Overwrite Property

Whether or not the class should overwrite files during transfer.

Syntax

 amazonglacier.getOverwrite([callback])
 amazonglacier.setOverwrite( overwrite, [callback])

Default Value

FALSE

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for the getOverwrite([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

The callback for the setOverwrite([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This property is a indicates whether or not the class should overwrite downloaded data. If Overwrite is false, the class fails with an error whenever LocalFile exists and GetJobOutput is called.

Data Type

Boolean