as the destination file already exists or the destination device is not ready.
destFileName is null.
.NET Framework and .NET Core versions older than 2.1: destFileName is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters.
The caller does not have the required permission.
destFileName is read-only or is a directory.
The file is not found.
The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.
The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length.
destFileName contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string.
Examples
The following example demonstrates moving a file to a different location and renaming the file.
using System;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Xml;
namespace Microsoft.Samples.MoveTo.CS
{
class Program
{
private static string sourcePath = Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) +
@"\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml";
private static string destPath = Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) +
@"\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml";
//
// The main entry point for the application.
//
[STAThread()] static void Main ()
{
// Change Console properties to make it obvious that
// the application is starting.
Console.Clear();
// Move it to the upper left corner of the screen.
Console.SetWindowPosition(0, 0);
// Make it very large.
Console.SetWindowSize(Console.LargestWindowWidth - 24,
Console.LargestWindowHeight - 16);
Console.WriteLine("Welcome.");
Console.WriteLine("This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.");
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to start.");
string s = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write(" Checking whether ");
Console.Write(sourcePath);
Console.WriteLine(" exists.");
FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo (sourcePath);
EnsureSourceFileExists();
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo);
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to move the file to ");
Console.Write(destPath);
Console.WriteLine(".");
MoveFile(fInfo);
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo);
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to delete directories.");
DeleteFiles();
Console.WriteLine("Press the ENTER key to close this application.");
s = Console.ReadLine();
}
//
// Moves the supplied FileInfo instance to destPath.
//
private static void MoveFile(FileInfo fInfo)
{
try
{
fInfo.MoveTo(destPath);
Console.WriteLine("File moved to ");
Console.WriteLine(destPath);
} catch (Exception ex) {
DisplayException(ex);
}
}
//
// Ensures that the test directories
// and the file FromFile.xml all exist.
//
private static void EnsureSourceFileExists()
{
FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(sourcePath);
string dirPath = fInfo.Directory.FullName;
if (!Directory.Exists(dirPath))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(dirPath);
}
if (File.Exists(destPath))
{
File.Delete(destPath);
}
Console.Write("Creating file ");
Console.Write(fInfo.FullName);
Console.WriteLine(".");
try
{
if (!fInfo.Exists)
{
Console.WriteLine("Adding data to the file.");
WriteFileContent(10);
Console.WriteLine("Successfully created the file.");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DisplayException(ex);
}
finally
{
dirPath = null;
}
}
//
// Creates and saves an Xml file to sourcePath.
//
private static void WriteFileContent(int totalElements)
{
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", null, "yes"));
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
XmlElement root = doc.CreateElement("FileInfo.MoveTo");
root.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
int index = 0;
XmlElement elem;
while (index < totalElements)
{
elem = doc.CreateElement("MyElement");
elem.SetAttribute("Index", index.ToString());
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(String.Format
("MyElement at position {0}.", index)));
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
root.AppendChild(elem);
root.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
index++;
}
doc.AppendChild(root);
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
doc.Save(sourcePath);
elem = null;
root = null;
doc = null;
}
//
// Displays FullName, CreationTime, and LastWriteTime of the supplied
// FileInfo instance, then displays the text of the file.
//
private static void DisplayFileProperties(FileInfo fInfo)
{
Console.WriteLine("The FileInfo instance shows these property values.");
StreamReader reader = null;
try
{
Console.Write("FullName: ");
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.FullName);
Console.Write("CreationTime: ");
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.CreationTime);
Console.Write("LastWriteTime: ");
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.LastWriteTime);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("File contents:");
Console.WriteLine();
reader = new StreamReader(fInfo.FullName);
while (!reader.EndOfStream)
{
Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadLine());
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DisplayException(ex);
}
finally
{
if (reader != null)
{
reader.Close();
}
reader = null;
}
}
//
// Deletes the test directory and all its files and subdirectories.
//
private static void DeleteFiles()
{
try
{
DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "\\FileInfoTestDirectory");
if (dInfo.Exists)
{
dInfo.Delete(true);
Console.WriteLine("Successfully deleted directories and files.");
}
dInfo = null;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DisplayException(ex);
}
}
//
// Displays information about the supplied Exception. This
// code is not suitable for production applications.
