FileInformation Class
Definition
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Provides synchronous access to the properties exposed off StorageFile and lets an app perform asynchronous file operations such as copy, delete, move, and rename.
public ref class FileInformation sealed : IStorageItemInformation, IStorageFile, IStorageFile2, IStorageFilePropertiesWithAvailability, IStorageItem2, IStorageItemPropertiesWithProvider/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
class FileInformation final : IStorageItemInformation, IStorageFile, IStorageFile2, IStorageFilePropertiesWithAvailability, IStorageItem2, IStorageItemPropertiesWithProvider[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public sealed class FileInformation : IStorageItemInformation, IStorageFile, IStorageFile2, IStorageFilePropertiesWithAvailability, IStorageItem2, IStorageItemPropertiesWithProviderPublic NotInheritable Class FileInformation
Implements IStorageFile, IStorageFile2, IStorageFilePropertiesWithAvailability, IStorageItem2, IStorageItemInformation, IStorageItemPropertiesWithProvider- Inheritance
- Attributes
- Implements
Windows requirements
| Device family |
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
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| API contract |
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)
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Remarks
You can retrieve a list of FileInformation objects by calling one of the fileInformationFactory.getFilesAsync methods.
Properties
| Attributes |
Gets the attributes of a file. |
| BasicProperties |
Gets an object that contains the basic properties information of the file. |
| ContentType |
Gets a string that describes the contents of the file. |
| DateCreated |
Gets the date that the file was created. |
| DisplayName |
Gets the user-friendly name of the StorageFile. |
| DisplayType |
Gets the display type of the StorageFile. |
| DocumentProperties |
Gets an object that provides access to the document properties of the StorageFile, such as the title, author name, and so on. |
| FileType |
Gets the file type. |
| FolderRelativeId |
Gets the identifier that uniquely identifies the StorageFile relative to other items in the same folder. |
| ImageProperties |
Gets the image properties of the StorageFile, such as the title, rating, date that the image was taken, and so on. |
| IsAvailable |
Indicates if the current file has been downloaded or can be downloaded. |
| MusicProperties |
Gets the music properties associated with the StorageFile, such as the album name, artist name, bit rate, and so on. |
| Name |
Gets the name of the StorageFile. |
| Path |
Gets the path of the StorageFile. |
| Properties |
Gets an object for retrieving the properties of the StorageFile. |
| Provider |
Gets the StorageProvider object that contains info about the service that stores the current file. |
| Thumbnail |
Gets the thumbnail associated with the StorageFile. |
| VideoProperties |
Gets an object that provides access to the video properties of the StorageFile, such as the duration, rating, date released, and so on. |
Methods
| CopyAndReplaceAsync(IStorageFile) |
Replaces the specified StorageFile with a copy of the current file. |
| CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String, NameCollisionOption) |
Creates a copy of the StorageFile, gives it the specified file name, and stores it in the specified StorageFolder. The method also specifies what to do if a file with the same name already exists in the specified folder. |
| CopyAsync(IStorageFolder, String) |
Creates a copy of the StorageFile, gives it the specified file name, and stores it in the specified StorageFolder. |
| CopyAsync(IStorageFolder) |
Creates a copy of the StorageFile and stores it in the specified StorageFolder. |
| DeleteAsync() |
Deletes a file. |
| DeleteAsync(StorageDeleteOption) |
Deletes a file, optionally moving the deleted file to the recycle bin. |
| GetBasicPropertiesAsync() |
Retrieves the basic properties of the StorageFile. |
| GetParentAsync() |
Gets the parent folder of the current file. |
| GetThumbnailAsync(ThumbnailMode, UInt32, ThumbnailOptions) |
Retrieves the thumbnail that is associated with the StorageFile, based on the specified options. |
| GetThumbnailAsync(ThumbnailMode, UInt32) |
Retrieves the thumbnail that is associated with the StorageFile, scaling it to the specified size. |
| GetThumbnailAsync(ThumbnailMode) |
Retrieves the thumbnail that is associated with the StorageFile. |
| IsEqual(IStorageItem) |
Indicates whether the current file is the same as the specified storage item. |
| IsOfType(StorageItemTypes) |
Determines whether the loaded StorageFile is the specified type. |
| MoveAndReplaceAsync(IStorageFile) |
Moves the current StorageFile from its location and uses it to replace the specified StorageFile. |
| MoveAsync(IStorageFolder, String, NameCollisionOption) |
Moves the StorageFile to the specified folder and gives it the specified file name. The method also specifies what to do if a file with the same name already exists in the specified folder. |
| MoveAsync(IStorageFolder, String) |
Moves the StorageFile to the specified folder, and gives the file the specified file name. |
| MoveAsync(IStorageFolder) |
Moves the StorageFile to the specified StorageFolder. |
| OpenAsync(FileAccessMode, StorageOpenOptions) |
Opens a random-access stream with the specified options over the specified file. |
| OpenAsync(FileAccessMode) |
Opens a random-access stream with the specified options over the specified file. |
| OpenReadAsync() |
Opens a read-only, random-access stream over the StorageFile. |
| OpenSequentialReadAsync() |
Opens a read-only, sequential-access stream over the StorageFile. |
| OpenTransactedWriteAsync() |
Opens a random-access stream to the file that can be used for transacted-write operations. |
| OpenTransactedWriteAsync(StorageOpenOptions) |
Opens a random-access stream to the file that can be used for transacted-write operations with the specified options. |
| RenameAsync(String, NameCollisionOption) |
Renames the StorageFile, and specifies what to do if a file with the same name already exists in the current folder. |
| RenameAsync(String) |
Renames the StorageFile. |
Events
| PropertiesUpdated |
Occurs when one or more of the StorageFile's properties is updated. |
| ThumbnailUpdated |
Fires when the StorageFile's thumbnail is updated or a better quality thumbnail is available. |