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NameCollisionOption enumeration

Specifies what to do if a file or folder renamed, moved, or copied and there is an existing file or folder with the same name in the desired location.

Syntax

JavaScript

C++


var value = Windows.Storage.NameCollisionOption.generateUniqueName;

Attributes

VersionAttribute(NTDDI_WIN8)

Members

The NameCollisionOption enumeration has these members.

Member	Value	Description
GenerateUniqueName \| generateUniqueName	0	Automatically generate a unique name by appending a number to the name of the file or folder.
ReplaceExisting \| replaceExisting	1	Replace the existing file or folder. Your app must have permission to access the location that contains the existing file or folder. Access to a location can be granted in several ways, for example, by a capability declared in your application's manifest, or by the user through the file picker. You can use Windows.Storage.AccessCache to manage the list of locations that are accessible to your app via the file picker.
FailIfExists \| failIfExists	2	Return an error if another file or folder exists with the same name and abort the operation.

Member

Value

Description

GenerateUniqueName | generateUniqueName

Automatically generate a unique name by appending a number to the name of the file or folder.

ReplaceExisting | replaceExisting

Replace the existing file or folder. Your app must have permission to access the location that contains the existing file or folder.

Access to a location can be granted in several ways, for example, by a capability declared in your application's manifest, or by the user through the file picker. You can use Windows.Storage.AccessCache to manage the list of locations that are accessible to your app via the file picker.

FailIfExists | failIfExists

Return an error if another file or folder exists with the same name and abort the operation.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012
Minimum supported phone	Windows Phone 8
Namespace	Windows.Storage Windows::Storage [C++]
Metadata	Windows.winmd

Build date: 5/16/2013