C# File GetAttributes
Description
File GetAttributes Gets the FileAttributes of the file
on the path.
Syntax
File.GetAttributes has the following syntax.
public static FileAttributes GetAttributes(
string path
)
Parameters
File.GetAttributes has the following parameters.
path- The path to the file.
Returns
File.GetAttributes method returns The FileAttributes of the file on the path.
Example
The following example demonstrates the GetAttributes and SetAttributes methods by applying the Archive and Hidden attributes to a file.
using System;//from w ww .j ava2 s. c om
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";
FileAttributes attributes = File.GetAttributes(path);
if ((attributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden)
{
attributes = RemoveAttribute(attributes, FileAttributes.Hidden);
File.SetAttributes(path, attributes);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is no longer hidden.", path);
}
else
{
File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes(path) | FileAttributes.Hidden);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is now hidden.", path);
}
}
private static FileAttributes RemoveAttribute(FileAttributes attributes, FileAttributes attributesToRemove)
{
return attributes & ~attributesToRemove;
}
}