FileAttributes Enumeration

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Provides attributes for files and directories.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<FlagsAttribute> _
Public Enumeration FileAttributes

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum FileAttributes

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum class FileAttributes

[<FlagsAttribute>]
type FileAttributes

public enum FileAttributes

	Member name	Description
	ReadOnly	The file is read-only.
	Hidden	The file is hidden, and thus is not included in an ordinary directory listing.
	System	The file is a system file. That is, the file is part of the operating system or is used exclusively by the operating system.
	Directory	The file is a directory.
	Archive	The file is a candidate for backup or removal.
	Normal	The file is a standard file that has no special attributes. This attribute is valid only if it is used alone.

You can get attributes for files and directories by calling the GetAttributes method, and you can set them by calling the SetAttributes method.