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ZipArchiveOptionsBehavior.AllowFileOverwrite Property

Gets or sets the default behavior in case of a file conflict when extracting files from an archive.

Namespace: DevExpress.Compression

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

#Declaration

public AllowFileOverwriteMode AllowFileOverwrite { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
AllowFileOverwriteMode

An AllowFileOverwriteMode enumeration value that specifies the default behavior.

Available values:

Name Description
Custom

Fires the ZipArchive.AllowFileOverwrite event if a file name conflict occurs.

Allow

Allows you to overwrite files in the destination path without prompting.

Forbidden

If a file name conflict occurs, the unzipping process skips to the next zip item and the file in the destination path remains intact.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to AllowFileOverwrite
ZipArchive
.OptionsBehavior .AllowFileOverwrite

#Remarks

You can decide whether the file with the same name should be overwritten for each file individually by setting the AllowFileOverwrite to AllowFileOverwriteMode.Custom and handling the ZipArchive.AllowFileOverwrite event.

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