NameCollisionOption NameCollisionOption NameCollisionOption NameCollisionOption Enum

Definition

Namespace:: Windows.Storage Windows.Storage Windows.Storage Windows.Storage

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Specifies what to do if a file or folder with the specified name already exists in the current folder when you copy, move, or rename a file or folder.

public : enum class NameCollisionOptionpublic enum NameCollisionOptionPublic Enum NameCollisionOption// You can use this enum in JavaScript.

Attributes: ContractVersionAttribute

Windows 10 requirements

Device family	Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.10240.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v1)

Fields

FailIfExists FailIfExists FailIfExists FailIfExists

Raise an exception of type System.Exception if the file or folder already exists.

Methods that don't explicitly pass a value from the NameCollisionOption enumeration use the FailIfExists value as the default when you try to create, rename, copy, or move a file or folder.

GenerateUniqueName GenerateUniqueName GenerateUniqueName GenerateUniqueName

Automatically append a number to the base of the specified name if the file or folder already exists.

For example, if MyFile.txt already exists, then the new file is named MyFile (2).txt. If MyFolder already exists, then the new folder is named MyFolder (2).

ReplaceExisting ReplaceExisting ReplaceExisting ReplaceExisting

Replace the existing item if the file or folder already exists.