//
private static void DisplayException(Exception ex)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("An exception of type \"");
sb.Append(ex.GetType().FullName);
sb.Append("\" has occurred.\r\n");
sb.Append(ex.Message);
sb.Append("\r\nStack trace information:\r\n");
MatchCollection matchCol = Regex.Matches(ex.StackTrace,
@"(at\s)(.+)(\.)([^\.]*)(\()([^\)]*)(\))((\sin\s)(.+)(:line )([\d]*))?");
int L = matchCol.Count;
string[] argList;
Match matchObj;
int y, K;
for(int x = 0; x < L; x++)
{
matchObj = matchCol[x];
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("\r\n\r\n$1 $2$3$4$5"));
argList = matchObj.Groups[6].Value.Split(new char[] { ',' });
K = argList.Length;
for (y = 0; y < K; y++)
{
sb.Append("\r\n ");
sb.Append(argList[y].Trim().Replace(" ", " "));
sb.Append(',');
}
sb.Remove(sb.Length - 1, 1);
sb.Append("\r\n)");
if (0 < matchObj.Groups[8].Length)
{
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("\r\n$10\r\nline $12"));
}
}
argList = null;
matchObj = null;
matchCol = null;
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
sb = null;
}
}
}
//This code produces output similar to the following;
//results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
//
// Welcome.
// This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.
// Press any key to start.
//
// Checking whether C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml exists.
// Creating file C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml.
// Adding data to the file.
// Successfully created the file.
// The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
// FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml
// CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
// LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
//
// File contents:
//
// <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
// <MyElement Index="0">
// MyElement at position 0.
// <MyElement Index="1">
// MyElement at position 1.
// <MyElement Index="2">
// MyElement at position 2.
// <MyElement Index="3">
// MyElement at position 3.
// <MyElement Index="4">
// MyElement at position 4.
// <MyElement Index="5">
// MyElement at position 5.
// <MyElement Index="6">
// MyElement at position 6.
// <MyElement Index="7">
// MyElement at position 7.
// <MyElement Index="8">
// MyElement at position 8.
// <MyElement Index="9">
// MyElement at position 9.
// Preparing to move the file to
// C:\Documents and Settings\MYComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml.
// File moved to
// C:\Documents and Settings\MYComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
// The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
// FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MYComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
// CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
// LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
//
// File contents:
//
// <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
// <MyElement Index="0">
// MyElement at position 0.
// <MyElement Index="1">
// MyElement at position 1.
// <MyElement Index="2">
// MyElement at position 2.
// <MyElement Index="3">
// MyElement at position 3.
// <MyElement Index="4">
// MyElement at position 4.
// <MyElement Index="5">
// MyElement at position 5.
// <MyElement Index="6">
// MyElement at position 6.
// <MyElement Index="7">
// MyElement at position 7.
// <MyElement Index="8">
// MyElement at position 8.
// <MyElement Index="9">
// MyElement at position 9.
//
// Preparing to delete directories.
// Successfully deleted directories and files.
// Press the ENTER key to close this application.
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Imports System.Xml
Module Program
Private sourcePath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath _
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) & _
"\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml"
'
Private destPath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath _
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) & _
"\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml"
'
' The main entry point for the application.
'
<STAThread()> Sub Main()
' Change Console properties to make it obvious that
' the application is starting.
Console.Clear()
' Move it to the upper left corner of the screen.
Console.SetWindowPosition(0, 0)
' Make it very large.
Console.SetWindowSize(Console.LargestWindowWidth - 24, _
Console.LargestWindowHeight - 16)
Console.WriteLine("Welcome.")
Console.WriteLine("This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.")
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to start.")
Dim s As String = Console.ReadLine()
Console.Write(" Checking whether ")
Console.Write(sourcePath)
Console.WriteLine(" exists.")
Dim fInfo As FileInfo = New FileInfo(sourcePath)
EnsureSourceFileExists()
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo)
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to move the file to ")
Console.Write(destPath)
Console.WriteLine(".")
MoveFile(fInfo)
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo)
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to delete directories.")
DeleteFiles()
Console.WriteLine("Press the ENTER key to close this application.")
s = Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
'
' Moves the supplied FileInfo instance to destPath.
