File Attributes [C#]

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This example shows how to get or set file attributes, how to add attributes and how to remove attributes from current ones.

Get file attributes

To get file attributes use static method File.GetAttri­butes. The method returns FileAttributeswhich is a bitwise combination of file attribute flags.

[C#]

string filePath = @"c:\test.txt";

// get file attributes
FileAttributes fileAttributes = File.GetAttributes(filePath);

Set file attributes

To set file attributes use static method File.SetAttri­butes. Parameter of the method is a bitwise combination of FileAttributes enumeration.

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// clear all file attributes
File.SetAttributes(filePath, FileAttributes.Normal);

// set just only archive and read only attributes (no other attribute will set)
File.SetAttributes(filePath, FileAttributes.Archive |
                             FileAttributes.ReadOnly);

Check whether a file has any attribute

To check whether a file has any attribute (readonly, hidden) get current file attributes first and use bitwise AND (&) operator with a mask of specific attributes.

[C#]

// check whether a file is read only
bool isReadOnly = ((File.GetAttributes(filePath) & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) == FileAttributes.ReadOnly);

// check whether a file is hidden
bool isHidden = ((File.GetAttributes(filePath) & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden);

// check whether a file has archive attribute
bool isArchive = ((File.GetAttributes(filePath) & FileAttributes.Archive) == FileAttributes.Archive);

// check whether a file is system file
bool isSystem = ((File.GetAttributes(filePath) & FileAttributes.System) == FileAttributes.System);

Add file attributes to current ones

To add file attributes to the existing ones get the current file attributes first and use bitwiseOR (|) with the desired attributes.

[C#]

// set (add) hidden attribute (hide a file)
File.SetAttributes(filePath, File.GetAttributes(filePath) | FileAttributes.Hidden);

// set (add) both archive and read only attributes
File.SetAttributes(filePath, File.GetAttributes(filePath) | (FileAttributes.Archive |
                                                             FileAttributes.ReadOnly));

Delete/clear file attributes from current ones

To delete file attributes from the existing ones get the current file attributes first and use AND(&) operator with a mask (bitwise complement of desired attributes combination).

[C#]

// delete/clear hidden attribute
File.SetAttributes(filePath, File.GetAttributes(filePath) & ~FileAttributes.Hidden);

// delete/clear archive and read only attributes
File.SetAttributes(filePath, File.GetAttributes(filePath) & ~(FileAttributes.Archive |
                                                              FileAttributes.ReadOnly));

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