FileAttributes Enumeration
Silverlight
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: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
| 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. 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's archive status. Applications use this attribute to mark files for backup or removal. |
![]() ![]() | Device | Reserved for future use. |
![]() ![]() | Normal | The file is normal and has no other attributes set. This attribute is valid only if used alone. |
![]() ![]() | Temporary | The file is temporary. File systems attempt to keep all of the data in memory for quicker access rather than flushing the data back to mass storage. A temporary file should be deleted by the application as soon as it is no longer needed. |
![]() ![]() | SparseFile | The file is a sparse file. Sparse files are typically large files whose data are mostly zeros. |
![]() ![]() | ReparsePoint | The file contains a reparse point, which is a block of user-defined data associated with a file or a directory. |
![]() ![]() | Compressed | The file is compressed. |
![]() ![]() | Offline | The file is offline. The data of the file is not immediately available. |
![]() ![]() | NotContentIndexed | The file will not be indexed by the operating system's content indexing service. |
![]() ![]() | Encrypted | The file or directory is encrypted. For a file, this means that all data in the file is encrypted. For a directory, this means that encryption is the default for newly created files and directories. |
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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