'
Private Sub MoveFile(ByVal fInfo As FileInfo)
Try
fInfo.MoveTo(destPath)
Console.WriteLine("File moved to ")
Console.WriteLine(destPath)
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
End Try
End Sub
'
' Ensures that the test directories
' and the file FromFile.xml all exist.
'
Private Sub EnsureSourceFileExists()
' Create a FileInfo instance, and get the full path
' to the parent directory.
Dim fInfo As FileInfo = New FileInfo(sourcePath)
Dim dirPath As String = fInfo.Directory.FullName
' If the directory does not exist, create it.
If Not Directory.Exists(dirPath) Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(dirPath)
End If
' If DestFile.xml exists, delete it.
If File.Exists(destPath) Then
File.Delete(destPath)
End If
Console.Write("Creating file ")
Console.Write(fInfo.FullName)
Console.WriteLine(".")
Try
If Not fInfo.Exists Then
' Call WriteFileContent to create the file.
Console.WriteLine("Adding data to the file.")
WriteFileContent(10)
Console.WriteLine("Successfully created the file.")
End If
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
Finally
dirPath = Nothing
fInfo = Nothing
End Try
End Sub
'
' Creates and saves an Xml file to sourcePath.
'
Private Sub WriteFileContent(ByVal totalElements As Integer)
Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
doc.PreserveWhitespace = True
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", Nothing, "yes"))
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
Dim root As XmlElement = doc.CreateElement("FileInfo.MoveTo")
Dim index As Integer = 0
Dim elem As XmlElement
While index < totalElements
elem = doc.CreateElement("MyElement")
elem.SetAttribute("Index", index.ToString())
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(String.Format _
("MyElement at position {0}.", index)))
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
root.AppendChild(elem)
index += 1
End While
doc.AppendChild(root)
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
doc.Save(sourcePath)
End Sub
'
' Displays FullName, CreationTime, and LastWriteTime of the supplied
' FileInfo instance, then displays the text of the file.
'
Private Sub DisplayFileProperties(ByVal fInfo As FileInfo)
Console.WriteLine("The FileInfo instance shows these property values.")
Dim reader As StreamReader = Nothing
Try
Console.Write("FullName: ")
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.FullName)
Console.Write("CreationTime: ")
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.CreationTime)
Console.Write("LastWriteTime: ")
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.LastWriteTime)
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("File contents:")
Console.WriteLine()
reader = New StreamReader(fInfo.FullName)
While Not reader.EndOfStream
Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadLine())
End While
Console.WriteLine()
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
Finally
If Not reader Is Nothing Then
reader.Close()
reader = Nothing
End If
End Try
End Sub
'
' Deletes the test directory and all its files and subdirectories.
'
Private Sub DeleteFiles()
Try
Dim dInfo As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(Environment.GetFolderPath _
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "\FileInfoTestDirectory")
If dInfo.Exists Then
dInfo.Delete(True)
Console.WriteLine("Successfully deleted directories and files.")
End If
dInfo = Nothing
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
End Try
End Sub
'
' Displays information about the supplied Exception. This
' code is not suitable for production applications.
'
Private Sub DisplayException(ByVal ex As Exception)
Dim sb As New StringBuilder("An exception of type """)
sb.Append(ex.GetType().FullName)
sb.Append(""" has occurred.")
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(ex.Message)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append("Stack trace information:")
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
Dim matchCol As MatchCollection = Regex.Matches(ex.StackTrace, _
"(at\s)(.+)(\.)([^\.]*)(\()([^\)]*)(\))((\sin\s)(.+)(:line )([\d]*))?")
Dim L As Integer = matchCol.Count
Dim y, K As Integer
Dim argList() As String
Dim matchObj As Match
Dim x As Integer = 0
While x < L
matchObj = matchCol(x)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("$1 $2$3$4$5"))
argList = matchObj.Groups(6).Value.Split(New Char() {","})
K = argList.Length
y = 0
While y < K
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(" ")
sb.Append(argList(y).Trim().Replace(" ", " "))
sb.Append(",")
y += 1
End While
sb.Remove(sb.Length - 1, 1)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
If 0 < matchObj.Groups(8).Length Then
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("$10"))
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("line $12"))
End If
x += 1
End While
argList = Nothing
matchObj = Nothing
matchCol = Nothing
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString())
sb = Nothing
Return
End Sub
End Module
' Welcome.
' This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.
' Press any key to start.
'
' Checking whether C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml exists.
