FileInfo.IsReadOnly Property

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace FileSystemExample
{
    class FileExample
    {
        public static void Main()
        {

            string FileName = @"c:\test.xml";

            // Get the read-only value for a file.
            bool isReadOnly = IsFileReadOnly(FileName);

            // Display wether the file is read-only.
            Console.WriteLine("The file read-only value for " + FileName + " is: " + isReadOnly);

            Console.WriteLine("Changing the read-only value for " + FileName + " to true.");

            // Set the file to read-only.
            SetFileReadAccess(FileName, true);

            // Get the read-only value for a file.
            isReadOnly = IsFileReadOnly(FileName);

            // Display that the file is read-only.
            Console.WriteLine("The file read-only value for " + FileName + " is: " + isReadOnly);


        }

        // Sets the read-only value of a file.
        public static void SetFileReadAccess(string FileName, bool SetReadOnly)
        {
            // Create a new FileInfo object.
            FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(FileName);

            // Set the IsReadOnly property.
            fInfo.IsReadOnly = SetReadOnly;

        }

        // Returns wether a file is read-only.
        public static bool IsFileReadOnly(string FileName)
        {
            // Create a new FileInfo object.
            FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(FileName);

            // Return the IsReadOnly property value.
            return fInfo.IsReadOnly;

        }

    }
}

//This code produces output similar to the following; 
//results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.:
//
//The file read-only value for c:\test.xml is: True
//Changing the read-only value for c:\test.xml to true.
//The file read-only value for c:\test.xml is: True
//