Determining If a File Is Hidden in Programming

[Sheenas]

Hello, I want to know the details about the Finding If a File Is Hidden or not with the help of Programming. So, if anyone is having knowledge about it, then please tell me how to write code to get it. I have tried to read different books for it, but don't get the solution for it. So, if you are having idea about it, then please provide that to me.

[Praetor]

Hey, if you make use of the Visual basic then it is quiet simple for you to get the solution for your code. For that you need to make use of the object of the class FileInfo on the file which you want to check. For that you need to make use of the code below:

Dim infoReader As System.IO.FileInfo
infoReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo("C:\check.txt")

[Modifier]

Hello, if you need it in the visual basic then you can simply make use of the following code which will make use of the object of the FileAttributes. And it will take the FileAttributes from the FileInfo object as below:

Dim reader As System.IO.FileAttributes
reader = infoReader.Attributes

[kelfro]

Hello, I am not having anything details about the checking the hidden files. But, I have read that you can make use of the code below:

return !file.isHidden();

I have not used it, but you can make use of it, I think it will solve your problem.

[Katty]

Hey, I have got the code below for you which will simply tell your whether the file is hidden or not:

System.IO.FileAttributes fileattrib = System.IO.File.GetAttributes("File Path");
            if ((fileattrib & System.IO.FileAttributes.Hidden) == System.IO.FileAttributes.Hidden)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Hidden");
            }

         private bool IsOpened(string str)
        {
            try
            {
                System.IO.File.OpenWrite(str);
                return true;
            }
            catch (System.UnauthorizedAccessException e)
            {
                return fileattriblse;
            }
        }

[Zecho]

If you want to determine whether the file is hidden or not then you need to make use of the java code below:

JFileChooser JChoose = new JFileChooser();
File fName = new File("c:\\Program Files"); 
fName = new File("c:\\a.txt");
boolean isHidden = JChoose.getFileSystemView().isHiddenFile(fName);