' Creating file C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml.
' Adding data to the file.
' Successfully created the file.
' The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
' FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml
' CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
' LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
'
' File contents:
'
' <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
' <FileInfo.MoveTo><MyElement Index="0">
' MyElement at position 0.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="1">
' MyElement at position 1.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="2">
' MyElement at position 2.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="3">
' MyElement at position 3.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="4">
' MyElement at position 4.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="5">
' MyElement at position 5.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="6">
' MyElement at position 6.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="7">
' MyElement at position 7.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="8">
' MyElement at position 8.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="9">
' MyElement at position 9.
' </MyElement></FileInfo.MoveTo>
'
' Preparing to move the file to
' C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml.
' File moved to
' C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
' The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
' FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
' CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
' LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
'
' File contents:
'
' <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
' <FileInfo.MoveTo><MyElement Index="0">
' MyElement at position 0.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="1">
' MyElement at position 1.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="2">
' MyElement at position 2.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="3">
' MyElement at position 3.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="4">
' MyElement at position 4.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="5">
' MyElement at position 5.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="6">
' MyElement at position 6.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="7">
' MyElement at position 7.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="8">
' MyElement at position 8.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="9">
' MyElement at position 9.
' </MyElement></FileInfo.MoveTo>
'
' Preparing to delete directories.
' Successfully deleted directories and files.
' Press the ENTER key to close this application.
Remarks
This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt.
This method does not overwrite the destination file if it already exists. For that purpose, call MoveTo(String, Boolean) instead.
See also
Applies to
MoveTo(String, Boolean)
- Source:
- FileInfo.cs
- Source:
- FileInfo.cs
- Source:
- FileInfo.cs
Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the options to specify a new file name and to overwrite the destination file if it already exists.
public:
void MoveTo(System::String ^ destFileName, bool overwrite);public void MoveTo (string destFileName, bool overwrite);member this.MoveTo : string * bool -> unitPublic Sub MoveTo (destFileName As String, overwrite As Boolean)Parameters
- destFileName
- String
The path to move the file to, which can specify a different file name.
- overwrite
- Boolean
true to overwrite the destination file if it already exists; false otherwise.
Exceptions
An I/O error occurred, such as the destination device is not ready.
destFileName is null.
.NET Framework and .NET Core versions older than 2.1: destFileName is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters.
The caller does not have the required permission.
destFileName is read-only or is a directory.
The file is not found.
The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.
The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length.
destFileName contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string.
Examples
The following example demonstrates moving a file to a different location and renaming the file.
using System;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Xml;
namespace Microsoft.Samples.MoveTo.CS
{
class Program
{
private static string sourcePath = Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) +
@"\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml";
private static string destPath = Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) +
@"\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml";
//
// The main entry point for the application.
//
[STAThread()] static void Main ()
{
// Change Console properties to make it obvious that
// the application is starting.
Console.Clear();
// Move it to the upper left corner of the screen.
Console.SetWindowPosition(0, 0);
// Make it very large.
Console.SetWindowSize(Console.LargestWindowWidth - 24,
Console.LargestWindowHeight - 16);
Console.WriteLine("Welcome.");
Console.WriteLine("This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.");
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to start.");
string s = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write(" Checking whether ");
Console.Write(sourcePath);
Console.WriteLine(" exists.");
FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo (sourcePath);
EnsureSourceFileExists();
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo);
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to move the file to ");
Console.Write(destPath);
Console.WriteLine(".");
MoveFile(fInfo);
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo);
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to delete directories.");
DeleteFiles();
Console.WriteLine("Press the ENTER key to close this application.");
s = Console.ReadLine();
}
//
// Moves the supplied FileInfo instance to destPath.
//
private static void MoveFile(FileInfo fInfo)
{
try
{
fInfo.MoveTo(destPath);
Console.WriteLine("File moved to ");
Console.WriteLine(destPath);
} catch (Exception ex) {
DisplayException(ex);
}
}
//
// Ensures that the test directories
// and the file FromFile.xml all exist.
