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FileInfo::Replace Method

 

Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file.

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

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodReplace(String^, String^)

Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file.

System_CAPS_pubmethodReplace(String^, String^, Boolean)

Replaces the contents of a specified file with the file described by the current FileInfo object, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file. Also specifies whether to ignore merge errors.

Use the Replace methods when you need to quickly replace a file with the contents of the file described by the current FileInfo object.

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