C# File SetAttributes
Description
File SetAttributes Sets the specified FileAttributes
of the file on the specified path.
Syntax
File.SetAttributes has the following syntax.
public static void SetAttributes(
string path,
FileAttributes fileAttributes
)
Parameters
File.SetAttributes has the following parameters.
path- The path to the file.fileAttributes- A bitwise combination of the enumeration values.
Returns
File.SetAttributes method returns
Example
The following example demonstrates the GetAttributes and SetAttributes methods by applying the Archive and Hidden attributes to a file.
using System;// w w w. j ava 2 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;
}
}