//
private static void EnsureSourceFileExists()
{
FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(sourcePath);
string dirPath = fInfo.Directory.FullName;
if (!Directory.Exists(dirPath))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(dirPath);
}
if (File.Exists(destPath))
{
File.Delete(destPath);
}
Console.Write("Creating file ");
Console.Write(fInfo.FullName);
Console.WriteLine(".");
try
{
if (!fInfo.Exists)
{
Console.WriteLine("Adding data to the file.");
WriteFileContent(10);
Console.WriteLine("Successfully created the file.");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DisplayException(ex);
}
finally
{
dirPath = null;
}
}
//
// Creates and saves an Xml file to sourcePath.
//
private static void WriteFileContent(int totalElements)
{
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", null, "yes"));
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
XmlElement root = doc.CreateElement("FileInfo.MoveTo");
root.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
int index = 0;
XmlElement elem;
while (index < totalElements)
{
elem = doc.CreateElement("MyElement");
elem.SetAttribute("Index", index.ToString());
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(String.Format
("MyElement at position {0}.", index)));
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
root.AppendChild(elem);
root.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
index++;
}
doc.AppendChild(root);
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace("\r\n"));
doc.Save(sourcePath);
elem = null;
root = null;
doc = null;
}
//
// Displays FullName, CreationTime, and LastWriteTime of the supplied
// FileInfo instance, then displays the text of the file.
//
private static void DisplayFileProperties(FileInfo fInfo)
{
Console.WriteLine("The FileInfo instance shows these property values.");
StreamReader reader = null;
try
{
Console.Write("FullName: ");
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.FullName);
Console.Write("CreationTime: ");
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.CreationTime);
Console.Write("LastWriteTime: ");
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.LastWriteTime);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("File contents:");
Console.WriteLine();
reader = new StreamReader(fInfo.FullName);
while (!reader.EndOfStream)
{
Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadLine());
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DisplayException(ex);
}
finally
{
if (reader != null)
{
reader.Close();
}
reader = null;
}
}
//
// Deletes the test directory and all its files and subdirectories.
//
private static void DeleteFiles()
{
try
{
DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "\\FileInfoTestDirectory");
if (dInfo.Exists)
{
dInfo.Delete(true);
Console.WriteLine("Successfully deleted directories and files.");
}
dInfo = null;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
DisplayException(ex);
}
}
//
// Displays information about the supplied Exception. This
// code is not suitable for production applications.
//
private static void DisplayException(Exception ex)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("An exception of type \"");
sb.Append(ex.GetType().FullName);
sb.Append("\" has occurred.\r\n");
sb.Append(ex.Message);
sb.Append("\r\nStack trace information:\r\n");
MatchCollection matchCol = Regex.Matches(ex.StackTrace,
@"(at\s)(.+)(\.)([^\.]*)(\()([^\)]*)(\))((\sin\s)(.+)(:line )([\d]*))?");
int L = matchCol.Count;
string[] argList;
Match matchObj;
int y, K;
for(int x = 0; x < L; x++)
{
matchObj = matchCol[x];
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("\r\n\r\n$1 $2$3$4$5"));
argList = matchObj.Groups[6].Value.Split(new char[] { ',' });
K = argList.Length;
for (y = 0; y < K; y++)
{
sb.Append("\r\n ");
sb.Append(argList[y].Trim().Replace(" ", " "));
sb.Append(',');
}
sb.Remove(sb.Length - 1, 1);
sb.Append("\r\n)");
if (0 < matchObj.Groups[8].Length)
{
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("\r\n$10\r\nline $12"));
}
}
argList = null;
matchObj = null;
matchCol = null;
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
sb = null;
}
}
}
//This code produces output similar to the following;
//results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
//
// Welcome.
// This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.
// Press any key to start.
//
// Checking whether C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml exists.
// Creating file C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml.
// Adding data to the file.
// Successfully created the file.
// The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
// FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml
// CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
// LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
//
// File contents:
//
// <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
// <MyElement Index="0">
// MyElement at position 0.
// <MyElement Index="1">
// MyElement at position 1.
// <MyElement Index="2">
// MyElement at position 2.
// <MyElement Index="3">
// MyElement at position 3.
// <MyElement Index="4">
// MyElement at position 4.
// <MyElement Index="5">
// MyElement at position 5.
// <MyElement Index="6">
// MyElement at position 6.
// <MyElement Index="7">
// MyElement at position 7.
// <MyElement Index="8">
// MyElement at position 8.
// <MyElement Index="9">
// MyElement at position 9.
