Namespace:
System.IO
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetAttributes ( _
path As String _
) As FileAttributes
Dim path As String
Dim returnValue As FileAttributes
returnValue = File.GetAttributes(path)
public static FileAttributes GetAttributes(
string path
)
public:
static FileAttributes GetAttributes(
String^ path
)
public static function GetAttributes(
path : String
) : FileAttributes
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentException |
path is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters. |
| PathTooLongException | The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. |
| NotSupportedException |
path is in an invalid format. |
| FileNotFoundException |
path represents a file and is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive, or the file cannot be found. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException |
path represents a directory and is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive, or the directory cannot be found. |
The path parameter is permitted to specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see GetCurrentDirectory.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
The following example demonstrates the GetAttributes and SetAttributes methods by applying the Archive and Hidden attributes to a file.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim path As String = "c:\temp\MyTest.txt"
' Create the file if it exists.
If File.Exists(path) = False Then
File.Create(path)
End If
If (File.GetAttributes(path) And FileAttributes.Hidden) = FileAttributes.Hidden Then
' Show the file.
File.SetAttributes(path, FileAttributes.Archive)
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is no longer hidden.", path)
Else
' Hide the file.
File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes(path) Or FileAttributes.Hidden)
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is now hidden.", path)
End If
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";
// Create the file if it exists.
if (!File.Exists(path))
{
File.Create(path);
}
if ((File.GetAttributes(path) & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden)
{
// Show the file.
File.SetAttributes(path, FileAttributes.Archive);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is no longer hidden.", path);
}
else
{
// Hide the file.
File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes(path) | FileAttributes.Hidden);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is now hidden.", path);
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Text;
int main()
{
String^ path = "c:\\temp\\MyTest.txt";
// Create the file if it exists.
if ( !File::Exists( path ) )
{
File::Create( path );
}
if ( (File::GetAttributes( path ) & FileAttributes::Hidden) == FileAttributes::Hidden )
{
// Show the file.
File::SetAttributes( path, FileAttributes::Archive );
Console::WriteLine( "The {0} file is no longer hidden.", path );
}
else
{
// Hide the file.
File::SetAttributes( path, static_cast<FileAttributes>(File::GetAttributes( path ) | FileAttributes::Hidden) );
Console::WriteLine( "The {0} file is now hidden.", path );
}
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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