Name

FileAttributes

Synopsis

This enumeration represents the various attributes a file can have in the .NET environment; many, if not most, of these attributes parallel the standard Win32 filesystem attributes of the same name. 

Public Enum FileAttributes
                  ReadOnly = &H000000001
                  Hidden = &H000000002
                  System = &H000000004
                  Directory = &H000000010
                  Archive = &H000000020
                  Device = &H000000040
                  Normal = &H000000080
                  Temporary = &H000000100
                  SparseFile = &H000000200
                  ReparsePoint = &H000000400
                  Compressed = &H000000800
                  Offline = &H000001000
                  NotContentIndexed = &H000002000
                  Encrypted = &H000004000
End Enum

Hierarchy

System.Object→System.ValueType→ System.Enum(System.IComparable, System.IFormattable, System.IConvertible)→ FileAttributes

Returned By

File.GetAttributes(), FileSystemInfo.Attributes

Passed To

File.SetAttributes(), FileSystemInfo.Attributes

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