// Preparing to move the file to
// C:\Documents and Settings\MYComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml.
// File moved to
// C:\Documents and Settings\MYComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
// The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
// FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MYComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
// CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
// LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:24:19 PM
//
// File contents:
//
// <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
// <MyElement Index="0">
// MyElement at position 0.
// <MyElement Index="1">
// MyElement at position 1.
// <MyElement Index="2">
// MyElement at position 2.
// <MyElement Index="3">
// MyElement at position 3.
// <MyElement Index="4">
// MyElement at position 4.
// <MyElement Index="5">
// MyElement at position 5.
// <MyElement Index="6">
// MyElement at position 6.
// <MyElement Index="7">
// MyElement at position 7.
// <MyElement Index="8">
// MyElement at position 8.
// <MyElement Index="9">
// MyElement at position 9.
//
// Preparing to delete directories.
// Successfully deleted directories and files.
// Press the ENTER key to close this application.
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Imports System.Xml
Module Program
Private sourcePath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath _
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) & _
"\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml"
'
Private destPath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath _
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) & _
"\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml"
'
' The main entry point for the application.
'
<STAThread()> Sub Main()
' Change Console properties to make it obvious that
' the application is starting.
Console.Clear()
' Move it to the upper left corner of the screen.
Console.SetWindowPosition(0, 0)
' Make it very large.
Console.SetWindowSize(Console.LargestWindowWidth - 24, _
Console.LargestWindowHeight - 16)
Console.WriteLine("Welcome.")
Console.WriteLine("This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.")
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to start.")
Dim s As String = Console.ReadLine()
Console.Write(" Checking whether ")
Console.Write(sourcePath)
Console.WriteLine(" exists.")
Dim fInfo As FileInfo = New FileInfo(sourcePath)
EnsureSourceFileExists()
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo)
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to move the file to ")
Console.Write(destPath)
Console.WriteLine(".")
MoveFile(fInfo)
DisplayFileProperties(fInfo)
Console.WriteLine("Preparing to delete directories.")
DeleteFiles()
Console.WriteLine("Press the ENTER key to close this application.")
s = Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
'
' Moves the supplied FileInfo instance to destPath.
'
Private Sub MoveFile(ByVal fInfo As FileInfo)
Try
fInfo.MoveTo(destPath)
Console.WriteLine("File moved to ")
Console.WriteLine(destPath)
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
End Try
End Sub
'
' Ensures that the test directories
' and the file FromFile.xml all exist.
'
Private Sub EnsureSourceFileExists()
' Create a FileInfo instance, and get the full path
' to the parent directory.
Dim fInfo As FileInfo = New FileInfo(sourcePath)
Dim dirPath As String = fInfo.Directory.FullName
' If the directory does not exist, create it.
If Not Directory.Exists(dirPath) Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(dirPath)
End If
' If DestFile.xml exists, delete it.
If File.Exists(destPath) Then
File.Delete(destPath)
End If
Console.Write("Creating file ")
Console.Write(fInfo.FullName)
Console.WriteLine(".")
Try
If Not fInfo.Exists Then
' Call WriteFileContent to create the file.
Console.WriteLine("Adding data to the file.")
WriteFileContent(10)
Console.WriteLine("Successfully created the file.")
End If
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
Finally
dirPath = Nothing
fInfo = Nothing
End Try
End Sub
'
' Creates and saves an Xml file to sourcePath.
'
Private Sub WriteFileContent(ByVal totalElements As Integer)
Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
doc.PreserveWhitespace = True
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", Nothing, "yes"))
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
Dim root As XmlElement = doc.CreateElement("FileInfo.MoveTo")
Dim index As Integer = 0
Dim elem As XmlElement
While index < totalElements
elem = doc.CreateElement("MyElement")
elem.SetAttribute("Index", index.ToString())
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(String.Format _
("MyElement at position {0}.", index)))
elem.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
root.AppendChild(elem)
index += 1
End While
doc.AppendChild(root)
doc.AppendChild(doc.CreateWhitespace(ControlChars.CrLf))
doc.Save(sourcePath)
End Sub
'
' Displays FullName, CreationTime, and LastWriteTime of the supplied
' FileInfo instance, then displays the text of the file.
'
Private Sub DisplayFileProperties(ByVal fInfo As FileInfo)
Console.WriteLine("The FileInfo instance shows these property values.")
