FileSystemInfo.Attributes Property

The value of the Attributes property is pre-cached if the current instance of the FileSystemInfo object was returned from any of the following DirectoryInfo methods:

• GetDirectories

• GetFiles

• GetFileSystemInfos

• EnumerateDirectories

• EnumerateFiles

• EnumerateFileSystemInfos

To get the latest value, call the Refresh method.

The value of this property is a combination of the archive, compressed, directory, hidden, offline, read-only, system, and temporary file attribute flags.

The following example demonstrates the Attributes property. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the FileSystemInfo class.

static void DisplayFileSystemInfoAttributes(FileSystemInfo fsi)
{
    //  Assume that this entry is a file.
    string entryType = "File";

    // Determine if entry is really a directory
    if ((fsi.Attributes & FileAttributes.Directory) == FileAttributes.Directory )
    {
        entryType = "Directory";
    }
    //  Show this entry's type, name, and creation date.
    Console.WriteLine("{0} entry {1} was created on {2:D}", entryType, fsi.FullName, fsi.CreationTime);
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

• FileIOPermission  

  for writing files and directories. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.Write Security action: Demand

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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