CopyItem Method

Copies the specified item into the specified directory.

Syntax

sharefile.copyItem(itemId, parentId, [callback])

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 this 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.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This method copies the file identified by ItemId to the directory specified by ParentId and returns the Id of the newly created copy. Must call ListItems or GetItemInfo before the Item* properties will be updated with the copied item.

Note that the string root may be used as a ParentId to represent the root folder, and the string home may be used as a folder Id to represent the home folder for the current user. Other special id's include:

• favorites
• allshared
• connectors
• box
• top

// Creates an item in a folder called Parent 1 and copies it to a folder called Parent 2.
string ParentId1 = shareFile.CreateFolder("Parent 1", "home");
string ParentId2 = shareFile.CreateFolder("Parent 2", "home");
string ItemId = shareFile.UploadFile("Test.txt", ParentId1);

string NewId = ShareFile.CopyItem(ItemId, ParentId2);