Dim reader As StreamReader = Nothing
Try
Console.Write("FullName: ")
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.FullName)
Console.Write("CreationTime: ")
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.CreationTime)
Console.Write("LastWriteTime: ")
Console.WriteLine(fInfo.LastWriteTime)
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("File contents:")
Console.WriteLine()
reader = New StreamReader(fInfo.FullName)
While Not reader.EndOfStream
Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadLine())
End While
Console.WriteLine()
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
Finally
If Not reader Is Nothing Then
reader.Close()
reader = Nothing
End If
End Try
End Sub
'
' Deletes the test directory and all its files and subdirectories.
'
Private Sub DeleteFiles()
Try
Dim dInfo As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(Environment.GetFolderPath _
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + "\FileInfoTestDirectory")
If dInfo.Exists Then
dInfo.Delete(True)
Console.WriteLine("Successfully deleted directories and files.")
End If
dInfo = Nothing
Catch ex As Exception
DisplayException(ex)
End Try
End Sub
'
' Displays information about the supplied Exception. This
' code is not suitable for production applications.
'
Private Sub DisplayException(ByVal ex As Exception)
Dim sb As New StringBuilder("An exception of type """)
sb.Append(ex.GetType().FullName)
sb.Append(""" has occurred.")
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(ex.Message)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append("Stack trace information:")
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
Dim matchCol As MatchCollection = Regex.Matches(ex.StackTrace, _
"(at\s)(.+)(\.)([^\.]*)(\()([^\)]*)(\))((\sin\s)(.+)(:line )([\d]*))?")
Dim L As Integer = matchCol.Count
Dim y, K As Integer
Dim argList() As String
Dim matchObj As Match
Dim x As Integer = 0
While x < L
matchObj = matchCol(x)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("$1 $2$3$4$5"))
argList = matchObj.Groups(6).Value.Split(New Char() {","})
K = argList.Length
y = 0
While y < K
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(" ")
sb.Append(argList(y).Trim().Replace(" ", " "))
sb.Append(",")
y += 1
End While
sb.Remove(sb.Length - 1, 1)
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
If 0 < matchObj.Groups(8).Length Then
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("$10"))
sb.Append(ControlChars.CrLf)
sb.Append(matchObj.Result("line $12"))
End If
x += 1
End While
argList = Nothing
matchObj = Nothing
matchCol = Nothing
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString())
sb = Nothing
Return
End Sub
End Module
' Welcome.
' This application demonstrates the FileInfo.MoveTo method.
' Press any key to start.
'
' Checking whether C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml exists.
' Creating file C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml.
' Adding data to the file.
' Successfully created the file.
' The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
' FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\MoveFrom\FromFile.xml
' CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
' LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
'
' File contents:
'
' <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
' <FileInfo.MoveTo><MyElement Index="0">
' MyElement at position 0.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="1">
' MyElement at position 1.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="2">
' MyElement at position 2.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="3">
' MyElement at position 3.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="4">
' MyElement at position 4.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="5">
' MyElement at position 5.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="6">
' MyElement at position 6.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="7">
' MyElement at position 7.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="8">
' MyElement at position 8.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="9">
' MyElement at position 9.
' </MyElement></FileInfo.MoveTo>
'
' Preparing to move the file to
' C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml.
' File moved to
' C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
' The FileInfo instance shows these property values.
' FullName: C:\Documents and Settings\MyComputer\My Documents\FileInfoTestDirectory\DestFile.xml
' CreationTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
' LastWriteTime: 4/18/2006 1:38:19 PM
'
' File contents:
'
' <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
' <FileInfo.MoveTo><MyElement Index="0">
' MyElement at position 0.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="1">
' MyElement at position 1.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="2">
' MyElement at position 2.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="3">
' MyElement at position 3.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="4">
' MyElement at position 4.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="5">
' MyElement at position 5.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="6">
' MyElement at position 6.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="7">
' MyElement at position 7.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="8">
' MyElement at position 8.
' </MyElement><MyElement Index="9">
' MyElement at position 9.
' </MyElement></FileInfo.MoveTo>
'
' Preparing to delete directories.
' Successfully deleted directories and files.
' Press the ENTER key to close this application.
Remarks
This method works across disk volumes. For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt.
See also
Applies to
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