Rename a file in C#

Question

How do I rename a file using C#?

Answer 1

Hopefully! it will be helpful for you. :)

  public static class FileInfoExtensions
    {
        /// 

        /// behavior when new filename is exist.
        /// 
        public enum FileExistBehavior
        {
            /// 

            /// None: throw IOException "The destination file already exists."
            /// 
            None = 0,
            /// 

            /// Replace: replace the file in the destination.
            /// 
            Replace = 1,
            /// 

            /// Skip: skip this file.
            /// 
            Skip = 2,
            /// 

            /// Rename: rename the file. (like a window behavior)
            /// 
            Rename = 3
        }
        /// 

        /// Rename the file.
        /// 
        /// the target file.
        /// new filename with extension.
        /// behavior when new filename is exist.
        public static void Rename(this System.IO.FileInfo fileInfo, string newFileName, FileExistBehavior fileExistBehavior = FileExistBehavior.None)
        {
            string newFileNameWithoutExtension = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(newFileName);
            string newFileNameExtension = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(newFileName);
            string newFilePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(fileInfo.Directory.FullName, newFileName);

            if (System.IO.File.Exists(newFilePath))
            {
                switch (fileExistBehavior)
                {
                    case FileExistBehavior.None:
                        throw new System.IO.IOException("The destination file already exists.");
                    case FileExistBehavior.Replace:
                        System.IO.File.Delete(newFilePath);
                        break;
                    case FileExistBehavior.Rename:
                        int dupplicate_count = 0;
                        string newFileNameWithDupplicateIndex;
                        string newFilePathWithDupplicateIndex;
                        do
                        {
                            dupplicate_count++;
                            newFileNameWithDupplicateIndex = newFileNameWithoutExtension + " (" + dupplicate_count + ")" + newFileNameExtension;
                            newFilePathWithDupplicateIndex = System.IO.Path.Combine(fileInfo.Directory.FullName, newFileNameWithDupplicateIndex);
                        } while (System.IO.File.Exists(newFilePathWithDupplicateIndex));
                        newFilePath = newFilePathWithDupplicateIndex;
                        break;
                    case FileExistBehavior.Skip:
                        return;
                }
            }
            System.IO.File.Move(fileInfo.FullName, newFilePath);
        }
    }

How to use this code ?

class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string targetFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(@"D://test", "New Text Document.txt");
            string newFileName = "Foo.txt";

            // full pattern
            System.IO.FileInfo fileInfo = new System.IO.FileInfo(targetFile);
            fileInfo.Rename(newFileName);

            // or short form
            new System.IO.FileInfo(targetFile).Rename(newFileName);
        }
    }