Java File.isHidden()

Syntax

File.isHidden() has the following syntax.

public boolean isHidden()

Example

In the following code shows how to use File.isHidden() method.


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import java.io.File;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // create new file
    File f = new File("c:/test.txt");

    // true if the file path is a hidden file
    boolean bool = f.isHidden();

    // get the path
    String path = f.getPath();

    System.out.print(path + " is file hidden? " + bool);

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.