SPFolder.CopyTo method

Copies the folder and its contents into a new folder at the specified URL.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub CopyTo ( _
    strNewUrl As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFolder
Dim strNewUrl As String

instance.CopyTo(strNewUrl)
public void CopyTo(
    string strNewUrl
)

Parameters

  • strNewUrl
    Type: System.String

    A string that specifies the URL for the new folder.

Remarks

The CopyTo method applies only to the context of a single site.

Examples

The following code example copies a specified subfolder from the Shared Documents document library to a new subfolder in another document library.

Dim site As SPWeb = SPControl.GetContextWeb(Context)

If site.GetFolder("Shared Documents/Source_Subfolder_Name").Exists Then

    Dim copyFolder As SPFolder = site.GetFolder
        ("Shared Documents/Source_Subfolder_Name")

    copyFolder.CopyTo("DocLib_Name/Destination_Subfolder_Name")

End If
SPWeb oWebsite = SPContext.Current.Web;
if (oWebsite.GetFolder("Shared Documents/Source_Subfolder_Name").Exists)
{
    SPFolder oFolderSrc = oWebsite.GetFolder("Shared Documents/Source_Subfolder_Name");
    oFolderSrc.CopyTo("DocLib_Name/Destination_Subfolder_Name");
}

See also

Reference

SPFolder class

SPFolder members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace